the magnificence of beauty

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day's end

From Gallnas towards Varvik Church

supermoon wallpaper

click on the picture for a downloadable full size (1920 x 1080) picture

The 2 smaller, paler images are from the Full Moon on 9th March 2012, the other 3 images

are from the 'supermoon' between 5th and 6th May

supermoon over Sweden, Monday morning 02-05

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'Supermoon' over Sweden at about 23-15 pm

time to go green….

 

Volvo sales keep increasing

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Utoya+Oslo

Out of respect for all the innocent victims it is the

policy of this blogwriter NOT TO READ any of the reports concerning the statements,

comments or written words issued by/spoken by the perpetrator of this appalling crime.

I will not seek to dignify the ramblings of this clearly mentally/emotionally sick individual

by giving his words any value.

Instead, whenever I see a report thrust into my face online, I visualise this

happy day.. in some way anyway

As some of you may already know, I am a Lewis Hamilton fan. Well, Nico Rosberg got his first ever GP win today in China – and very well deserved too.Congratulations.

But you'll never guess who's 3rd place finish now places him at the TOP of the leaderboard for the 2012 championship….

 

Robin Gibb

Thinking about you,man

Know you can never leave us for you will always be in our hearts

but, if it's time to take your journey, keep shining

 

full report here

Stockholm iPad

click the picture

The progression of spring

Spring is in the air

Xperiencing the reality of taste-explosions

Another INCREDIBLE COFFEE EXPERIENCE with a new coffee from

Johan & Nystrom  via  CAMERAit

 

Sprung spring?

Sweden's land area smaller than previously thought

Sweden has not shrunk. But when Statistics Sweden measured the country's land area recently, they found that the country is still about 3000 square kilometers smaller compared to the last time it was measured.  via

 

It appears this is caused more by increased water areas and more accurate methods of measurement. Clearly there

was no truth to the rumour that part of the southernmost tip of Sweden had, well, disappeared. The new measurements have negated police investigations focusing on theft or outright vandalism.

just after full

the weather on the 8th did not allow for photos, this is the earliest I could get

winter's last flourish

According to the weather forecast, this appears to be the last flourish of a snowy winter.What a flourish! One of the heaviest snowfalls this winter started yesterday afternoon.

Moonlight shimmering across the frozen lake

Moonlight playing hide and seek amongst the minimal clouds and teasing with tinselled rays across the frozen Vestre Silen lake

so,so cute

You mean it's free?

Lunch break – for them and for me

The snow is fast disappearing, so now there's some lunch!

Good Morning 210212

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I was in Bengtsfors yesterday – new front shock absorbers on my fantastic 12 year old Mitsubishi Space Wagon,

collected wood panel my room renovation…and went for a 'coffee experience' to Camera IT

They have some really phenomenal special coffee that they get from Johan & Nystrom's coffee roastery

You could never believe coffee could be so exciting until you have been to Camera IT….really.

(I'm sitting writing this with a cup of freshly ground coffee called Pineapple Thief, truly a whole different

morning experience)

sunshine and shadows

what goes around,comes around

Fantastic Mats.

via the local

Bandy Gold - congratulations

self-discipline….re-run

Veterinär

The Veterinar in Arjang is such a nice guy - and he was so amazingly compassionate and

helpful when my old cat (21.5 years old)  Mary Pickford died at midsummer, that I

wanted to find a way to say a meaningful Thank You to him. So I decided I could

make him a website - in memory of Mary Pickford

 

click HERE if you want to see it all

Raoul Wallenberg centenary year

more here

Sweden still a top country for Credit Rating

and just in case you wondered – since this is a blog about SWEDEN – S&P still has Sweden as a top rated AAA (see here)

and the same as Germany, Storbrittania, Switzerland, to name a few that manage to stay at the top.

3 storey Amaryllis

31 years of patience

Kopimism – a religion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16424659

Raoul Wallenberg Year 2012

read more here

Snow Madonna

Some guests decided to use the snow whilst it was still here to create a Madonna and child

Happy New Year

Storm damage from very very high winds

and 3 panels were ripped off completely but amazingly seem to fly right over the house (and

tv mast) to end up on the other side of the road at the front of the house. That must have

been some freak wind as this roof has been there for 25+ years.

Merry Christmas 2011

At last some snow…but…

According to the weather forecast HERE  this is as close as we

will get to a White Christmas. It will probably have disappeared by

Christmas Day (the snow not the squirrel)

Dreamy Sweden

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First Snow 2011

it's nice to be appreciated…

erm…my area forecasts say nothing..

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