Journal
Animals & Nature
Swans on Hjälmaren, a watchful heron, cats and dogs. Encounters with animals and the life around us.
Love Ritual on Lake Hjälmaren
It was a grey afternoon when my mother and I went out fishing on Lake Hjälmaren. The sky hung heavy with clouds, and before long, the rain began to fall.
Mystery and Vigilance = the Grey Heron
Grey herons are extremely alert and react quickly to movement and sound in their surroundings. This makes them hard to approach, which only heightens their aura of mystery and inaccessibility.
What Is a Pigeon?
At the café outside the airport in Lisbon, a pigeon was searching for treats. She was limping; something was clearly wrong with one foot.
When Love Comes With Claws
Love is—most of the time—shared. But sometimes only just.
An And Never Walks Alone
I was driving across Tullbron in Linköping when traffic suddenly slowed down. The reason? A family of ducks crossing the bridge.
A dog's life has ended
We didn't want a dog. But a good friend and colleague of Anette's said we ought to go and take a look at a dachshund that wasn't doing well in its family.
A Giant's Throw or Ice Age Memory?
Glacial erratics — large stones transported and left behind by glacial ice, often far from where they originally came from — have always fascinated me.
NATIONAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER DAY
Alfons is the friendliest dog of all the ones I've met over the years. He's a Golden Retriever, and February 3rd is that breed's day.