For those with an interest in Siberian Husky sled dogs, I have made a list as a subpage to the menu 'Sled Dogs' of all the 61 Siberians that lived at my Kennel Jarvik during the years 1984 to 2005. The kennel was closed here
Report and photos by Erik Sturkell. --------------------------- The Icelandic glaciological society (JÖRFÍ) organised the first spring trip (Vorferð) to Vatnajökull from the 25th to the 31st of May, which I took part in. This was the first trip of two as the spring trip is popular. The approach point
This beauty of a Smooth Collie puppy, Jörfi will move to Sweden as soon as Rabies restrictions allow it. She is bred by kennel Mabinogion in the Netherlands by Jolanda and Raymond Berkelmans and her registered name is Mabinogion Eadith. Erik has decided on a
As Erik was going with the Glaciological Society of Iceland 'JÖRFÍ' up on the Vatnajökull glacier and needed transport to Copenhagen Airport, I decided to spend the time in Denmark at my mother's new home, and celebrate my 50+ birthday with friends in Gundsømagle. It's
Congrats to the organisers of the 35th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland on a very successful conference! Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, Halld´ór Geirsson, Ásta Rut Hjartardóttir and the company SENA did a really good job in creating not only an interesting meeting but also
Spring is here and so are my Dutch tulips. Until recently, I wasn't sure my effort in the autumn of putting 300+ flower bulbs in the ground paid off, but in April the sun and some warmth did the trick and a lot of flowers
Friday was the day where Michelle Nygren defended her PhD thesis 'Impact of climate variability on dynamic groundwater storage in mid- and high latitude countries' at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Erik was the examination coordinator meaning he was responsible for organising the defence and
Today marks the one-year anniversary of moving into our new home on Skjutbanegatan in Landala Egnahem, Gothenburg. We are still more than happy with this home and grateful every morning to wake up in this cozy wooden house. It has a very charming atmosphere and
Shortly after turning 13, we sadly had to say goodbye to our oldest Smooth Collie, Glitnir. For some obscure reason she tried to jump down from a 2 metre high cliff and landed too hard on her front legs. This led to damage to
Another visit to the sunny island of Orust to visit colleague Bengt Liljebladh and a friend from the University of Connecticut, Annelie Skoog. We were able to sit outside for coffee and went for a long walk afterwards, where we passed several old quarries. These