End of May, Erik and I travelled to Iceland for a multitude of purposes. I had to pack my office at the University of Iceland as I'm no longer employed there, and we had to sort things in our apartment in Reykjavík. Erik came for
This weekend was spent in Särna in beautiful surroundings. Loads of snow have fallen down over Sweden and lots of it in Särna. This makes nature look like a snowy fairytale. I totally love the snow and the cold, and I'm a very big fan
Thank God for Lena and Calle, and the home of theirs in the woods - far from fireworks. Luckily, just like old days before I moved to Iceland, we could celebrate New Year's eve with Lena and Calle again. Our oldest dog, Glitnir is super
Erik is a dedicated writer of articles to Geologiskt forum, the popular science magazine from the Swedish Geological Society (Geologiska föreningen). This year has resulted in two articles, one about his trip to Oman, where they had an excellent field guide in Peter Keleman, and
This Saturday excursion went to the peninsula 'Vallda Sandö' (on the Onsala peninsula). Vallda Sandö is a beautiful nature reserve at the sea and you can go on a nice walk there, either following the hiking trails or doing your own hiking over the cliffs.
Or a November day in the sand. Author: Erik Sturkell. On Sunday the 8th of November Gabrielle, Glitnir, Deli and I (Erik) joined Eric Hegardt and Erik Meland far out in the woods just south of Svenljunga, to do a refraction survey. Eric and Erik had a
This Saturday morning was spent in Tisvilde Hegn, Denmark taking part in sled dog training. Michelle N. Petersen joined me on this early morning trip, and Bo and Susan from Kennel Ulvedalen provided the sled dogs and the training - and coffee, bread, and good
This weekend was spent at Lena and Calle's estate in the woods of Risveden, Skepplanda. Weather was at its best with beautiful autumn colours, sunny weather and crispy temperatures (minus degrees at night). It very much resembles the magical woods described in the John Bauer
In mid August, Erik and I decided spontaneously to go on one week's visit to Jämtland in central Sweden. We have friends living up there and Erik has his Impact Crater project in the area. Hence, this gave us the chance to stay at our
On the 30th of June, Erik took part in the recording of the Children's Summer Show “Sommarlov” (summer vacation) in Malmö, Southern Sweden. This TV show has been running for several summers and is at present part of the Swedish national television's (SVT) summer programs. The