Another great week in Black Rock City has just flown by. This year's Burning Men festival was spectacular as usual, although I don't think anyone was expecting there to be 2 Men to burn. Enjoy the pics...
09/04/2007
06/23/2007
$11 dollar beer
Yep, it's true. Oslo is the most expensive city in the world, and here's an $11 dollar beer to prove it. I savored every last sip of it, though. After about 3,000km of our journey to the Arctic Circle and back, it was well worth it. And the $16 dollar fish soup (cheapest item on the menu). Delicious.
Now, it's Midsommar, the biggest holiday of Scandinavia, celebrating the arrival of warmth, sunshine and summertime. Back in Karlskrona for one last day, and then I say my goodbyes. It's been great Sverige, thanks for everything. Hej do...
Now, it's Midsommar, the biggest holiday of Scandinavia, celebrating the arrival of warmth, sunshine and summertime. Back in Karlskrona for one last day, and then I say my goodbyes. It's been great Sverige, thanks for everything. Hej do...
05/13/2007
Sunset... 9:21pm
It's been so long since i last checked in. Life has been flowing so fast, from the short days of dark and cold we've propelled into the nights of lingering twilight. It was after 10pm when I biked home last night, and still the faint glow of the sun was visible on the western horizon. Tonight I was gifted this beautiful show of purples and pinks and a beautiful little grebe cruised around in the water, clearly as amazed as I.
My days in Sweden are numbered, but still one more month of lengthening days remains. I'm headed up to the Arctic Circle next month before I leave to experience the midnight sun, and apparently, obnoxious amounts of mosquitoes. I'm mainly excited about the neverending daytime. But, still a thesis to finish between now and then... back to the grind.
03/02/2007
ski trip
Had my first swedish ski experience at the best southern sweden has too offer. Unfortunately, that's not much so I spent the day giving some pointers out to some friends of mine just learning how to ski. They did great, just a few minor mishaps...
02/08/2007
Park your dog here
So cute... In Sweden they even have parking spaces for your dog. Or you can leave your friend out front too... Notice there's even a little hook to tie a leash up to.
02/05/2007
Dreaming of the alps....
Winter came, then it left. Back to the endless melange of rain and wind, with increasingly frequent bursts of sun. Only winter I'm gonna get this season is looking back at my pictures from Italy...
A couple shots from the Italian Alps...
01/25/2007
Snow, snow, snow....
Finally the snow is falling. Sweden's winter has held off long enough and just laid its first blanket of the wintery white stuff on us this week. It's cold, beautiful and has brightened everyone's mood, especially mine....
Some shots from the shoreline...
12/21/2006
12/19/2006
And the Baltic begins to freeze...
They said it would happen. I didn't believe them. How coud the whole sea freeze over? They haven't proved me wrong yet but it has begun. Barely a day of below freezing temps and the shore line has thickened over the shallows. Its December 19th - By this time last year there was snow on the ground and by mid January the water frozen solid to the island in the distance.
Everyone says its been a warm fall, lots of rain and wind, no snow. Winter, this year, seems like it coming in as its been told, with the solstice. This morning was brisk, but sunny. Brilliantly sunny. 2 months in to exceedinlgy short and cloudy days and overwhelming dark, I know stop everytime I see the sun, just to stand and bask in it. Today, sunrise was at 8:29am. It will set by 3:23 pm. Only a few more days until the hope of summer returns and the days begin to lengthen. Yippeee...
I'll let you know when I start ice skating to school. Should cut a couple minutes off my commute.
Everyone says its been a warm fall, lots of rain and wind, no snow. Winter, this year, seems like it coming in as its been told, with the solstice. This morning was brisk, but sunny. Brilliantly sunny. 2 months in to exceedinlgy short and cloudy days and overwhelming dark, I know stop everytime I see the sun, just to stand and bask in it. Today, sunrise was at 8:29am. It will set by 3:23 pm. Only a few more days until the hope of summer returns and the days begin to lengthen. Yippeee...
I'll let you know when I start ice skating to school. Should cut a couple minutes off my commute.
12/15/2006
News from home
Truckee rejects coal deal!
Way to go Truckee!..Had me worried for a bit there.
Here are some excerpts from an article in the Sacramento Bee...
"Under glaring eyes of state officials and environmental activists across the country, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District rejected a 50-year deal to buy electricity from a Utah coal plant.
The board's 4-1 vote late Wednesday night means the Sierra town of Truckee will continue buying energy, probably even from coal-burning plants, with short-term contracts while it scouts more environmentally friendly sources of energy for its 12,000 customers.
Besides producing conventional pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides, burning coal emits lots of carbon dioxide, the
heat-trapping gas considered largely responsible for global warming.
Truckee residents who opposed committing their community to coal power for the next two generations had allies in high places: Utility directors said they had received letters from U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, urging them to reject the deal.
In a separate letter, California Energy Commissioner B.B. Blevins warned utility directors that if the district committed to coal, it might have to pay carbon penalties once regulations authorized by the law come into effect.
The board was bombarded with messages from environmental advocates near and far, as well, said director Pat Sutton. "I received almost 3,000 e-mails in a little over 24 hours," she said.
Paul Vercruyssen, development coordinator of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, a Sacramento-based nonprofit, said Truckee's pivotal decision captured broad attention because it represents decisions that are being made or will be made soon by communities everywhere.
"It really was symbolic in terms of California saying, 'We are not going to buy any new coal. We are looking in other places for our energy now,' " he said."
For the full article... http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/93011.html
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