Simona D'Auria

Hiking, photography and more

My personal blog, with glimpses of my daily life in the nature, behind the scenes of my pictures, chronicles of my hiking tours, thoughts and feelings.

Rocks on a frozen lake during the great thaw in Sweden
Photography

“Spring-winter” Sweden’s fifth season

Vårvinter is how Swedish people describe a season in between winter and spring, when the days are warmer and the nights are still below zero. A gorgeous time of renewal and excitement among splendid surreal landscapes.

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A glimpse of the forest covered in snow
Photography

We all need some magic

Finding some magic moments in our busy week it’s so much needed and simpler than we might think. It’s just a matter of using the whole spectrum of our senses…

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Piled up logs at the margin of a forest
Nature

When the forest is cut down

Seeing my favorite forest cut down was a bit of a shock and surely a depressing experience. When and how it will grow back depends on many factors. What’s certain is that the forest as I knew it is gone forever and countless creatures have lost their home…

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Forest reflection on the waters of a lake
Nature

Autumn is almost here… at last!

Forget the summer’s end blues! There are thousands of reasons to love September, finally bringing some peace and contemplation after the turmoil of the warm season, like its misty mornings

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