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.

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Fine Art Prints

Reborn from the ashes

Back with exciting news after a long forced break, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes

Rocks on a frozen lake during the great thaw in Sweden

Photography

“Spring-winter” Sweden’s fifth season

Spring-winter it’s how the Swedish people describe a season in between, with surreal landscapes and ethereal atmosphere.

Wildlife

Winter feeding the animals of the forest

Winter feeding wild animals is a good gesture! How you do it the right way.

Forest reflection on the waters of a lake

Nature

Autumn is almost here… at last!

Autumn is almost here! Forget the summer’s end blues! There are thousands of reasons to love September.

The uppermost part of a dead birch tree with creepy gnarly branches laying on the mossy ground of a dark forest

Photography

Dedicated to all forest freaks

We are the tribe of the forest freaks, the ones that belong to the woods. Don’t call us tree huggers, there is more to it.

Portrait of a roe deer on a summer evening

Wildlife

Making friend with a deer on an unusually cold July

Summer interruption from Dalarna to the north of Sweden, finding magic moments in the nature, making contact with a beautiful deer

Photography

Waterfalls and forests, connecting with the magic world of Brattforsen

A visit to Brattforsen nature reserve, Örebro county, where the waters of the Nyttälven turn into beautiful little waterfalls roaring among pristine forests. An amusement park for everybody photographers, artists, scientists, adventurers and simple visitors.