Mixed Company

Mixed Company, originally uploaded by Let Ideas Compete.

Did you know that swans all gather together in the fall and winter? In the summer they go their separate ways and then meet up in the fall. Around Stockholm you can see groups of 20 or so.

Don't Leave, remake

Don't Leave, remake, originally uploaded by Let Ideas Compete.

The leaves are beginning to turn in Stockholm. I am told that next weekend, the boater will begin the annual ritual of pulling their boats out of the water for dry storage on the land.

My sister came to visit

, originally uploaded by Let Ideas Compete.

What a great time. My sister and her friend came to visit me in Stockholm. They spent 5 days with me and J and then flew to Paris since "we're so close." Fortunately we had pretty good weather while they were here. We kayaked, biked, took a boat out into the Stockholm archipelago, hit some nice restaurants, and got plenty of walking in, especially in Gamla Stan, the old part of Stockholm. Check out the collection here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/question_everything/collections/72157607020055154/ . Some of the photos have the privacy set to family and freinds so you might not see all of thm if you haven't gotten registered as a friend.

Mushroom Picking Season in Sweden

Mushroom Picking Season in Sweden, originally uploaded by Let Ideas Compete.

I am amazed by how many folks go out into the forest and pick mushrooms. Chanterelles are very popular but J didn't get any of those from this hunt.

Two weeks ago I wnet on a bike ride - one of my usual routes. I noticed a car here or there parked in a funny place - like they have veered off the road to the edge of the woods. On my way back, I saw folks at those cars, the trunk open and bags of mushrooms inside. This is serious business.