Update

[luzula]

FYI, I'll be away for a week soon with no internet, doing surveys of old-growth forests above the polar circle.

Here are some photos from the three days I just spent sailing on the west coast with my parents, proving that Sweden can compete with the Scottish Highlands when it comes to picturesque blooming heather.

This is the view from the boat when sailing, with a ridiculously blue sky overhead.


And this is on Dyrön, with the purple heather blooming, looking out towards the village of Åstol on another island.

In other news, I have just reached 65K on my current Flight of the Heron longfic, the Keith/Ewen/Alison one! \o/ Posting as I go has worked well so far, although I've just discovered a book I ought to read that I hope will not reveal how wrong I got the chapters where Alison is with the army...

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

Oh, that sky is incredible!

I hope you have tons of fun up above the polar circle -- good luck and hi to the trees!

[sylvanwitch]

Gorgeous photos! Enjoy life above the polar circle--that sounds awesome!

[sovay]

FYI, I'll be away for a week soon with no internet, doing surveys of old-growth forests above the polar circle.

That sounds nice, so I hope it is.

Thank you for the sea-photos.

[osprey_archer]

The sea and the purple heather blooming on the hillside are both gorgeous. Enjoy your week above the polar circle!

[hyarrowen]

That's fabulously beautiful. As will be the old-growth forests. Enjoy! And congrats on how the longfic is going; not my cuppa, as you know, but by heck are you productive! :D

[scintilla10]

The heather is beautiful!

[luzula]

The weather has been amazing; not too hot, either. I'll say hi to the trees from you. : )

[luzula]

Thanks! The weather looks a bit uncertain; I hope we'll get as little rain as possible, since we'll be camping.

[luzula]

I hope so, too! The weather looks a bit uncertain; I hope we'll get as little rain as possible, since we'll be camping.

Glad you liked the sea-photos. : )

[luzula]

Yes, they really are! And thanks. : )

[luzula]

I'll try to take some old-growth photos, as well! And thanks. : )

[luzula]

Yes! We really admired it.

[nnozomi]

Have fun above the Arctic Circle and please send me some cool air special delivery! That boat photo is stunning.

[luzula]

I think we'll have about 20 degrees Celsius during the day, which is perfect, I think. Hope you get some cooler weather soon! And thanks. : )

[dolorosa_12]

Wow, what gorgeous pictures — such a clear sky!

[luzula]

Yes! It was a lovely couple of days for sailing.

[regshoe]

Aww, that heather is very lovely, especially with that blue sea and sky.

And brilliant progress on the fic, and yay that the experimental posting schedule is working well! I hope the book is useful and doesn't present too many historical problems. :D

Good wishes for the forest surveys! :)

[dariaw]

Gorgeous!!

[edwardianspinsteraunt]

I love the photos-- especially the heather in flower! :D

[genarti]

Ohhh, that's gorgeous! Well done, Sweden.

(Side note, I read Flight of the Heron on a recent vacation, and it was delightful! Exactly what I wanted for vacation reading -- reading on a Scottish folk dance vacation, no less, though in Canada rather than Scotland -- and intensely of its era, in a way I found entertaining but also great, because that era was big into competence/loyalty/moral virtue kink in a way I deeply appreciate. I need to do a post about it, but wanted to tell you, at any rate, as the person who is the reason I knew about it to read in the first place.)

[luzula]

Thanks! I am back; will report soon with new photos. I'm glad you got my text message--I was just so excited that I had to write and share! : )

[luzula]

Thanks! : ) New photos of Sweden coming up soon, this time from the north...

[luzula]

Thanks! : ) New photos of Sweden coming up soon, this time from the north...

[luzula]

Thanks! : ) New photos of Sweden coming up soon, this time from the north...

And yay! Obviously I am delighted that you enjoyed FotH, and am greatly looking forward to your thoughts on it. : D Do check out some fic, as well, and tell me if you want recs as to where to start.

[regshoe]

:) It was a very cool sighting, and I'm glad you told me about it! Sorry for taking a while to reply, by the way—I don't text a lot and had been remiss about checking messages. And I look forward to the photos :D

[luzula]

No worries about the delay! : )

Despite spending a lot of time in the boreal forest, I've only seen the Siberian tit once before. Granted, this is partly because I don't pay enough attention to birds as opposed to plants etc, but also because it's quite rare and only lives in the coniferous forest near the mountains.