Cold with a strong NW wind this morning.
Every day I have had my fish trap in the lake but caught nothing. I am told it is because of all the rain and melt water stirring up the lake. After a couple of warm sunny days the lake has become clearer and this morning I caught [...]
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Lapland Spring 2009 – 1st June
Posted in Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Natural Materials, Plants, Travel and navigation, Trees, Wildlife, tagged birds, cabin, fire, fish, Parachute, pine, tipi on 12/07/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lapland Spring 2009 – 23rd May
Posted in Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Meetups and gatherings, Natural Materials, Travel and navigation, Trees, Wildlife, tagged birds, cabin, fire, fish, food, mammals, pine on 19/06/2009 | 4 Comments »
I walked into the forest to cut some more poles and passed an area where a Redwing (Turdus iliacus) a member of the Thrush family was mobbing me and alarm calling so I decided to look around and see if it had a nest. I did not have to look far
The nest contained 6 eggs
I [...]
Lapland Spring 2009 – 22nd May
Posted in Crafts, Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Natural Materials, Nature, Shelter, Tools, Travel and navigation, Trees, tagged cabin, Fire by friction, firesteel, fish, flint, pine, tipi on 17/06/2009 | 2 Comments »
Rowed to the far end of the lake first thing this morning and went walking in the forest, but very quickly it clouded over and really heavy rain fell. I was soaked by the time I got back to the cabin and it’s times like that when I really appreciate have the cabin and a [...]
Winter in Lapland 2009 – 7
Posted in Fire craft, Food and Drink, Lapland, Trees, tagged Birch, pine, snow, Spruce on 23/02/2009 | 3 Comments »
I headed off into the forest again along a scooter trail. The temperature was -16 degrees.
It was rather cloudy and the sun soon set but there were still some nice views.
The trees are mainly Pine (Tall in Swedish), Spruce (Gran) and Birch (Björk).
Later in the afternoon I decided to stop for a brew. I headed [...]
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