Svinnersta 2016
Back in Svinnersta the air is crisp, and the sky is blue. This is the last time we’ll stay here. Karin is moving back to Örebro in March. Göran was her tie to this place and ours as well. … Read More
The Swedish Twin Peaks
The paper factory makes Rockhammar look a bit “Twin Peaks.” What’s weird is that the factory made this village a thriving community back in the day. You can still see the ghosts of that community: a broken down miniature golf … Read More
Power Animal
As we come back to the house, the snow falls hard, and we struggle through a foot of it that has accumulated on the ground. We’ve made it back before sunset, so we’ll be inside before the night creatures appear. … Read More
Tree Fairies, Wolves and Bears
It’s 2:30 p.m., and we realize that the sun is setting earlier than we had anticipated. We’ve been on the trail after dark before, but only on the main path, which is lighted. This part is not, and I wonder … Read More
Running Naked
Rounding the bend toward the 2nd bridge, there is a little clearing with a gigantic ant hill that reaches to my waist. It looks frozen, but I don’t want to poke it to find out. No telling what kind of … Read More
The real thing
Ok, so this one time last winter, I hiked out to the lake at Rockhammar and sat on the meditation rock. This is the rock I hold in my mind’s eye when I meditate no matter where I am, … Read More