SvenskaThis weekend, spring becomes official because it is the traditional Valborg in Sweden. SMHI (weather forecast) is, however, preparing us for some snowflakes next week in Stockholm. That is why I’m thinking about summer instead. I don’t want any more snow, I am longing for summer. The sun is fantastic, but one must not forget that it also can be harmful. Moderation is what one should relate to regarding most things in life.
This semester I have started swimming again. Of course, I wish I had salty splashes instead of chlorine. As usual, I follow the news in the world, and to my surprise, I read that somewhere in the world’s oceans, there is an area of garbage that has accumulated to three times the size of Sweden. Mostly plastic. In Sweden, we are approaching 11 million inhabitants. Instead of writing how the mountain of garbage should be removed, it was described how certain animal species have begun to live in symbiosis with the trash. Why not instead unite forces to remove this artificial island? Is it due to the war in Ukraine?
My training continues. Cycling, strength training, swimming, walking, yoga, and so on. In the countryside, I go for walks with Molly, and recently I have been able to borrow a dog in Stockholm as a walking companion. I don’t know why, but I have to have company on walks. I can go jogging myself, but not walking. Jogging has to wait until SMHI’s snowflake warning sign is gone.
Spring arrives this weekend. I have herring in the refrigerator and will see if I can find some potatoes and dill. For the spring and summer’s first herring lunch. Summer is soon here, Happy Valborg!