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Sven Dahlstrand

I am an aspiring world's best uncle, co-conspirator with Sanna, and curious coder based in Jönköping, Sweden. If you spot someone hiking deep into the forest of Tiveden, that's probably me. 🌲

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    Day 18. There are 875 entries by 116 photographers in the May photoblogging challenge. You will be taken to another random photo by tapping my entry below. 👇

    Big button with a die as an icon and the text: Go to Random Entry. In the background are two screens filled with thumbnails of photos.

    (Or click here if your Micro.blog client doesn’t support linked photos.)

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    Oh, man, we had friends over, and I almost missed today’s photoblogging challenge. 😅 Hold – day 17.

    A tiny crocheted elephant in an open hand. The background is a lush, blurry green.
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    Let’s go back in time for day 16.

    If you open the pendulum door and peek inside, you will find a piece of paper with typewritten words. Signed by my grandpa. The clock was a gift to him from his wife in 1961.

    Every tick-tock reminds me of them.

    The top half of a grandfather clock against an eerie black backdrop. The case's color is bone and the white clock-face features black numbers. Westerstrand Sweden can be seen at the bottom of the clock face, and the hands show seven minutes until five o'clock.
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    Clouds – day 15 of the photoblogging challenge.

    A blue sky with a few cumulus clouds framed by pine trees. Shot from the ground, straight up.
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    Carrot cake and fences on a fika last year. I think Sanna borrowed my phone to snap this shot while I was away fetching napkins for the spilled coffee.

    Coffe and carrot cake on a wooden table outside in, what looks like, a garden. In the background, one can catch a glimpse of a roundpole fence.
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    One of the great things about the internet is that you will always find your community, no matter how niche your interests are. I’m into programming the 33-year-old Game Boy. Seems pretty… obscure, right? Well, when I write this, 821 souls are online on the gbdev Discord. 😮

    An old handheld video game in transparent, purple plastic. A black and white maze is shown on the screen, and right below it says Game Boy Color.
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    Tranquillity for day 12.

    A blue sky and fluffy clouds reflected in the water. At the bottom of the photograph, one gets a glimpse of the cameraman, standing on a bridge, holding a smartphone.
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    This one has to pass as maroon for day 11 of the photoblogging challenge.

    A red, sorry maroon, rug against oak wood flooring.
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    During one of my adventures in Death’s Door, I stumbled upon this fella named Pothead. He is cursed by a witch, so his head is nowadays a pot with firewood underneath. Hence his name, I guess. Day 10.

    Nintendo Switch in handheld mode showing a game running. Two characters are having a conversation, a crow and a weird-looking guy with a pot as his head. Pothead says: Hello again, Beakface!
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    Yes, yes, I’ll admit. Unfortunately, today’s challenge ended up being a rush job. ☺️ Day 9: bloom.

    White flowers on a young tree blooming against a light blue sky.
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    On the eighth day, I present the union of egg, cream, spinach, psyllium husk powder, and a pinch of salt. If everything goes according to plan, this will end up as an omelet wrap.

    A spreckled green batter on a baking tray. Looks delicous, if you ask me.
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    Located on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern, you’ll find Omberg Eco Park with fascinating nature and half a dozen trails to be explored.

    We took the Ellen Key Trail and ended up at her old villa, Strand. What a view she had!

    A woman dressed for hiking, wearing a rucksack, looking out over a lake affected by a moderate breeze.
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    Matchbox silhouette on the sixth day of the photoblogging challenge.

    A plain, black box of matches with a worn-down striking surface. Featuring nothing else than the silhouette of a boy.
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    Day five. Should I be forced to write down my top three places on Earth, the forest of Tiveden would easily make the shortlist.

    Standing in a glade in front of a big rock, a pretty girl looks up at the sun beams filtered through the tree tops.
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    Day four of the photoblogging challenge: thorny. This one is still on my to-read pile, so I can’t tell you much about it other than that it looks gorgeous. 📚

    A pretty thick book, Thornhill by Pam Smy, lays on a wooden table. The cover is illustrated in black and white. The silhouette of a house with a prominent chimney on a moonlit night. A person, maybe a woman, looks out from a lit window. The title is handwritten in all caps.
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    A couple of years ago, I teamed up with a robot for experimental doodling. The paper lantern was drawn by me in Sketch, inspired by a 1912 children’s book by May Audubon Post.

    My pen plotter did the rest (guided by the human). 🦾

    This marks day three of the challenge. 📸

    Doodles of three identical red paper lanterns with a slight offset. The paper is mounted on a thin wooden stick against a black background.

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    A photo of me, taking a photo of Sanna taking a photo of both of us. Did I get that right on day two of the photoblogging challenge? 😅

    A woman standing on the deck of a ferry, taking a selfie with her phone. The camera app preview shows a man standing right behind her, taking a photo of her taking a photo of both of them.
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    I’ve put a sticker picturing myself on the back of my Joy-Con set. You know, so that I can bring the right pair back home after a night of Switch gaming with friends. 🤓

    This is day one of the May 2022 Photoblogging Challenge. Let’s see if I can keep it up.

    A pair of Joy-Con controllers with a sticker on the back featuring the head of a guy with long, brown hair, glasses, and a beard. The sticker is split in half, one for each controller.
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    The musings in Increasing the surface area of blogging by @tomcritchlow are 👌.

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    Spring is here for real! I just had coffee on a sun-drenched balcony while reading the first few chapters of Indie Microblogging by @manton. 📚

    E-book reader lying on a coffee table in the sun. The chapter title reads Uses for a microblog.
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    Today I have to watch where I type to avoid squashing my new ladybug friend. 🐞 My grandma insisted ladybugs have magical power, like the ability to predict the weather.

    Is this one telling me I should… escape?

    A cute ladybug is chilling on top of the escape key on a laptop.
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    My copy of Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich arrived the other day. It looks gorgeous and just moved up to the top of my reading pile. 📚

    Coomic book cover featuring a closeup of a very light-skinned, sweating woman. It looks like she's having a hard time. On her forehead, there's an upsidedown cross.
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    In a pinch for a birthday present? Desperate for a going away gift? Buy a pot, a cucumber, toothpicks, chocolate, and candy to make a… candy cactus?! 😅 This one was for my brother’s 44th birthday.

    A cucumber showed in a white pot filled with chocolate candy. The cucumber is decorated with white and pink mushroom-looking candies. In the background, there's a Stranger Things poster and vinyl record. The candy cactus is surrounded by natural plants.
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    If you grew up on the internet making websites, reading this lovely webcomic by Amy Wibowo will make you smile. Go read Home Sweet Homepage.

    Comic panel with three kids in front of a computer. The caption reads: A friend interrupts the music chat to show us paint shop pro and geocities on her family's computer. She shows us how to make text on fire. She shows us websites with sparkly backgrounds.
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    A new Monkey Island from Ron Gilbert! Whipped up over a weekend, apparently. Woohoo! 🏴‍☠️ grumpygamer.com

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