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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    A new Monkey Island from Ron Gilbert! Whipped up over a weekend, apparently. Woohoo! 🏴‍☠️ grumpygamer.com

    I just learned Dagny passed away; 109 years old. She was such an inspiration and always spreading joy. In her last blog post back in January, she wrote:

    ser fram emot att fira min 110-årsdag i maj, gärna med en liten fest

    Wherever you are, Dagny, I hope there’s a party. 🎉

    Micro Camp 2022 is just eight hours away! 🥳 On day two, I will share a short story from my life and this one weird old trick that will make your future blog post more accessible.

    I look forward to hanging out with all of you in the chat!

    Video editing software with an open project named Micro Camp 2022. The scrubber is set to around 4 seconds, and the video preview shows a happy guy sitting at a table raising his hand in a salutation. The title is set in a playful font and reads Accessible Microblogging: A Crash Course.

    The snow made a comeback.

    A pine tree dressed in snow. But, as the photo is shot from below, close to the tree trunk, some green is shown as well. Another snowy pine tree with a heavy layer of snow.

    My list of books-I-want-to-read-before-I-die is lengthy. And that can make me feel… intimidated? Overwhelmed? So I decided to stop looking at it for a while and instead go back to the classic book pile. Three books. The next one is on top. Less overwhelming. 📚 A hand holding a pile of books. The long way to a small angry planet, by Becky Chambers, Rabbits, by Terry Miles, and Wraith, by Joe Hill.

    One more from our ice escapade yesterday. And a unique behind-the-scenes look of yours truly, snapping photos in the most dignified and graceful way possible. A top-down closeup of a frozen lake. There are cracks in the frosty ice, and the photo has a delicious blue tint over it. A man standing on a frozen lake. He's holding a smartphone far away from his body in an awkward position. He's probably about to take a picture.

    We went out for a photo session on the ice today. 🧊

    Wouldn’t it be cool with a shortcut from your blog post directly to its entry on the Micro.blog timeline? Like a “Reply on Micro.blog” link. You can have that!

    Install my latest plug-in. 👇

    Install my latest plug-in.

    🎲 Surprise me! has graduated from beta to the official directory. It’s a “take me to a random post” plug-in for your blog. Pretty fun!

    And, in case you missed it, ✍️ Reply by email is there as well.

    A screenshot of a blog with a Surprise me! link in the menu. The link is highlighted with the comment: “Click this and end up on a totally
random post on your blog. Every time! 🤯”

    See that 🎲 Surprise me! link in the screenshot above? Every time it’s clicked, the visitor is taken to a random post in the archive. You can have this too! Just install my new Micro.blog plug-in.

    Computed tomography scans of old Game Boys made me smile today. 🕹

    Sanna made this delicious celeriac soup for us today. Mmm! Topped with browned butter, dill, and hazelnuts. So tasty. 😋

    Soup in an egg-shaped bowl. Topped with browned butter, dill, and hazelnuts.
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