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Category: Ducks & Other Wildlife

creatures, weather, seasons, the wild world around me

Sunday Swim

Sunday Swim

Posted on April 26, 2026May 9, 2026 by Eej S

Air Temp 7C (45F) | Water temp 7C (45F) | Grey with a few sun appearances | Water glassy and calm Today at the lake i went to a different dock that’s about 20 meters away from where I have been swimming. As I walked onto the dock, the giant swan that I’ve been seeing READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged openwaterswimming, swans, sweden, wildswimming
STICKS!!

STICKS!!

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Eej S

I was having a crummy day, freaked out about lots of things that need solutions and money I don’t have. So I decided to go to the park. There is a woman there, 94, who is there everyday. We hang out a couple times a week. We are friends now. On the way there I READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet Tagged exercise, geese, go-for-a-walk
Change Your 'Tude

Change Your ‘Tude

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Eej S

Having a crummy, hard day, so I went for a walk in the park. I passed the university and saw lots of piles of sticks. Perfect sticks. Think of all the things you could do with these sticks!! The snow has melted, so the pathways are clear. No more ice. I LOVE wandering around in READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife Tagged art, bird, dinosaur, outdoors, parks, penguin
20 Minutes

20 Minutes

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Eej S

Monday, August 11, 2025 / Water temp 20C / Air temp 19.5 C. / Overcast.  Today at the lake, I swam in the sea. The fucking Baltic Sea. OMG, it made me so happy.  It took me 30 minutes to get there on my bike, so I was tired when I arrived and kind of READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged ADHD, baltic-sea, openwaterswimming, sweden, swim-gear
Back in the Water

Back in the Water

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Eej S

August 9, 2025/Malmö, Sweden/Water Temp 70F (20C)/Air Temp 71F Today at the lake, I pedaled to the Baltic Sea for my first swim in months. It was a sunny day, but the breeze kept me cool as I navigated my way to Malmö’s Ribersborg Beach (Ribersborgsstranden). I still think it’s kinda thrilling to be so READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged malmö, openwaterswimming, sea-birds, sea-grass, sweden
Little Fish

Little Fish

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Eej S

August 15, 2024 THUR Wind: from S 5.5 m/sec (12 mph) Air Temperature: 0.6 °C (69 °F) Water Temperature: 23.86 °C (75 °F) Today at the lake it was cool and breezy. The water looked dark at 7PM because there was some cloud cover blocking the evening sun.  The lifeguards were just ending their shift, READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife Tagged fish, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming
One Minute at a Time

One Minute at a Time

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Eej S

August 7th, 9:30pm Wind: from S 2.4 m/sec (5 mph) Air Temperature:23.3 °C (74 °F) Water Temperature: 24.08 °C (75 °F) Today at the lake it was very chill, except for the parking lot. There were three cars parked sort of crooked, adn their young male owners were blasting some sort of thump music. I READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife Tagged geese, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming
Duck, Duck, Goose

Duck, Duck, Goose

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Eej S

Tues August 6, 2024 Wind: from S 1.5 m/sec (3 mph) Air Temperature: 19.5 °C (67 °F) Water Temperature: 23.48 °C (74 °F) Today at the lake it was calm. Waiting until after 7pm has been working well; there were not many people in the water.  There were lots of ducks! A couple of moms READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet Tagged geese, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming
One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Eej S

August 5, 2024 Monday Wind: from S 4.1 m/sec (9 mph); Air Temperature: 22.0 °C (72 °F); Water Temperature: 24.24 °C (76 °F) Today at the lake it was still warm at 7:30pm, but there was a cool breeze. A little topless girl on a scooter passed me on the walkway to the beach. A READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Mental Health Tagged geese, milfoil, openwaterswimming, stress
Pacing Myself

Pacing Myself

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Eej S

21 July 2024 Wind: from S 6.1 m/sec (14 mph) Air Temperature: 22.1 °C (72 °F) Water Temperature: 24.33 °C (76 °F) Today at the lake it was cooler than it’s been in weeks, and the energy at the park was low-key in spite of the packed lot.  I was super tired from working on READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife Tagged lakeswimming, openwaterswimming
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