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Category: Ducks & Other Wildlife

creatures, weather, seasons, the wild world around me

Milfoil Primavera

Milfoil Primavera

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Eej S

July 16 Wind: from S 1.2 m/sec (3 mph) Air Temperature: 25.7 °C (78 °F) Water Temperature:25.97 °C (79 °F) Today at the lake, there were not so many people there, which as a big relief. The parking lot was still mostly full, but there were not cars parked illegally along the entrance road.  The READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged lakeswimming, milfoil, openwaterswimming, wildswimming
Move It

Move It

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Eej S

July 5, 2024 Wind: from S 3.0 m/sec (7 mph) Air Temperature: 25.4 °C (78 °F) Water Temperature: 22.19 °C (72 °F) Hot Day, Cool Water Today at the lake it was hot, sunny, and crowded. By the time we arrived at the park the crowds had thinned enough that we found a parking spot, READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet Tagged fish, lake-bitch, lakewitch, openwaterswimming, perspective
Get Free

Get Free

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Eej S

June 29 2024, Saturday Wind: from S 3.2 m/sec (7 mph); Air Temperature: 19.6 °C (67 °F); Water Temperature: 19.01 °C (66 °F) Today at the lake it was overcast and trying to drizzle. The water was fairly flat thanks to the lake of boaters. There were two little kids playing in the shallow water READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet Tagged lakeswimming, lakewitch, openwaterswimming
A Kingdom of Green

A Kingdom of Green

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Eej S

June 25th, 2024 Wind: from S 1.8 m/sec (4 mph); Air Temperature: 23.5 °C (74 °F): Water Temperature: 20.77 °C (69 °F) Today at the lake it was sunny, warm, and feeling very summery for 6pm on a Tuesday night.  I think it was almost 80 F, but there was a breeze coming off the READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet, Sacred Swims, Water (Vatten) Tagged fish, perspective, sunbeam-kaleidoscope
Beach Freak

Beach Freak

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Eej S

June 9, 2024 Wind: from S 4.2 m/sec (9 mph);Air Temperature: 18.6 °C (65 °F); Water Temperature: 17.48 °C (63 °F) Today at the lake it was overcast, warm but not hot, breezy.  As I walked to the beach I noticed a few people with a table and huge jars of some colored drinks. They READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Water (Vatten) Tagged fish, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming, swim-gear, wetsuit
When Motivation Gets Me To the Lake

When Motivation Gets Me To the Lake

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Eej S

Wind: from N 4.4 m/sec (10 mph) | Air Temperature: -4.1 °C (25 °F) | Water Temperature: 8.03 °C (46 °) Today at the lake it was cold and clear, with snow-covered mountains in the distance. I met R, a young man I met a couple weeks ago on the beach. I would never have made READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged cold-water-swimming, lakeswimming
No Pain in the Rain

No Pain in the Rain

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Eej S

Tues, Oct 3, 2023. Stockholm. Today at the lake, it was pouring rain.  I made plans to meet my new swim buddy, H, at her beach, but I was late getting up, so we pushed the time out a bit. Even with that, I was late because Google Maps said it would take me 13 READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife Tagged openwaterswimming, stockholm, sweden, wildswimming
Danger! Jellyfish

Danger! Jellyfish

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Eej S

Today at the sea, there were so many jellyfish and new jellyfish. As I was walking to the dock there was a man taking a photo of the area. I asked if he was going to swim, and he said yes. So I said, “yea, I’ll swim with you.” He is visiting Sweden from the READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Mental Health, Sacred Swims Tagged baltic-sea, moon-jellyfish, sweden, todays-lesson, wild swimming
Jellyfish, Ahoy

Jellyfish, Ahoy

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Eej S

Saturday, Sept 2 Today at the sea it was gloriously sunny, and the water was flat, calm. There were loads of jellyfish out, so I knew I was going to have a lot of company. I was the only person at the beach again. I didn’t see anyone on the campgrounds or near the cabins. READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged adapt, baltic-sea, moon-jellyfish, nature-immersion, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming
Swedish Ducks

Swedish Ducks

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Eej S

Saturday, August 26, 2023 Today at the sea, it was windy, so the water was choppy. It rained all day yesterday, and it was still grey today, so I was alone at the beach. There were a few campers over by the diving platform; looked like they were fishing.  I was excited to see four READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Water (Vatten) Tagged baltic-sea, choppy-water, cognitive-load, lakeswimming, lakewitch, openwaterswimming, reflect, risk
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