Gavin Sheedy

Out and about.

Sunday, 18. October 2009, 18:32:42

Today, I have been up the hills of Slottskogen, which I have writen about here before, showing Håkan and his Ugandan girlfriend, Lisa, the animals; elk, seals, penguins, Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, goats, pelicans, and fantastic views over the city. Slottskogen (The Castle Forest, although I have seen no castle).

And then I was out in the forests of Västra Frölunda with Atos, having feasted on take-away food from Solrosen with Kaija. It's wonderfull out there, although a tad dangerous once it gets dark; lots of cracks in the rock, drops of several feet. Once, I walked across a thinly iced lake because I didn't see it in the snow. But I've been lucky so far.

Not entirely as I planned it; I had hoped to visit Bo, my ex's dad, in hospital. But not at all a bad day.

In two weeks, it'll be a year since Karin left me, and she'll be thirty-five. I miss her. Hopefully, she's happy. She really is a great person and deserves nothing but the best.

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Comments

Kitty # 18. October 2009, 18:35

Sounds like a good day after all... but snow?! :brrr:

You have a good heart, Gavin.

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 18:43

The snow was another time in that forest.

I'm just doing the best I can, like most of us I suppose. Thanks!

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 18:49

A forest-y Sunday then? Sounds nice, but you better be careful when walking in the second one!

Kitty # 18. October 2009, 18:50

I cross my fingers that the winter will be mild! I am very sensitive to cold, so I prefer my winters snow-free.

Well... you're welcome. It's nice to see.

Hermitess # 18. October 2009, 18:53

No pics? It sounds pretty!

I second it! You have a kind, loving heart Gavin

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:04

Thank ye kindly!

Rose: I do try!

Zaphira: well, it's been milder, I think, the last couple of years? The snow came very late last year.

Heritess: I lent them my camera, so they have all of the photos, but there is one from an earlier trip here; http://my.opera.com/garlingmatthews/blog/2009/05/11/my-brother-came-to-town-this-weekend

Kitty # 18. October 2009, 19:05

Yes, they have indeed been milder. We only had snow 3-4 times last winter, and not very much. I like that!

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 19:13

Gah! I need to move

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:15

Yes! Yes! Move! It's very nice here!

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 19:16

Although I do like Göteborg, I was thinking further south

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:17

I see your point

ShallowMuse # 18. October 2009, 19:20

! 'A tad dangerous after dark' and here i thought something like, rapes and murder were going to follow. Damn my South African upbringing! Your danger is the nature!

so do those animals roam freely on the hills? Like, herds of penguins rolling around majestically?

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 19:25

That would be so cool. And undoubtedly dangerous!

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:26

I've heard that nature can be brutal in Africa too; perhaps the humans are tamer, I don't know. But, interestingly; our countries are diametrically opposed in how safe people feel; S.A. is the country where people are the most worried about their safety, and Sweden the least. If that perception is born out in how safe our respective countries are, I don't know. But possibly.

I don't think that penguins would survive in the wild here. That would be cool! But it is a bit strange; they have (large) open-air enclosures of elk and red deer, which are to be found in abundance in the wild all around; but they're very hard to see in the wild.

Hermitess # 18. October 2009, 19:28

Ninja penguins?

It used to snow here every winter when I was young. I remember being out of school for days at a time due to the snow. Now we are lucky if it snows enough to cover the ground once a season.

The past several winters have been very mild. I keep hearing we are going to have a bad winter this time.

Hermitess does not like the cold!

ShallowMuse # 18. October 2009, 19:33

Aw i love deer and elk though! So pretty. And people eat them! Grrr! WHAT DID BAMBI EVER DO TO YA, HUH?!

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:34

Teenage mutant ninja penguins... I like it!

Mm. Milder winters are a blessing for many, but it's a symptom of our doom, if we don't watch it.

ShallowMuse # 18. October 2009, 19:36

Gosh funny how all our convo's keep steering back to climate change! Tis a SIGN!!

Kitty # 18. October 2009, 19:38

Originally posted by Rose:

Although I do like Göteborg, I was thinking further south

Like... Catfiania south?

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 19:40

Hehe! If you can offer me less snow...

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:42

It's on my mind a lot. As Zaph said, it's been milder here; and Ireland isn't the same place at all any more. The constant rain is gone. No-one is complaining... yet.

Greedy kitten

Kitty # 18. October 2009, 19:46

I can't help it.

Gavin Sheedy # 18. October 2009, 19:47

And who could blame you

r♡se # 18. October 2009, 19:53