Isbandy 2

Dear L,

Some pictures taken by one of my coworkers, who managed to get a little closer to the action:

 My boss's boss looking somewhat comfortable on the ice.

 For a non-contact sport, there was a lot of contact.

 Two players sliding into the boards after more "non-contact".

Love the energy in this one.

Love,
D

Isbandy

Dear L,

Last Friday was my office's isbandy match.  Is = ice, bandy = hockey with a ball instead of a puck.

 

The black team.

 

Transition play.  Instead of a small indoor hockey rink, isbandy is played on a large outdoor one.

Scraped faces and juice boxes on the sidelines.

Love,

D

Last week's Sunset

Dear D,




My neighbors! Do you recognize the little girl?



The tide was going out especially far and creating these strange sand glaciers.



From above I thought they looked like a river delta viewed from an airplane and printed in a glossy National Geographic.


And from land: little creepers encroaching on the sand.

Love,
L

Valentine's Day

Munchkin Revisited

Dear D,

I know it's been a while since you've seen your favorite old gal, Munchkin. She's been putting on some pounds recently and I rarely see her get up unless she thinks you have food for her.

Here is her favorite time of day: dinner!

She finishes her food before she goes and finishes Molly's too...



Her yard at sunset:


Love,
L

Mothman

Dear D,
I confiscated this moth from some of my students who were playing with it. Looked close to death, so I put it in a pretty, shady tree near my bungalow...after I took some photos. I'd never seen a moth this big before!








Love,
L

Soup resurrected!

Dear L,

I managed to recreate that delicious soup from the Thai market after dreaming about it for three months.

The key was a very strong chicken stock and some sesame oil.  Bonus for any feet (talons!) and heads, double bonus if the diner can't identify the type of animal he's eating.

Love,
D

Lidingö poker night

Dear L,

Biggest one yet! (seven players)

The architect: Jamie's chips share the table with his camera and a bottle of Brooklyn Lager.

The geologist: Sam's early-game chip stack.
 

The teacher: Ashkan turns over "the flop", the first three cards of the hand.

 

The systems engineer:  I keep a short list of what beats what.

Chips.

 

Sam's tower collapsed!

Love,

D

Welcoming home Stoffe

Dear L,

I took a train ride up to Sala this weekend to welcome Stoffe home from a year in Australia.

 Stockholm subway on the way to Central Station.

 Oscar.

Stoffe.

Johan.

I left the club a bit early because I was tired and made had some cheese and knäckebröd when I got back to Stoffe's house.  This cat jumped up on the chair facing me and stared at me, creepily purring deeply, the entire time.

Love,
D