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Month: August 2023

So Såduggen

So Såduggen

Posted on August 29, 2023April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Monday August 28, 2023

Today at the lake, I swam in a beautiful, clean lake, Såduggen, surrounded by trees and blue sky. It was…

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, Water (Vatten) Tagged joy, openwaterswimming, sweden
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
Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Posted on August 24, 2023November 5, 2025 by Eej S

Thursday, August 24, 2023 Today at the lake, I swam with the jellyfish. And I rocked. And I think they might have, too.  It’s about a mile or more to bike there, and the bike is too small for me, so it’s a bit tricky because my feet sometimes hit the front wheel. But I READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Sacred Swims Tagged adapting, baltic-sea, jellyfish, moon-jellyfish, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming
Hammarsbadet

Hammarsbadet

Posted on August 23, 2023April 27, 2026 by Eej S

August 23, 2023 Weds, 5:22pm  Today at the lake, I swam in the Baltic Sea for the first time. I’ve been so antsy to swim the past 10 days, while also knowing it would be a wait because of traveling and because of jet lag. Now that I’m at my residency I can swim whenever READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Water (Vatten) Tagged adapting, resilience, risk

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