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Move It

Move It

Posted on July 6, 2024May 10, 2026 by Eej S

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, but there were still lots of people enjoying the holiday weekend.  I sat down on the beach to put on my water 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, 2024October 6, 2025 by Eej S

Wind: from S 3.2 m/sec (7 mph); Air Temperature: 19.6 °C (67 °F); Water Temperature: 19.01 °C (66 °F)

June 29 2024, Saturday Today at the lake it was overcast and trying to drizzle. The water was fairly flat…

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, People I Meet Tagged lakeswimming, lakewitch, openwaterswimming
Stayin' Alive

Stayin’ Alive

Posted on February 26, 2024April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Wind: from S 11.1 m/sec (25 mph). Air Temperature: 9.3 °C (49 °F). Water Temperature: 7.73 °C (46 °F).

2/25/2024 Today at the lake, it was clearly not a good day for swimming. The wind was fierce, and there…

Posted in Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Swimming Experiences, Water (Vatten) Tagged badass, floating, geese, lakewitch, nature-immersion, risk
Swimming Wimmin in Sweden

Swimming Wimmin in Sweden

Posted on September 1, 2023November 5, 2025 by Eej S

Friday Sept 1 grey and cold and rainy.

Today at the lake, we cancelled because of rain. But by the end of the day I was having a…

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged cold-water-swimming, communication, consciousness, fika, lakewitch, openwaterswimming, sweden, swim-buddy, 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
Snorting

Snorting

Posted on September 21, 2021April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Today at the lake, the sun was shining, Mt. Rainier was peaking out of the clouds (pun), and the water was mostly flat. I had planned to meet a few of the women in the “plunger” group, which required waking up three hours earlier than normal. It was brutal, and no time for tea, but READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences, Water (Vatten) Tagged lakeswimming, lakewitch, swim-buddy

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