Nature Photos 2005-2008

As a contrast to the boredom of my studies and all it's confusion I thought I'd share some beautiful nature photos with you!
I hope you like them as much as I do! :)

2005:



Beautiful flower! :)





From a park caring for animals under the threat of extinction.





The West Coast of Sweden.

Winter Wonderland - in the summerhouse! :)

2006:



Summer sunset at the ocean!





Cool looking pelican at St. James' Park, near Buckingham Palace! :)




A moose coming to visit at the summerhouse! Gave me quite a scare actually! :D





Trip to the West Coast! :)


Winter Sunset at the summerhouse!

2007:

A cool - and controlled - fire! :)





Beautiful sunrise - taken on my way to Uni! :)





A truly beautiful rose, grown at my father's house!




Nature pictures from the summerhouse:




From the animal's park again. We convinced my older sister that the tiger (in the second photo) really was Shere Kan from the Jungle Book! :)



Creepy looking hornet's nests ... found under the roof to our porch, when we made a new roof!







Cool looking clouds!



Various nature pictures from 2007:



2008:


Ocean Pictures:





A beautiful rose!




The Turning Torso Building in Malmö! One of my favourite photos, I love the angle of the photo! ;)




More ocean pictures!


Pictures from Sofiero!





You gotta love the green!! :)




RAINING!!





More nature/ocean photos:

Insane Crazy Week!

God knows how I'm going to write anything about this week that makes any kind of sense, because it's been absolutely insane. Some things have not been that great, other things might be good maybe and some things are really really good. Did I mention it wasn't only insane, it was also confusing?! :)

I guess I should get the bad news over with right away and try to focus on the positive - that sounds good, right?! :) I did have an exam this week that for various reasons did not work out at all. I feel really uncomfortable about pretty much everything regarding that exam so I hope you'll forgive me if I don't go into detail here.
Now for the rest ... which is confusing! Apart from the exam - that I have to take again at some point - I'm writing two essays this semster (Old Testament Exegesis). One is rather small, covering 1/4 (25%) of one semester - I guess you'd call it a first level thesis. The other one is a master's thesis, which is quite huge, it covers one semester's full time studies! *yikes*

On Wednesday I occupied two professors (one in Old Testament Exegesis, one in New Testament Exegesis) for over an hour trying to figure out what to do with my master's thesis. The problem is, the Swedish University system is going through some major changes, and I've gotten completely caught in the middle, so I'm the only one at the Department writing a master's thesis (in any of the Theology subjects) right now. They had no idea what to do with me, where I was going to present it - but it turned out, I'm going to attend the seminar where the post graduate students present parts of their dissertations ... *whoa and yikes!!!!* I'm glad their moving my thesis "up" instead of placing it with the Bachelor's thesis-students, but still ... yikes!!!
After that I had a discussion with my professor about what I'm going to focus on, and it seems my first level thesis will be about Job, and my master's thesis will be about the Covenant! :)

Then there are some internal problems on the Department, so I was quite busy during Thursday and Friday running around to different professors and assistant professors and student counsellors, trying to figure out in which seminar to present my first level thesis ...
I got it all figured out like 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon, so I've been completely exhausted since then!!

This week has had some severe downs and some amazing ups, and I'm mostly feeling very confused right now! The exam is a biiiig down, as I have to take it again and this semester looks intense enough as it is! And naturally, having to run around trying to figure out everything hasn't been that much fun either!
But, there are so many great things as well ... I'm really making a name for myself in my own subject now, which is great since that's what I want to continue doing! When it comes to Old Testament, all the teachers/professors know me, by name, which is an AMAZING feeling for somebody who's felt shut out of the entire society for a number of years!!! And I know a few professors/teachers from the adjoining subject, New Testament. that also know me quite well. I know a lot of students now, I feel confident, I can speak for myself and the general atmosphere that I'm experiencing right now is FANTASTIC!!!

I realize I've been rambling like an IDIOT right now, and I apologize for that! At least now I know what kind of structure this semester will take on, and that's the main thing. Though I'm going to have to study 24/7 practically until the beginning of Mars or something, in order to get everything to work out - and that feels quite intimidating ....
Still, I SO much hope I can continue here, because I feel really great here, there's an amazing feeling that I just belong here!!! :)

A Blog Goal - please help?

Okay, so here's the deal!
I'm amazed that we hit 19,000 visitors today, but naturally, I'm not satisfied. Fact of the matter is, this blog will celebrate it's 3rd anniversary on September 20!
I think it would be absolutely FANTASTIC if we could hit 20,000 by September 20 ... don't you?! :)
I know it's taking on a great deal, because it's not that far away, but I really would like to. I will try my very best to keep this blog updated, with LOTS of posts, to make it interesting - and I'd be ever so grateful if you would spread the word about this blog these weeks that are left ...

It would be cool to be able to celebrate 20,000 and 3 years at the same time, wouldn't it?! :)

Thanks for your help! :)

So far: Better! And: 19,000!

Well I had this wish in my head as I woke up this morning, that I hoped September would be a better month than August have been. And so far, it really has been! :)
First and foremost, when I logged on this afternoon I was visitor number 19,000!!! Not to bad, huh? :) Thank you all visit my blog! :)

I met Lena on the train tomorrow, it was SO nice to see her again! I don't know when we saw each other last, but it was a LONG time ago, that's for sure. Since we aren't at the same Departments anymore *sob* we didn't get to talk for that long, but hopefully I can get used to getting up early in the morning and we can meet on the train, at least most days of the week!

I spent most of the day in the library, trying to study and figure out what I want to do with my essays! I did better today than I have in ... what, two months?! ... but it still didn't go THAT well. I haven't been feeling great lately and the whole Uni situation is a great big mess right now! I have a meeting with my professor tomorrow afternoon and I'm both looking forward to it and dreading it ... I definitely feel confused, that's for sure.

There was a lot of activity going on at Uni now that the semester has officially started, and I saw a number of people I "know". Most of my real friends have moved on to another part of their education now (*sob again!*), but I have a few friends left at the Department. I met one of them today which was really nice! :)

At 3 o'clock I gave up and went home, first I had to pick up a parcel and then I had to go see our "janitor" regarding the MAJOR renovation they will start here sometime next year ... I met another girl there, we really started talking and that was quite nice! I don't know any of my neighbours, so it was nice being able to at least have a casual conversation! :)

It's been quite a day, at least more active than most other days now, so I'm kind of pleased with myself. Until I think of the meeting tomorrow, when the butterflies keep invading my stomach! My professor is really really great, but since things haven't worked out at all lately, I'm still really nervous about the meeting ... Wish me luck?! :)