Winter Wonderland

It has been snowing the past week in Linköping and it is not stopping any time soon. Here are some pics of snow, hiking and Nivos.

The Beginning of Winter in Linköping

Its actually snowing, and we have about 4" on the ground now here in Linköping. It feels like winter now. The sun doesnt come up till after 8AM and it is down at 4PM and every day is getting darker and darker. But, I thought it has been a while, so I will update my blog with some new pics of our adventures.

This fall we've been out a lot with Nivos. We found a great forest north of Linköping with LOTS of mushrooms. Both chantarelles and funnel chantarelles. Its been a great year and we have like 10 kilos of dried mushrooms!

Then here are some pics of Nivos. He's been out quite a bit training for hunting next year. Tracking and finding birds are what he does best, and he is damn good at it!

When we are not out training, exercising and working we are usually inside and relaxing with Nivos. He loves sitting in our laps still, even though you can see he is getting huge!
We did a few last trips to Silverån this fall as well and Nivos loves fishing. Here he is pointing out the fish for me.
And finally here is a pic of Nivos and his best buddy, a springer spaniel named Tipsy. She's a 2 year old, and loves playing with Nivos. How good do these bird dogs look together!

Sverige Runt!- Around Sweden with the Family

Been a long time since my last post again, but finally here are some pictures from this summer. It's been pretty eventful. Mom and Ron came over to Sweden, we drove around , saw EVERYTHING, fished, did Stockholm, Ystad, Linköping, Åre, Östersund...the list goes on. Sofia and I also fixed the apartment more, went up North again and did some adventures with Nivos. I wont babble on but show some pictures here! And one last thing....RON CAUGHT HIS FIRST GRAYLING!!! AWESOME!

Rons first Grayling!

Ron on the Långan River

Lyxlivet....Ron with a Cuban!

Sofia and Nivos along the Norrveman

Nivos LOVES sleeping outside, i.e. inside a sleeping bag

On the beach in Ystad

Sofias Parents, Mom and Ron at Kåseberga/Alestenar

Ales Stenar

Nivos taking a nap at the Restaurant in Åre

Mom and Ron in Åre

Norwegian Canoe and Fishing Adventure

Davie, Johan, Morrison and I headed up to the mountains in Norway to canoe, fish and have a great time for a 4 day trip. What started as a miserably cold and wet trip turned into a great adventure.

After a long drive from Linköping, with a stop in Stockholm, we arrived in Sälen to begin our adventure. The weather.....4 degrees Celcius and torrential rain and hail. Nonetheless we headed out to battle the elements, and start our trip from the Norwegian mountain plains to the Swedish border.

We managed to find some great camping spots along the way. The fishing was "great" though, as after the first night of rain, the water rose something like a half meter! Therefore, we could not see the bottom, or tell how deep the water was in many spots. We did manage to catch quite a few nice trout and grayling, so we were happy with the trip.

As I said previously, the trip was not just cold and rainy. As always we ended the trip with great weather! 18 C and sun! Again a fantastic trip! We also would like to thank our hosts/canoe rental providors, Horrmundsgården for their kindness and wonderful canoes! If you want to head up there, we can warmly welcome them! www.horrmundsgarden.se

And now for some pics:

Progress and a Growing Puppy!

Nivos is getting better and bigger! He's listening more, learning commands and we have even started a Puppy Course. We try to take him out every day to the woods or to some new adventure, and he is getting much better in the car. So far no crying the last few days....NICE! Check out the videos to see him come in as I call for him and another little hunting shot we took. He is gonna be an awesome bird dog!

Nivos in the Woods

The last few days we've been taking Nivos out to the woods to get him to "love" being out there and for something other than our small backyard garden. He loves it! However, the ride out there in his cage is not so fun. He is whining, crying, barking, etc. We just need to keep taking him out to get him used to riding in the cage....especially before Mom and Ron come over here and we are in the car for hours on end!

The Hunter: Nivos

Here are some new pics and a video of Nívós. He is a little hunter!

Here's a video of my little hunter in training!