Just touched down in Stockholm, feels like home

So the representable crew just touched down in Stockholm Sweden for some much needed r & r before beginning a few astronomic projects.  this is the much needed calm before the storm. I am sitting here lakeside in a small aristocratic suburb about 20 minutes out of the city center enjoying the sound of kids playing. A rusty bicycle comes up the hill, and a lone old grasshopper plays. Houses look old and well built but are painted in bright inviting colors, a testament to the cheery welcoming of the Swedes. The vegetation has been very interesting to me, as the whole area is largely dripping in green from big deciduous trees, to thick bramble underbrush, to large wet grass meadows. It is AMAZING to truly be able to hear my own thoughts for the first time in months! . I feel at home here among the trees and the people and the tradition, which as a Norwegian, feels very similar to the imagined place that would have harbored and nurtured my ancestors. Tomorrow I will explore the urban center!

Pictures and stories later

Love from Stockholm, 

B!RD