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Circular and sustainable shopping
Adventure that is life

Circular and sustainable shopping

ByRania April 5, 2023April 18, 2024

With spring comes the feeling of change. I want to renew my wardrobe, get rid of clothes I now longer use and get something new. But is there a way to do circular and sustainable shopping?

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Am I putting beads on the wrong string?
Adventure that is life

Am I putting beads on the wrong string?

ByRania February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Every action in life is like putting pearls on a string. One after the other. No one is worth more or less. But am I putting beads on the wrong string?

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Last week of January
Adventure that is life

Last week of January

ByRania January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

In the last week of January I photograph dog sledding, do some pottery, ponder food as a means of communication and have my first semla.

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Does my soul belong in this modern world?
Adventure that is life

Does my soul belong in this modern world?

ByRania January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

The power goes out and it’s so quiet. An hour later it’s back, and so is the constant hum that has become the soundtrack of our lives. I sigh.

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What I want to have close to my body
Adventure that is life

What I want to have close to my body

ByRania January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The weather makes me tired and I am on my period. My skin feels sensitive and this week is all about warmth & comfort. Organic merino wool is exactly what I want close to my body right now.

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My kimono smells like waffles
Adventure that is life

My kimono smells like waffles

ByRania January 12, 2023January 13, 2023

Luci woke me up at 04:44. at 05:19 the neighbours dog started barking loudly. Then a car drove past outside. At 05:54 I give up and get up. Put on coffee . Bathroom. Splash my face. For some reason my kimono smells like waffles

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Monday and back to routines
Adventure that is life

Monday and back to routines

ByRania January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Monday morning. Luci wakes me up around five. At 05:23 I let her out after she scratches the door. I can’t fall back asleep and get up a little before six. I turn on the coffee, drink some orange juice and light a candle. The holidays are over and today we go back to work, back to routines.

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The world is a greyscale
Adventure that is life

The world is a greyscale

ByRania January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

The world is a greyscale, even though many push for everything being black and white. Our lives are nuanced, we can be fine and not at the same time. In fact, most of us are.

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I moved on months ago
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I moved on months ago

ByRania December 31, 2022December 31, 2022

It the last, quiet morning of the year as I sip on my coffee and reflect on the fact that I moved on months ago.

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Partial dreads and morning coffee
Adventure that is life

Partial dreads and morning coffee

ByRania December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Luci woke me up at 05:20. I have morning coffee with the news and spend most of my day doing pottery.

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hello and welcome!

My name is Rania

I live in a small northern town of Sweden where I work as a freelancing photographer, visual communicator & photography educator. I strive to live slow, sustainably and intentionally and in this blog I will share my life from outdoor adventures and photography tips to traveling and foraging & using wild food.

May also contain traces of coffee and cats.

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Grain & Fern

photographer, content creator and maker of things

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Fotograf & kommunikatör med fokus på natur & livsstil 🌲 @omsystem.cameras ambassador. Represented by @johnerimages📍Sundsvall, Sweden

A few weeks ago we visited a Nature Reserve near u A few weeks ago we visited a Nature Reserve near us, and it is very clear after visiting this place, that when we protect an area by leaving it alone, life thrives.

More photos and words at grainandfern.substack.com 

📷 OM-3 + M.Zuiko 20mm & 40-150mm + teleconverter 

#omsystemcameras #omgeneration #cameranatura #naturfotograferna #liveslowstaywild
What an absolutely amazing summer we've had! It's What an absolutely amazing summer we've had! It's felt slow and free, and a lot of it is definitely due to our bikes 🚲✨ 

// This is a sponsored collab with @sportproffsen.se 

It's been lovely to just hop on them and head to the local burger shack, into town for a pub evening or to our friends for pizza and game nights.

We've also explored the surrounding area, and been out for a whole day on a 70k ride through farm fields, along rivers and in forests.

Summer spent on a bike is like being a kid again. I love the feeling of care free adventure and the ease of which we can turn into a small path to see what's there or stop at the side of the road whenever we see something pretty - or a booth to buy local honey!

Thank you @sportproffsen.se and @fitnordbikesandoutdoors ! 🙏🏽

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Butterflies and moths are such magical beings 🦋 Th Butterflies and moths are such magical beings 🦋 Their caterpillar form often looks nothing like their evolution (yes I grew up with Pokémon). What happens inside of their chrysalis is spectacular:

Most of their body transforms into liquid soup (yup!) but parts of the central nervous system survive, and learned memories carry over into the adult butterfly. 

Like, how wild is that?! They turn into goop, transform into something so beautiful, with completely different colors BUT some of their memories carry over?

If that is not pure magic then I don't know what is.

📷 OM-3 + 40-150mm F2.8 PRO + 2x Teleconverter 

#omsystemcameras #entomology #lepidopterology #cameranatura #naturfotograferna
Biking through lush forests and past sparkling lak Biking through lush forests and past sparkling lakes, bathed in golden light, together with my partner - that's been this entire summer vacation ☀️ I'm showing him my favorite spots, and we're exploring new ones! Now that we both have an eMTB we can go Anywhere, and that's freedom!

》Sponsored post together with @sportproffsen.se

Until Augusti 31 you can get 8% off at using my code Rania8, to help set you up for adventure as well! 🤎✨️

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