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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
Adventure that is life

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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I wipe the coffee with my sock
Adventure that is life

I wipe the coffee with my sock

ByRania November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

My suitcase from a trip I did a month ago is still on the bedroom floor. Dust bunnies are swirling under the bed, dancing to the tune of my neglect. The kitchen floors need a scrubbing yet when coffee escape over the edges of my cup, I wipe it with my sock.

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Foraging & photography – Moving freely with the OM-5
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Foraging & photography – Moving freely with the OM-5

ByRania October 26, 2022March 14, 2024

I am ducking under trees and treading on soft moss. Movin freely with the OM-5 on my shoulder as I forage for mushrooms.

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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

This is my garden, wonderfully wild and unkempt. B This is my garden, wonderfully wild and unkempt. But even though it's ours, it's not for us, it's for them 🐝🦋

In return, there is so much beauty and life for us to enjoy, and for me to photograph 📷 🌼

#liveslowstaywild #savethepollinators #nomow #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald
//sponsored post // ✨️ These images perfectly capt //sponsored post // ✨️ These images perfectly captures what this summer is all about. After a long, hard winter and spring, all I plan on doing is bike around enjoying nature. Just slow living and close by adventures 🚲

I've teamed up with @sportproffsen.se who's made sure me and my partner can enjoy this together, so you can expect a lot of bike adventures, photography and camping 👌🏽 I love biking SO much, and nothing makes me feel quite as free as when I'm gliding through a golden sunset with a camera slung over my shoulder. 

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#liveslowstaywild #näräventyr #sportproffsen #fitnord #summervibes
The other day I went to check the mail and found a The other day I went to check the mail and found a wool carder bee 🐝 We gently got it out onto a log with some damp moss, offered it a flower and after a little while it flew away. Luckily not before I could get my camera + macro lens. What a cute fuzzy buzzy!

As we work on making the garden better for biodiversity, I keep coming across species I've never seen before and it is such a joy ✨️

The day after heavy magazines from both @cameranaturamagasin & @fotografernasforbund were thrown down into the mailbox, and I'm glad the bee was no longer there!

📷 OM-3 + M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 

#svenskafotografer #biologiskmångfald #macrophotography #cameranatura #naturfotograferna
The first rays of the sun illuminating 'my' local The first rays of the sun illuminating 'my' local forest. 

#omsystemcameras #putyourselfoutthere #cameranatura #skyddaskogen #biodiversity
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