recent spring signs:
* yesterday i saw one of those funny little black and white birds who sound like plastic whistles, and only stay for a short while
* lots of cranes walking around in the fields
* lots of tussilago in sollefteå. they haven't started growing in nyland yet, though
* not much snow left
* the ice is darkening
* there's a springy smell in the air (a mixture of horse shit, mud, dirty water, and probably lots of other things)
* i'm feeling happier. i went for a walk at lunch yesterday, and one minute i felt like laughing and jumping around, the other i felt like laying down on the ground and cry, and the next i felt happy again

i don't know how i survived without my bathtub, by the way :) it's now (finally) properly installed. and the poor plants in the window have moved to the kitchen, to give room for lots of candles. now i'm thinking of painting the walls... i could live in the bathroom, and never ever come out of there :)  ¶ 8:38 PM