To most Swedish, winter is part of their "normal" life. Unlike asian, snow can be a novelty.

I still remember the first time I set my feet in Skellefteå, it as snowing heavily and extremely cold. I thought I had landed in another planet! A beautiful one.Its like my fantasy come true!

It take me a few years to appreciate the winter hers and I think is pretty challenging.

Yesterday we spend our valentine picnic on a hill 200 meters from our home. We have being up this hill a couple of time, it's often no one there, its so nice to have privacy sometime. The hill is covered with fresh crisp snow, so beautiful I could not believe my eyes! It was about minus 11 degree before we left home and we had lots of sun shining on us, lucky we! The view from the submit was breathtaking, we can see the skellefteå river and nearly the whole of Ursviken. We had buns stuffed with minced meat, grilled sausage and drink hot O-boy (Warm chocolate) for lunch, everything taste extra ordinary nice outdoor. We enjoy the warm sun in our "private reclining seat" just hugging each other.