Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

A gathering of experts

Posted on September 15, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Neobiota 2016: the largest gathering of invasion ecologists I have ever seen, all under the watching eye of Vianden’s famous castle. We joined forces here in Luxembourg with more than 260 ecologists from all over the world for what – up … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castles, Conference, Ecology, Invasion ecology, Invasions, Luxembourg, neobiota2016, Plant invasions, Science, Travel | 2 Comments

Landmark

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Everywhere you go in the area around Abisko, this impressive landmark jumps to the eye: the Lapporten. This U-shaped valley overlooking the large valley of the Abiskojokka (the Abisko river) and the Abisko National Park, stands as one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Lapland, Nature photography, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel | 6 Comments

Defeated

Posted on September 5, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Like the fellowship of the ring trying to cross the Redhorn Pass, where Saruman sent a snowstorm to throw them back, that’s how we felt today. Our personal Mount Caradras was the Laktatjakka valley, the valley of doom, where a … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Fieldwork, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Snow, Sweden, Winter | 7 Comments

Berrymania

Posted on September 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Sweden is the land of the berries. That statement inevitably pops up in your head if you roam through the Scandinavian mountains in September. Cloudberries, blueberries, lingonberries, raspberries, stone brambles, bilberries, bunchberries, they got them all, hundreds, or even thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Autumn, Berries, Food, Fruit, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Traveling | 7 Comments

Autumn is awesome

Posted on September 2, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

At least when the sun is shining… Currently, we are hiding inside for the autumn rains and the poor 6 °C they come with. Yet when the sun is out to lighten up all the colors, the Arctic world seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, arctic, Autumn, Colors, Forests, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Outdoors, Sweden | Leave a comment

Charging the batteries

Posted on August 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

A few more days of charging the batteries here in Belgium before we head up back north to the colds of the Arctic. There seems to be an unfortunate negative correlation between the weather in Belgium and the weather in … Continue reading →