Yes, like the proverbial bad penny I'm back again after my sell-out exclusive appearance on ABC Radio's Beyond the Backyard. Yes, my 5 seconds of fame has gone to my head and now I'm selling autographed pictures of myself at a great rate (in my dreams!)

Funny picture for today comes from the coast road at Strandvägen:



What do they look like? Various suggestions include rabid whales, rocks who have just brushed their teeth and are about to rinse, rocks with a milk moustache, sea monsters with a Donny Osmond smile, zinc creamed Aussie cricketers and cannonball-like monsters in the Mario games for the Nintendo!

While the signs of spring are certainly there, albeit carefully hidden, it still remains extremely cold and icy as you can see fron today's view from the fishing pier. I dare not venture further out than this as it's a sure recipe for me to go sliding across the narrow gangway and taking an impromptu pre-spring dip in the icy water. I've actually done that once before when we lived near the shores of Lake Mälaren and it was not a pleasant experience.

But at least the sun is shining, the sky is blue and it is much brighter in general. Dare I say, almost time to uncover Fiona and take her for a spin? Well, we have to wait for the ice to leave the bay she is in first.

A friend sent me a link to a rather cute Swedish documentary set in Dalarö (not too far from here). It's called Why Would 32 People Buy The Same Car On The Same Day? It is rather long, and you might not want to bother to click if you don't have broadband and several minutes to spare. But I think it does show a little of the surroundings here and the type of housing, everyday life and the people.

The Swedish word for the day is:

Nordöstersjökustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranläggningsmaterielunderhållsuppföljningssystemdiskussionsinläggsförberedelsearbeten.

It means preparatory work on the contribution to the discussion of the maintenance support system for the installation equipment of the northeast coast's air surveillance simulator.

Not only is this the longest Swedish word, it is also, apparently, the longest word of any language. Something for Swedes to be proud of, I should think.