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Spending time outside on a sunny Sunday.

#cargobike #Amager #Copenhagen #planespotting #Ørestad #sunrise #sunset

I love riding in freshly fallen snow. The bike paths are mostly cleared of other riders (not of snow, obviously).

A three-wheeled cargo bike like ours isn't affected by the snow in the same way as a regular bike. The /r/cargobike users tend to shit on the stability of three-wheeled cargo bikes (by far the most popular type of cargo bike in Denmark), but in situations such as this they're actually a lot more stable than a two-wheeler.

#cargobike #Ørestad #Amager #Copenhagen #biketooter

We had a great autumn sky last evening coupled with this phenomenon that we call "mosekonebryg" in Danish ("brew of the bog wife") which is basically a specific kind of ground mist.

It's not apparent in this photo, but it hung over the area like small clouds about 2-3 meters above ground so you could walk up to it, go under and "touch" it.

#Amager #Copenhagen #Ørestad

We moved to a relatively tiny flat this summer in the outskirts of Copenhagen.

We basically got ripped off compared to anyone who bought a flat in the two preceding decades (nothing to do about that if you wanna live in Copenhagen these days), but I love this area, it's amazing for children, and I *especially* love our view towards the West. So I just deal with the extortionate mortgage.

I've been trying to capture how much it changes. It's so pretty.

#Copenhagen #Ørestad #Amager #Vestamager

Went foraging with my 3-year-old for an hour or so. We found lots of blackberries and two different kinds of plum.

#Amager #Ørestad #foraging

I have a nearly 180 degree view towards south from the balcony of our new flat (only slightly obscured to the west by the tower in this photo), so that should make for excellent planet viewing conditions.

Unfortunately, only Saturn will be out tonight (and too late), so I'm looking a bit at the moon instead.

#telescope #Ørestad #Copenhagen #Amager

We went to see the bonfire at a Danish midsummer celebration (Sankt Hans), the first one I've attended with my children.

As we were leaving, I was delighted to note the cargo bikes parked around the area. It must have been ~100 bikes, this is just a small selection.

#cargobike #biketooter #Copenhagen #Amager #Ørestad #midsummer #SanktHans

I took a walk in the sun right after dropping off my daughter and noticed that one of the nearby parks now also has an "Insect Safari" as an activity for children.

Basically, they repurposed a bit of the park to be more suitable for the local insects and then put these small magazines nearby where you can cross off any of the insects you might find in the area.

I think I'll bring my son here one day to try it out.

#Copenhagen #Amager #Ørestad #biodiversity