We decided to name the blog “Wind Against Current” because we’re both fascinated by the effect of opposing forces. When you’re paddling, having the wind and current in opposition often creates what kayakers euphemistically call “interesting” conditions. In particular, if you’re paddling with the current and against the wind (one of Johna’s favorite scenarios) you may experience surprisingly large waves.
More broadly, in both science and engineering, opposing forces lie behind many interesting situations. Opposing forces create both colloidal suspensions and turbulence, airplane flight and its instabilities, heart rhythms and arrhythmias… And if you want to get metaphysical, many philosophies feature the notion of opposing forces of light and darkness, yin and yang, good and evil.
So we decided to create a space in which we could explore, with friends, the many ways in which opposing forces shape our world.
We invite you to join the discussion. We’re moderating comments for all the usual reasons, but we’ll never delete a post (even if we find it objectionable) without letting you know.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
I have nominated you for the versatile blogger award as I really enjoy your posts. Sorry for my tardiness in letting you know but I am travelling and have limited internet access. See more at http://irenewaters19.com/2013/11/26/versatile-blogger-award/
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Thanks so much, Irene! We really appreciate the honor!! :-)
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You are welcome. I really enjoy your blogs
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Thanks for always stopping by to leave a like or a comment. Don’t know how you do it. Do you ever sleep? :-)
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I am just about to go and do that very thing :-)
But much of the rest of the time I sit in front of the computer, and so, when an email about a post comes in, I know about it right away and I can’t resist going to take a look…
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Curiosity gets the best of us, doesn’t it? :-) Happy Thanksgiving!
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And Happy Thanksgiving to you too!! :-)
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Thank you for following my blog! Happy that you like it :) what an interesting blog you have :) for sure will be back here :) have a nice day! :)
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You are most welcome! Thanks for visiting, and come back soon! :-)
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Hi Vlad and Johna – for a number of reasons, including your training for the Everglades 2014, I have granted you the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I hope you enjoy it. I can totally understand if you do not wish to participate. I think your blog is wonderful and wanted you to know that.
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Thanks so much, Babsje—we are very happy that you like our blog!! We are honored to receive the nomination, and will pass it on as soon as we can :-)
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You’re welcome, a pleasure to nominate you and Johna!
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I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Congratulations :) You can see your nomination here http://cristinsadventures.com/2013/12/17/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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Thanks so much, Cristin! We really appreciate the honor!! :-)
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You deserve it :)
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Thanks a lot for stopping by my image.
Have a nice day :)
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You are most welcome, and thanks for following our blog!! :-)
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Hi Vladimir! Thank you for visiting my blog this morning and reading my weekly prompt challenge :)
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You are very welcome! :-)
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Good Morning!
I just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for an award. Please do not feel obligated to accept…I just like your blog a lot, and want others to see and read it too!
Hope you have a great day!
Becky
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Thanks so much, Becky! We really appreciate the honor, and will pass it on as soon as we can!! :-)
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:)
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog! I appreciate it very much. :-D
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You are most welcome, Jackie! Thanks for visiting here, and for following our blog!!
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Enjoyed your wonderful photos of your different interpretations of opposing forces. You have such an unique blog.
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Thanks so much—so glad you like it!! :-)
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Hello, thanks for liking my post! :) Nice blog.
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You are most welcome! Likewise!! :-)
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Wow such an amazing and inspiring blog! Thank you!
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We are so happy you are inspired—and thanks for following our blog!! :-)
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Hi Vladimir!
I’m glad you liked my Weekly Photo Challenge post on “Reflections” http://stockholmserendipity.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections/ Hope you drop by my blog now and then to see what I’m up too.
We must have met without knowing it, on at least one of the many times I used to kayak around in the Hudson close to 79th st were one can borrow a kayak for 20 minutes for free. I’m not a pro, but used to enjoy paddling around in the sun, when I lived in NYC :-) I look forward to following Wind Against Current!
Cheers,
Aygül
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Thanks so much, Aygül! Yes, we pass the 79th Street kayakers all the time, so no doubt we’ve met on the water without knowing it :-)
Thanks for following Wind Against Current! Much more to come…
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Great! Looking forward :)
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I love the fresh vibrancy of the elements in your blog and have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Please see the link;
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/04/07/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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We are very happy that you like Wind Against Current!! Thank you so much for the nomination—truly a great honor! :-)
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Hello,very good Blog,nice to be here , Regards from Poland , EM
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So glad you like it! Thank you for visiting!! :-)
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always,check mine too,Bless
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Hello Vladimir, Thanks for visiting my blog. I appreciate it. I am not a brave soul, but I do enjoy kayaking in a safe environment. ;-) Hope to pick up some new skill here… Thanks.
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Thanks for visiting, Helen, and for following our blog! Welcome!!
You’ll certainly get plenty of kayaking stories here—but, as I am sure you are aware, reading about it never really replaces proper instruction, and then lots of practice! :-)
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Congratulations, Vladimir and Johna! :D
I have nominated your blog for the Wonderful Team Membership Award.
More about this nomination is at
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Thank you so much! An honor, much appreciated!! :-)
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Felicidades. Te he nominado para un premio wordpress de bloggers THE CRACKING CHRISPMOUSE BLOGGYWOG AWARD. Puedes ver los detalles aquí: http://juliamoral.com/2014/06/24/the-cracking-chrispmouse-bloggywog-award/
Congratulations. I’ve nominated for an award wordpress bloggers THE CRACKING CHRISPMOUSE BLOGGYWOG AWARD. You can see the details here: http://juliamoral.com/2014/06/24/the-cracking-chrispmouse-bloggywog-award/
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Thank you so much! We really appreciate it!! :-)
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Vladimir, Otto has an interesting post blending good photography and kayaking. Take a look:
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Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve been following his blog for quite some time… :-)
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Hi V. Thanks for the like on my Relic challenge tonight. Keep on paddling!
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Will do! Thanks for coming by! :-)
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Johna and Vlad.. Thank you so much for visiting my blog on travel. I hope you enjoyed reading through. I loved your blog and got fascinated with many posts, have left my comments already over there,
I will be following you on your journey
Aanchal
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We did enjoy your blog very much, Aanchal, and will return!! And thanks for following ours—lots more fun stuff to come! :-)
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a most interesting mix indeed…kayaking and hard-ass sciences!
YES! :)
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Not as many hard-ass science stories as we would like. But we are working on it! Thanks!!
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Johna and Vlad, Hi there! Thanks for stopping by and looking at my blog! If you have any suggestions, requests or travel questions just let me know! I’m on my way over to your blog to see what you are up to! CadyLuckLeedy
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Will do! And thank for visiting us here!! :-)
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Hello! I have nominated you for ‘One Lovely Blog’ award, your blogs have inspired me and I love reading your stories. Please do not be obliged to write down an acceptance post, I can understand if time does not permit you to do so. Consider this as as appreciation.
http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/2014/09/01/one-lovely-blog-award/
Love
Aanchal
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Thank you so much for the nomination, Aanchal! We really appreciate it!! We are shamefully late with passing on these awards, but will do it ASAP :-)
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I have nominated you for the new Virtual Blog Tour. I was nominated by Wolly Muses. I hope you will accept and post ypur response on September 22nd. I have linked back to your blog from my site where you can find all the information.
Cheers!
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Thank you so much, Pennie! The Virtual Blog Tour sounds intriguing. I think we’ll have to have a go at it! :-)
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Thank you for the like on my post. As a brand new blogger, I appreciate it very much. That like also brought me to your blog… So many things here that interest me… And It reminds me… I need to get back in my little recreational kayak. It’s been over a year!
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You are most welcome, Terry! Glad you came over :-)
You’ve got a great blog yourself there—I love the photos especially. Keep it up!
Kayak: Go for it!
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Thank you for the encouragement and the follow :-) I still have a lot to learn.
I’m hoping to kayak at least once or twice before winter sets in!
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:-) And thanks for following us!
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My pleasure! :-)
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Wow what a picture of the waves! Thanks for sharing and for the like on my blog too! :)
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Not my picture, unfortunately. And you are most welcome!!
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Fascinating post vladimir on your range of interests in addition to your vocation as a medico…the video clip on starlings is just beautiful with the large flock weaving patterns across horizon and waters like lusty casting of nets by some invisible fishermen…other than motor launches, my foray into boating is limited to trying out pedal boats on placid lakes and thus can visualize the thrill of kayaking on the sea, grappling with wind and currents…season’s greetings and best wishes…Raj .
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Yes, that starling murmuration video is something very special :-)
We are so glad you like our blog, Raj. Thanks for following, and happy holidays and a very happy new year to you!!
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The photo on this page is stunning. Applause for the photographer. :-)
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That is one of the few photos on this blog that I or Johna did not take…. but the Internet provided. Yes, it’s a powerful photo. :-)
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I’ve invited you to participate in “Love In Ten Sentences,” but there’s no pressure to do so. If you would like to participate in this event, you can find the details here… Love In Ten Sentences
Regards, Ray (Taohobo)
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Thanks so much, Ray! We’ll see what we can do… :-)
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A beautiful collection of photos!
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Thanks!!
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Are you familiar with the paintings of kayaker Sarah Knock?
http://sarahknock.com/home/gallery/
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Sorry for the late reply, Steve! Just saw your comment.
No, I was not aware of her paintings—thanks for drawing them to my attention—but some of them do seem strangely familiar :-)
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I have nominated you for the Creative Blogger Award. Please find the details here : http://talkingthailand.co.uk/awards/creative-blogger-award/
Best Wishes
x
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Thanks so much for the nomination, seasiangirl! Much appreciated!!:-)
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Hi there, It’s so thrilling to go through your blog. So much interesting and awesome stuff at one place…Wow.
Hope to stay connected
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Thanks so much!! Your blog is pretty inspiring, too… :-)
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Really!!! so glad to know that you find it inspiring
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