Very late evening, 26th of June

Acacia

This tree reminds me of two things, Africa where I learned to love acacias and my father from whom I got the plant. It is still small but it's flowers are wonderful. If you know what kind of acacia it is, please let me know. As always, click on the picture to see more details!

The road through Svångemåla, 9 PM, 20th of June 2016

Svångemålasjön (Svångemåla lake)

Svångemåla has its own little lake, Svångemålasjön. It has been both larger and deeper but to get more farm land, the water lever was lowered many years ago. The small areas of visible water are full of water lilies and the whole lake is a paradise for all kinds of water birds. The forest surrounding it is a protected area which means that no one is allowed to cut down any trees or in any way change what nature has created.

Small flowers...

Most wild flowers are actually very small and you have to get really close to see how beautiful they are. If you are lucky you might even see an insect walking around in them :) 

Improved power supply in Svångemåla!

Most of us have become more and more dependent on an uninterrupted supply of electricity.  Although this is seen as a luxury in many countries, the responsible Swedish companies are now trying hard to make sure that the supply of electricity is not interrupted even when the wind is blowing and snow covers the trees. The main reason is probably that they have to compensate their customers every time this happens.  Since Svångemåla is in the middle of large forests the problem of interrupted power supply has been a real nuisance and efforts are now made to improve the situation. The latest improvement was made in May and June when cables were changed and several were put in the ground where falling trees cannot cut them off. The machines used are really impressive and make the life of the workers much easier than it used to be when they had to climb each and every pole.

Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

I love Blackberries! First of all because they taste very good and secondly because they are in Swedish called Björnbär which means Bearberriers :) In addition, the flowers are really pretty!

Bruno II

If your memory is good, you might remember that a very good looking rabbit called Bruno lived on our compund some time ago. He has left and has been replaced by a European hare (Lepus europaeus). He is BIG and fast but not as good looking as Bruno was.

Evening walk

This evening I saw for the first time a moose laying down to rest. It stood up when I first spotted it but when I took the first picture it was already partly down.

A deer saw me and stopped for a while to take a closer look at me.