Frost...

The last Fuchsia

So elegant, so fragile but soon it is gone.

Autum in Svångemåla

It is getting really cold in Sweden now. We have had no snow so far but it will not take long before we can see the first white flakes in the air. A few flowers are still managing but the first frost will take them away in no time so let us enjoy them as long as they last!

Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Bluebottle Cyanus segetum)

Parthenocissus creepers

Blackthorn or sloe (Prunus spinosa) You might have to click on the picture to see all the berries. The birds will have a real treat.

The last traces we have had of Bruno !

Blackbird (Turdus merula)

This little Blackbird girl was not feeling well and could hardly move when I spotted her in the high grass. She limped around and I wonder what happened to her when I left her?

Bruno...again

Yes, I know that I have already showed you pictures of Bruno. Several times even but I just cannot refrain from showing you one more. What a cute little creature it is!

Mushrooms

There are plenty of mushrooms in Svångemåla this year thanks to the rains we have received. Some look like cottages in fairytales while some are very cute.

Stonewall

This stonewall is not in Svångemåla but our plot of land is also walled in by a small wall of stones and they are very typical for this part of Sweden, Småland. Many men died and many backs have been broken clearing the land from stones and it is no wonder more than a quarter of the population left for the promised land in the west where hardly a stone had to be removed.

Happy!

I am happy to tell you that Bruno is still enjoying the green grass in Svångemåla! S-/he was away for some days but came back and is looking strong and happy even when the food is a bit wet in the morning. Click on the picture to see how wet it is!

Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

I must admit that I do not know much about mushrooms and I am therefore very careful before I prepare and put them on my plate but this is one that I really like, both the taste of it and it's shape and form. It has, in Swedish, the word "proud" in it's name (Stolt Fjällskivling) and just looking at it,one can understand why!

Bruno

Bruno, my resident rabbit, grow very fast and has now left my plot to look for a girl / boy friend. It was fun as long as he/she stayed and maybe he/she comes back one day but this might be the last picture I got of him/her.