Bluetit

 There are several blue tits around our house and one couple has chosen a bird house that I put in a tree as it's residence.

I am glad that the woodpecker has not yet visited it !

Bäckalund from above ....

The proper name of our small plot in Svångemåla is Bäckalund which means the grove at the stream. The stream is so small that it cannot be seen on this picture and dries up most summers. The gravel road is not used by more than a handfull of cars per day. The sounds we can hear are mainly from  birds and the wind :)

Small leaved linden tree

Several years ago we planted a linden tree in the middle of our lawn to give us shade and the bees food. It is also a favorite among the butterflies as you might have seen last year. This spring has been unusually cold and the buds are still small but still very pretty when you look at them very carefully.

Small and big birds - Örarevet

Apple bloom

Just next to our guest cabin is a very small, wild apple tree that has never had any flowers until this year. I am not sure the apples will taste any good but the flowers are beautiful!

In the middle of a gravel road

this butterfly found something to eat and I a nice picture :)

Buzzards...

are common in Svångemåla. This one sat at the top of a dead tree far away from me but was still very impressive. 

Flycatcher

There are at least two couples of flycatchers in our garden. Small but aggressive birds that are good singers.

Early flowers and a bit more :)

The 2019-2020 winter was mild and wet but spring has so far been very dry. The usual flowers are there but my feeling is that they are not as numerous or colorful as they used to be. That can be just an imagination or because the very bright sunshine took away the vibrant colors the day I took the photos. Here are some of them... no names or descriptions, just a walk through our little paradise :) If you can identify all flowers you will get a thumbs up in my next post !

 Our small homestead's proper name is Bäckalund which means the small grove by the stream. The stream is very small and it is only during spring it is filled with water.

 

Ash tree

Ash trees all over the northern hemisphere are dying due to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) . There are a lot of ash trees in Svångemåla and although some are still looking OK, the one in the picture has not been well for some years. I informed the electric power company (EON) some time back but they did not take any action until it was too late and the tree and the power line had gone down.  I am very lucky that no one was sitting around the fire that we normally have exactly where it hit! It took four days until the power was back on :)