"Tiny Blue"

In the middle of the darkest part of the forest I found this tiny flower, shining like a distant star. Truly wonderful. If you know its name, please let me know or I will simply call it "Tiny Blue".

More good news!

Fred Fox showed up when I went to collect my mail! He saw me but just sat down and looked back at me while I noticed that he has (also) a lot of gray hair. Otherwise he looked healthy and I hope Frida Fox has not left him.

Wet

Sweden in general and Svångemåla in particular are very green places during the warmer time of the year. Chlorophyll must be one of the most common substances in the country! If you do not like the colour green, do not come to neither Sweden, nor Svångemåla. One of the reasons for this is that the sunlight is limited and the plants therefore must be able to utilize it as much as possible to survive. They also have plenty of water or moisture all the time that makes it possible for them to survive. The draw back is that you get wet most of the time when you sit on the ground or just walk around in the morning. It is difficult to illustrate this but imagine that each and every white dot is a drop of water and you understand what I mean.

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Good news!

Mrs and Mr Crane are back! I just saw them walking around not far from my house. When I sneaked up to them I could see that they are in good shape and their body language told me that they are as much in love as they were last year. Hopefully I will soon be able to take some pictures of the lovely couple and share with you all.

Twig

Almost exactly a year ago I took a picture of a small linden twig. This is what it looks today. It makes me a bit concerned since I realize that it will take a loooong time before it is strong enough for even a small bird to sit on, a child to climb on or to hold a swing. I might have to put some manure around it and talk to it even more often than what I do now.

First butterfly ! or is it a moth ?

Slow down ???

Wheelbarrows are very useful. I have a couple to be able to transport everything from stones to grass. The latest is a foldable one that is mainly for grass, leaves and so on. Unfortunately, I have just discovered that it might not be able to handle the speed at which I work :)

Back in Svångemåla I can report that the badger has already started to destroy my lawn, birds are busy preparing their nests and very little has changed sine I left almost nine months ago. And that makes me very happy! It is just soooo beautiful and peaceful. The contrast to the news I see and hear from Myanmar and other places I know well are unreal and I feel blessed and, sort of, guilty at the same time.

The picture is taken some 10 k from Svångemåla but the wood anemones are just as wonderful here as they are on the photo.

Testing, testing...

Spring is in the air and it is time to test if this blogg is still working.... In a few weeks time I hope to be able to report again from the deep forests of Svångemåla.

Time to sleep!!

Dear All,

It is time to close down this blog for some months. As you know, all bears spend the winter sleeping and I am no exception.

It has been great to get all your encouraging comments, most of them by email, but some also directly to the blog. The house has been emptied of all things of value and the elves, trolls and other smaller and larger creatures can move in for a while.

Take care and see you next spring! Bear