Kategori: botanik
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Another scorcher of a day, it was 28°C in the shade by 11am. The best place to be on such a day is to sit in an airconditioned car, and the next best thing is to walk on a sea shore to let the sea breeze bring relief to the heat. So that is what…
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It’s too dang hot to process the pictures, I’ve got 28 degrees centigrade here in the living room and it’s not even the hottest place in the house. It’s too hot to take the pictures, too – sweat was running to my eyes, making it difficult to see through the viewfinder. I had the insane…
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The garden is a gift that just keeps on giving… 202/365
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I painted two out of the remaining three windows before a late lunch, and then drove to Djupdalsvallen to finish off my vacation with a waffle. I’m a little bit shocked but I think I’m getting over waffles… or at least the whipped cream on top. The coffee was good though, as usual. My knee…
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Well what do you know. The flower clock theory is correct – the white waterlilies close up in the evening! Because now that I visited the spot at noon (worked at home, spent the lunch break with the lilies), they were all open and looked stunning, I felt like I melted when I saw them!…
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I thought the white waterlily buds by the jetty would be in bloom now, but I found them all closed. In fact, all around the lake, all white waterlilies were closed. Very strange. So I did some research and found that white waterlilies close themselves at 5pm, not sure about the accuracy but apparently Carl von…
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The English name for the flower isn’t that nice… wood cow-wheat. But in Swedish, we have several names for it, from the matter-of-fact ”lundkovall” to more descriptive names like ”natt och dag” (night and day) and my favourite, ”svenska flaggan” (flag of Sweden). And it’s the last name that makes today’s encounter with this flower a bit…
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Columbines are my favourite flowers, right after orchids and white waterlilies!
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Found this monstrous thistle today, it’s growing completely out of control with a stem that’s thick as a small tree, although when you go around it 90 degrees, you’ll find that the stem is a little bit flat and even looks a bit like rhubarb the way it curves. And on top, there are so…
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Third evening in a row at the waterlily spot! Last year I completely missed the waterlily season but it’s looking really good now. I saw a lot of buds, many of them right next to the jetty so it will be possible to shoot with a macro. It’s a luxury – normally you have to shoot…