The aspen are always the last trees to sprout leaves. But now it’s finally happening!

Very hot and humid today, with the sun diffused through clouds. Inevitably, the warm period ended in a thunderstorm.

Somebody at work was talking about bushes and suddenly I had a lightbulb moment – that’s what I need! The problem is that I don’t really have a garden as such, it’s really just an open yard with grass and weeds which makes it very difficult to plan any flowerbeds. But if I use bushes,…

How am I supposed to sleep tonight? I’m not made for these temperatures. But I won’t complain – this could be over next week and not come back all summer.

It’s been a warm and sunny day but in the evening there were some clouds in the horizon, colouring the clouds with a golden lining. The sun is just above the top right corner, so not even close to setting yet. The sunset itself was nothing to talk about, with these clouds sticking around and…

…has begun.

A bunch of us from work participated in Blodomloppet in Hudiksvall, a running/walking event organised by the Red Cross to raise awareness of the importance of donating blood. And all the while I was doing it, I kept thinking, how weird. That hundreds – thousands – of people would gather together and then just walk…