It’s a beautiful sunny day but the camera stays in the bag. I just went for a walk hoping to see some new growth at last and I wasn’t disappointed. I saw the first butterflies of the year, the first pied wagtail and the first flowers – coltsfoot, naturally. That got me smiling! Yesterday I saw some crocuses in Färila but I’m sure that they were planted so they don’t qualify. I’ve also seen some swans and cranes but otherwise the waterfowl are having a tough time as all the lakes are still covered with ice.Something else I saw today – snowmobilers, and they had ice fishing gear with them. That’s the kind of season this is.