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ullehaddock

Writer of sorts with a soft spot for Photo. Writes about life and what comes into my mind.
Hornets Nest

Hornets Nest

I found this amazing and beautiful structure in the little hut we have in the forest. It’s a Hornets nest from last summer. The hornets chew wood to create paper that is clued together with their saliva. They prefer to build in dark places like hollow trees but can also build in houses.

The European hornet (Vespa crabro), Bålgeting in Swedish, is a rather large insect. The queen can be from 25 up to 35 mm in length, while the worker hornets are between 18 and 28 mm where the male workers are slightly larger. Only the female possess a stinger including the queen. The European hornet is carnivorous and eat other insects, including other wasps.

The European hornet generally avoids conflict but if stepped on or grabbed it will sting. It is also defensive of its nest and around food sources. The sting will hurt but if you’re not sensitive it’s not dangerous. Only the queen survives the winter and wakes up in May when she starts to build a new nest.

Don’t poke around others nests, it will sting. Ha de Gött!

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Little forest brook

Little forest brook

Ljus letar sig ner till bäcken.

Genom skogens täta grenar.

Leker tafatt med skuggan.

English version

Light makes its way down to the brook.

Through the forest’s dense branches.

Playing tag with the shadow.

You never know what’s hidden if you don’t look, ha de Gött!

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The Book that didn’t want to be read

The Book that didn’t want to be read

The Priest gave me this book 
to read in my own time 
to find ways to heal 
to make odds and ends of life. 
It lay there on my desk, 
for a long, long time, 
then in the book shelf, 
finally back to my desk. 
Why did I not take the time to read?
Author on the cover looks  
confident and trustworthy. 
But it was that title.
"There's a lot you don't have to"

I finally challenged the title and has almost finished reading. It’s a really good book on the theme Faith, Time and Love and how to be true to yourself and your time without too many “musts”. The author Tomas Sjödin has been very productive but sad to say I cannot find out if he’s been translated to English.

To read is to discover, ha de Gött!

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Path to Nowhere

Path to Nowhere

There's a path to Nowhere, 
I walk alone, 
discovering each step Somewhere, 
winding on its own. 

Each footprint on my distance, 
on time's vast sea, 
choices in the branching chance, 
soon covered in snow. 

Swedish version
Det går en stig till Ingenstans, 
jag går ensam, 
upptäcker varje steg, Någonstans, 
vindlar sig fram. 

varje fotspår på min distans, 
på tidens uppsjö, 
val i förgreningens chans, 
täcks snart av snö.

What’s hidden in snow, will show in thaw. Ha de Gött!
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