Dare to look underneath, ha de Gött!
Underneath
Archive for ‘Nature’
Small boat
A man fishing for mackerel in the still summer evening. Sannäsfjorden Sweden.
Moments, ha de Gött!
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Fairy dance
In fading late summer light.
Fairies come out in dance.
Shy, in long white veils.
Melting together in mist.
Tucking in nature for the night.
Svensk version
Älvdans
I blekt sensommarljus.
Älvorna komma ut i dans.
Blygt, i långa vita slöjor.
Smälter samman i dimma.
Stoppar om naturen för natten.
This is inspired by my father-in-law who had a name for this type of mist “Älvdans” Fairy Dance. Ha de Gött!
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The Gathering
Heading south in formation, letting us know winter’s coming.
Duck for the ducks, ha de Gött!
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Sprout
The windswept pine sending out its sprout and fresh cones in the spring evening.
The world is full of new beginnings, ha de Gött!
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Family
A family of Greylag goose (anser anser). The parents keep a close watch on me as they swim out of my reach. I hope some of the chicks survive this year. Assuming this are the same couple as last year in this spot, last year they had fewer and I don’t think any survived. I could count ten chicks, how may can you see?
Nature is beautiful but hard, ha de Gött!
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Resilience
Knocked down but still fighting.
We all need support from time to time, ha de Gött!
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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
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 Anthill
With a light promise
of the spring to come
the anthill sleeps on
Even a little ants bite stings, ha de Gött!
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