After some research I’ve concluded that this is a Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) also known as common lizard, in Swedish Skogsödla. There are only three species of lizards in Sweden and one of them has no legs. The common lizard can be up to 18 centimeters long. It lives in woodland with wet micro climate.
Do let me know if I got the species wrong, ha de Gött!
Let us wrap the Monday in a cozy soft cotton-grass (Eriophorum angustifolium), in Swedish Ängsull. Thrives in open wetlands all over the northern hemisphere.
It’s hard to be soft, ha de Gött!
The world is my oyster
oyster is my world
gasping more more more
empty hollow shell
beached on display
pearl at pearly gate
Don’t throw pearls at swines, ha de Gött!
It’s that time of year when most birds push their little chicks out from the nest. It’s a bit harsh. Fly or die! But it’s the rule of nature.
This is a Great tit. (For a brief moment I contemplated to use as headline for this post, could make traffic boom). He or she survived the first flight with a quick stopover on my shoulder.
Spread the wings of freedom, ha de gött!
Spider king size bed
soft and cozy
rocked by the wind
Don’t let the bed bugs bite, ha de Gött!
This unusual looking flower has a beautiful name, True Lover’s Knot but is also called Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) and is as one of the names suggests, a herb. In Swedish it’s called ‘Ormbär’ and had a bit of a bad reputation in the old folklore. Growing in the dark forest grove and it’s unusual appearance made people reluctant to touch it. Will give you quite a stomach ache if taken for a blue berry and eaten, more than five, contact a doctor.
Embrace diversity, ha de Gött!
Baby fern slowly unfolding to meet the summer sun.
Don’t be mean, be green. Ha de Gött!
Odins day, ha de Gött!
Sweet spot for the bumble bees, ha de Gött!
Svalört (Ranunculus ficaria) or Pilewort. Using the Haddock straight translation from Swedish this becomes ‘Cool herb’. Pretty cool for a Thursday flower.
Stay cool, ha de Gött!
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