empty shell, washed up on the beach
empty shell, tossed around by the waves
empty shell, pearl is long gone
empty shell, in a pile of seaweed
empty shell, being put to use
empty shell, house in house for snail
empty shell, spider show off upside down.
The beach is a fantastic place if you look close. I don’t know if the moral here is that it is better with a slimy tenant then an empty shell? Ha de Gött!
Herb-paris or true lover’s knot (Paris quadrifolia). In Swedish it’s called “Ormbär” that would in straight translation be “snakeberry”. Snakeberry that would be a cool stage name for a punk-rock band singer! Or better yet a drummer. He could bang away at his herbals.
Now I think this post gone to the woods, better stop. Ha de Gött!
Scurvy-Grass (Cochlearia officinalis) I think it is. It was really hard to find out. As you can see it also has a little visitor. Drawn to it sweetness. Please don’t bug me for the name of that bug. This little plant is eatable and was used to cure scurvy. It is even still sometimes used to make ale.
Scurvy was in the past a fear for all sailors. During long voyages the lack of vitamin C caused the teeth to come out and at worse death. In 1747 the Scottish marine doctor, James Lind, proved that scurvy could be treated with lemon juice.
If I was a sailor back in the day I’d prefer the ale. Hoist the Jolly Roger and ha de Gött!
The three fern branches. Slowly unfolding. Taking the stage like a song trio. Opening song “Let’s fern again, like we did last summer”. Will that be a hit in the green meadows. An annoying summer hit, bashing your brain. If they sing out of key, will they be eaten up by the jury of cows. Ha de Gött!
This busy little bumblebee gave me a hard time. Never sat down long enough for a picture. Perhaps he is a bumblebee celebrity and doesn’t like paparazzi’s. Ha de Gött!
Found these two pines today. Are they going up against each other or being supportive? Hugging or fighting for the space, like siblings. Two dancers on stretched legs with squirming arms in the wind.
Ha de Gött!
Calm and still water in the early spring morning. Sun has already started to warm the air. Birds singing in tree and bush. Calling for attention, a mate to pass on the DNA. Some has already laid eggs and the parents take turn to keep them warm.
Walking through the forest birds are singing but as I approach the water birds start to scream. Why do seabirds scream? The seagull couple nest out on the little islet in the bay. Safe from most predators but not all. Big commotion when a large herring gull tries to steal the eggs. The smaller seagulls loudly and fearlessly attacks the bigger birds.
After a few minutes calmness returns. I don’t know if the seagulls manage to salvage the eggs and scare the herring gulls off. I guess this was just one of many attempts for the day. With only 9°C in the water I decide not to take a swim.
Ha de Gött!
Pull you in, like a bee you are drawn.
To their beauty, crave your attention.
Look, see through the lens.
It is here for a short, short time.
Capture the colors with the shutter.
This little flower was a bit difficult to identify. A violet for sure, but there are quite a few. And they are very similar. After some detective work together with my wife, I have concluded it is most likely a Wood Violet (Viola riviniana) also called Dog Violet. You can find it all over Eurasia and in Africa. According to Wikipedia it is the county flower of Lincolnshire, UK. Ha de Gött!
Sometimes it pays to watch where you´re going. Almost stepped on this little beauty. After some investigation I found out it is called Bitter Vetch or Heath Pea (Lathyrus linifolius). In Swedish Gökärt. It is eatable but it suppresses your appetite. In medieval Scotland it was used to still hunger in time of food shortage. A slim slimming flower! Ha de Gött!
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