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Scullcap

Scullcap

The common Scullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) is a herb and can be found all around the northern hemisphere shorelines. Found these on a small island. It is still used for medicinal purposes but as there are many various species you need to leave it for the experts. In other words, don’t try this at home.

In Swedish it is called “Frossört” and the name probably comes from its medicinal use to reduce fever. “Frossa” is the Swedish word for fever chill.

I’m a bit tempted to test as I sit here with a slight fever from the second Covi-19 vaccine shot. Ha de Gött!

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Water Avens

Water Avens

I finally got to terms with it and got me an app. An app to help me identify the flowers begging for the attention of my lens. Where I failed the app took a few milliseconds to identify. Just like this “Humleblomster” (Geum rivale), in English Water Avens. The Swedish name translates to “bumblebee flower”. Theory is that it got is name from specially attracting bumblebee’s.

Ha de Gött!

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Potato

Potato

I guess it’s not the flower people think of when we speak of the potato (Solanum tuberosum). But it is very beautiful with its blue and orange colors. Don’t try to eat it or make chips from the leafs, they are poisonous. It’s the tuber you want so you have to dig in.

Did you know that in the Belarus they eat 181 kilograms per person per year. Honey, what’s for dinner? No, let me guess, can it be “bulba”. Boiled, fried, gratin, fries, Hasselback, soup and more and more ways to do it. Tell me your favorite.

Ha de Gött!

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Midsummer Eve

Midsummer Eve

Midsummer eve full of mystery

Midsummer eve pale night light

Midsummer eve flowers and bees

Midsummer eve family and friends

Midsummer eve herring and snaps

Midsummer eve children dance around

Midsummer eve stay up all night

Midsummer eve family and friends

The midsummer celebration is as special to us Swedes as others countries national day. I described this in last years midsummer blog post. Find it here. Ha de Gött!

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Perfoliate honeysuckle

Perfoliate honeysuckle

Meet the fragrant beautiful climber, the Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium). In Swedish “Kaprifol”. Climbs up to eight metres and spreads a lovely smell in the evening.

You can look but you better not touch, the berries are poisonous. Not deadly but your last meal will exit the wrong way and your face will go very red. You can also experience an excessive thirst.

Now I’m going for a beer, Ha de Gött!

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Blogging

Blogging

Last month I got notice from WP that I had been blogging for a full year now. So it is probably time to write about, blogging.

My blog was originally about writing but has now evolved to my new found interest of photography. I think everybody involved in something creative experience blockage from time to time and so do I. Good thing I have many pictures to choose from. I would like to be able to do more writing but having a full time job makes it a challenge.

Interact with my fellow bloggers is what I like most. Not that I have become a “like” junkie. But it is quite pleasing to see that someone actually see what I put up. The hardest part is commenting on others blog posts. Especially poetry as it is quite new to me, even if I did lots of rhyme with my children. Some really poor puns too. Sometimes I refrain from a comment just because I’m afraid it would be misunderstood. After all English is not my native language and I speak better than I write. So sorry if I offended anybody with my deranged humor in any comment.

Other times I just don’t comment as I don’t have anything clever to say. I wonder if it is better to just make a, well done or good, comment. Can I do that with someone writing excellent poetry or take way better photos than me? What do you think?

I’d like to thank my WordPress community, no one mentioned, none forgotten, for helping me develop my creative side. Ha de Gött!

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