Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? I have to say that this is a fabulous week! Work was busy (good) as usual, school was interesting and the weather AMAZING! We had our first snow the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. The whole world is white. We’ve had several crystal clear, cold days with blue skies and sun shine. This is my favourite kind of weather. The world is bright and I feel alive. The light gives me so much energy and a warm happy feeling inside. I’ve been outside as much as possible during the day.
On my walk to work Thursday morning some snow-covered trees captured my attention.
On my walk this morning I stopped and admired a stream.
This morning it was 12F/11C, it is slightly warmer right now -7C/19F. In some parts of Sweden they’ve had A LOT of snow. In my region it’s just the right amount, I wouldn’t mind a little more, we certainly don’t have a snow chaos, like they have along our East coast. We are used to snow here and everyone knows that there will be snow this time of the year.
When I was done with school today there was still some daylight left and I decided to visit one of my favourite places. There is a very old pine tree here, some think it is around 400 years old. Do you know that there are some insects that only live under the bark of trees that are several hundred years old? Old trees are crucial to biodiversity, due to the unique habitats they are creating. I like visiting this tree, just spending time in any forest makes me very calm and relaxed, but this place is even more special. Can you relate? Do you have a place like that?
It is the pine tree in the middle of the photo. It is not the oldest tree in the region, but in our part of the region. (The oldest tree in the region is Old Tjikko, my daughter and I hiked out to that tree a couple years ago.)
Our local old pine is in a very nice nature area open to the public, with walking trails and fire pits. The walking trails are well maintained and accessible to everyone.
There is even free fire wood available.
The pine forest is next to a wetland area where there is a lot of birds in the spring, a popular spot for birdwatching.
How is your week? Any fun plans for the weekend? Thank you so much Natalie for hosting the weekend coffee share, I hope you decide to continue hosting next year.
Maria
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