A grumpy old Swede.
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Loves gardening, animals (especially dogs) and nature.
I know we need even more rain so I will not complain but its would be nice if we at least could be outside for more than five minutes at a time 😀 #autumn #rain #cold #windy #Alma #weather New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/10/11/s...
So much rain.
No walks in the forest today, hunters are still out there despite heavy showers (that arrived earlier than they had predicted) and of course because iff the rain. Alma’s paw is slightly bette…
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The rain came early and lots of it as well. I put a plastic bag around Almas foot and duct taped it. Two extra strips as a layer under her foot like a sole, protecting the plastic from tearing up. A rather tasty mushroom growing in the garden. The Monster telling me she wants to go indoors 😄
I have this apple tree in my garden thst gives these small apples, they say thevgraft died and the root grev a new stem. They taste really good after a warm summer, sweet but one feel a bit dry in the mouth afterwords 😃 The two other apples comes from my Aroma tree, slightly bigger than a normal
No more rain today they say, they also say much the same weather tomorror but the rain won't arrive until later in the day. No longer walk for a while because Alma has a cut in one of her toes. She bravely accepted that I cleaned it up and bandage it. Lots of treats of course 😁
We were outside for a few minutes when it didn't rain. Now it's pouring down again.
Strong winds, heavy raining and even frost one morning, only the hardiest of hunters are out hunting for moose days like these 😄 #autumn #cold #chilly #frost #windy #rain #Alma #doris_the_badger #weather New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/10/10/i...
It has turned to chilly, almost cold.
As You can see, these photos have sunshine in them so they’re a bit old. As soon as the moose hunting season started the weather changed. The temperature dropped rather much, strong winds sta…
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The moose hunting seadon starts today and the forest is filled with hunters. They didn't get the best of weathers 😄
Had my car st the garage for an oil change, long needed andvthey told me about a few other problems with my car. Neve fun to hear but better know about it and fix it than to be surprised when things go wrong. The car needs three new springs and there's no light above the back license plate.
Rose-hips on a Rosa multiflora. We call it Japanese climbing rose. The hips contains up to three seeds. It's considered as invasive in many places, so far not here in Sweden and I guess it's because of our long dark winter. Pollinators loves it but most birds don't eat the hips.
The Monster was smart enough to stay indoors most of the day.
Not the nicest of weathers, strong wind and miste rain. Nice staying indoors weather.
The week ended with the nicest weather it could give us I think. Strong winds will pass from tomorrow evening so I better save these days somewhere back in my head so I can bring them out when I need to. #autumn #walks #sunshine #nature #creek #cows thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/10/04/n...
New work hours from next week.
Much nicer morning today, around the same temperature but much less humidity. We started walking just after the sun had risen above the mountains up east. I really wanted to walk down to the creek …
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The hardy hibiscus keeps on flowering in the cool cellar.
Out walking with the dogs, no Monster with us today fortunately 😄
The morning was a bit too chilly and humidity too high but that changed totally during the day. Unfortunately the warm weather also brought out the moose flies. #morning_mist #autumn #sunshine #warm #walks #flies #nature #forest #mushrooms New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/10/03/a...
A really nice day.
We have had a really nice day after a rather damp and chilly morning. It felt like it should be frost but it was all the humidity (98%) that made it feel so bad. That changed as soon as the sun ros…
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A bit chilly and damp in the morning but the rest of the day has been sunny and relatively warm 😁
An hour left until the sun rise. 98% humidity and it feels way colder than it actually is.
The last of the sunshine reaching the californian poppy and the aster.
A clear sky this morning. A bit windy but nice anyway.
The night is here. I would have liked to say that it is calm and quiet outside but it sounds like someone is working with a digger on the other side of the village, can only hear it when being outside though.
I've just been outside with the dogs and the morning is a bit foggy. A warm front is flowing in from south so right now the morning is warmer than it was yesterday. I like it 😁
No frost last night but no fog either. I do wish for a warm winter but I still would like this to be the last time I mowed the grass 😁 #autumn #colourful #walks #warmish #sunshine #mowing #nature #forest #moose-flies #tulip_bulbs New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/27/t...
The forest is colourful now.
We didn’t have frost last night and neither did we have any fog, at least I don’t think so. For once I woke two hours later than usual so I can’t say for sure that no fog ever sho…
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She's about to check her queendom after staying indoors all night.
