Today has been glorious. Weather was perfect and I was off by my bike around 10am. I went all the way to Langå and back home in the other side of the river, around 22 km in all.
I had barely left home before a deer presented itself for a perfect photoshoot. After that great start the wild animals were just lining up – rare and less rare. A few kilometers further down the road I nearly hit a water snake baby, and as I stopped to look at it as it fled out of sight, I discovered a bright almost fluorescent yellow spider – a cucumer spider.
I also met the aurora butterfly, the least weasel, and a lot of birds along the river. When I was nearly home I met another photographer and had a good chat with him, getting all the good tips of wildlife photo opportunities in the area right now.
Surprisingly many of my photos turned out really good. I guess that my friends Glenn´s and Ray´s efforts to teach me how to use my camera properly is slowly paying off.
When I got home I thought this was enough adventure for today. But this evening Oscar, the rabbit, returned from his winter hiding and ran straight over our meadow and lawn. Good to see he is still alive and kicking. Later as dusk kicked in, a fox took the same route. We rarely see those so close to the house. Sadly – by this time it was too dark to take pictures.
