In Sweden, some people think that the time between the Bird Cherry blossoms and the blooming Lilacs is the most beautiful. Everything in nature is fresh and green and lovely and promising ... and this time is right now, the 11th of May.
We have lots of nature in Sweden. And in Stockholm. And we are big fans of Mother Nature. And some people say that she, Mother Nature, is our God. Not God himself.
Just a lazy Saturday afternoon in Stockholm. Sitting on the grass. In the park. The Berzelii park ...And the weather is becoming warmer ... Yes!
Outside Berns Salonger in Berzelii Park the cherry trees are blooming. If you didn't know, Stockholm is a green city, or becoming green very soon.
But many of our trees are not OK. At least 4000 trees are damaged in one way or another. So 21 million Sek will be set aside to replant and "renovate" our trees. But this budget will cover only 400 of them.
And the elm trees will gradually disappear and be replaced by linden trees and maples.
I have cherry and birch trees outside my windows. And an apple tree. And a huge elm. And I hope and pray that they are fine. They look fine to me, but you'll never know. Trees are tricky beings, often you cannot see if something is wrong with them. Not until it's too late.
Outside my windows the cherry trees are in full blossom. Spring is finally here to stay! In Stockholm. But the temperature is unreliable - one day you have to put on your winter coat, the next you are desperate, looking for you summer shorts. And every morning the weather report is hot stuff in the morning news ...
I live in the city center. Outside my windows the cherry trees are in full bloom. I love it. It feels like I'm living in the cherry blossoms. But today the wind is blowing and I'm cold.
these days. With hard work in their allotment gardens. Preparing the soil, planning what to plant - vegetables, flowers, berries and fruit trees. And growing your own early potatoes for midsummer is a luxury!
Your see - we, the Stockholmers, are farmers, or gardeners, at heart.I live in the central part of Stockholm. It takes me 5 minutes by my new bicycle to Stureplan, right in the city center, and 10 minutes to my allotment garden in Liljansskogen. Where I poke around with my vegetables and smell my roses. The city and the countryside in one. In Stockholm. A luxury, isn't it?
