Little Shadow and Magic Tower

Thanks to the good weather, Durox and I have been outdoors a lot these past two days again. Being so taken by Lilla Skuggan (Little Shadow), we came back on our mopeds and had a picnic breakfast here. (Click on images for larger versions.)





There was a very beautiful low fence made of birch wood. I dedicate this photo to Lise, who loves birch trees so much. And of course there were dragonflies again! This time I caught a red one on an alcorn.

The bulls we saw the other day were grazing nearby. This time I made sure I had enough batteries in my camera.



Then we went to explore a tower-like structure which we had seen many times as we passed by the lake Ladduviken, where we rescued the Canadian geese back in June. This tower is called Friluftsgård (open-air garden) and is situated in an area called Fiskartorpet, which used to be a royal fishing and hunting place for King Carl XI of the 17th century. The famous Swedish troubadour Carl Michael Bellman had also sung about this place and called it "devine."



We walked up the stairs in this tower to the rooftop, and what we found was a total surprise!



Turns out that this place is a ski slope in the winter time, and there is even a lift for skiiers. The slope apparently leads to the lake, which will be frozen in the winter. I imagined the big leap that skiiers would have to jump in order to land on the lake. The thought itself made my legs shake! We saw some young students walking down the slope, and Durox and I decided to try the steep descent as well. Since I suffer from vertigo, I was exhausted by fear when I got down to the bottom. But the experience was fun, and from the rooftop we had such a magnificent view of a part of the EcoPark (Ekoparken) in Stockholm.



I will post pictures of our "virgin" BBQ in my next entry. Stay tuned.