A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 12hThe last of the sunshine reaching the californian poppy and the aster. 0170
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A clear sky this morning. A bit windy but nice anyway. 0120
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The 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. 0121
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'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 😁 0151
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No 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...thecottagebythecranelake.blogThe 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… 1211
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026She's about to check her queendom after staying indoors all night. 6524
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The same full moon at the same night but on the other side of the night sky. 0200
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They say we'll get a foggy night, hope so becsuse it's chilly and without fog I'm pretty dure we'll have frost tonight. 0181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The evening is chilly, so much more so than what the weather sites say that I think we might have frost again tonight. #autumn #walks #sunshine #colours #lawn_mowing #flowers #apples #chilly #nature New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/26/f...thecottagebythecranelake.blogFrost tonight?Do You remember that I sowed Autumn asters and New England asters last spring? At least one of them survived the drought :-) Too bad that Alma ripped off the stem but I did at least get a photo of … 0151
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Much the same weather all day, grey and dull and some sprinkling of rain on and off. 1170
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Alma realised that Doris the badger was walking outside then fence early this morning and all hell broke out 😄😄 They did at least not fight and it didn't take long for Alma to actually listen to me when I called her back to me. That's a big step inte the right direction 😁 2222
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've started to bring down potted plants to the cool cellar, today i brought two pelargoniums (mostly called geraniums in the US). So the purple bellpeppers becomes orangey/red when older. I'll have this one for breakfast tomorrow. 0181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So the night has arrived. We did have frost this morning but my garden is surrounded by high lilacs and other bushes so not even the most delicat flowers were touched by it. The night air has a bite to it now, so I hope the trees and bushen ptotect my garden again. 2211
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We don't have frost but it feels like we're close to it. 3221
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The night comes whether we want it or not. The day has been rather nice I think, saw some sunhine while I had my lunchbreak. Nights are chilly though so two radiators are on until we wake up. 1171
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Night is coming and tomorrow it's work again. 0201
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It has been a lot go going out, running indoors again because of the very mixed weather 😄 #autumn #sunshine #cloudy #rain #windy #walks #nature #forest #creek #fields #roe_deer #monsterkitten New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/20/t...thecottagebythecranelake.blogThe sun shone, then it rained and after that we had both at the same time :-)Yes very mixed weather here today. The only time it was sort of stable was when we had our morning walk. Mostly sunshine then and only a few clouds disturbed the rays journey towards the ground. I … 1141
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It'll be much the same weather today they say. The morning is quite nice and it looks like we'll be able to see the sun shine, at least for a while 😁 0281
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It has been warm here but no sunshine and the expected rain came late, so all in all it has been a rather nice day. #walks #autumn #windy #mushrooms #nature #forest #weather #rain New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/19/m...thecottagebythecranelake.blogMore mushroom picking.I had planned on having a long nap today, instead I once again fried mushrooms in butter. The last time that resulted in 1,496 Kg (around 3.3 lbs), today I can put 993 grams (2,2 lbs) in the freeze… 1181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Waiting for the daylight to arrive so that we can have our morning walk. It'll mostly be grey and dull with some light rain falling on and off and strong winds blowing all day long. The sun will possibly show itself in the afternoon. 1231
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The sun has set and the Monster refuse to go outside. Something is out there and it has to be bad for the Monster to stay indoors 😁 2191
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I now have so much mushrooms in the freezer that I'll only pick the tastiest ones from now on 😁 Mixed weather but still no nights with frost, I like that 😁 #autumn #walks #mushrooms #nature #monsterkitten #weather #tea #tired #insects New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/18/2...thecottagebythecranelake.blogI’ll only pick the tastier ones from now on :-)This cloud mass missed us and I could see that it let go of its water over the mountain. The photos today can come from any day of this week. I’m so tired that it feels like I could sleep the… 0171
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On my way to work. Mixed weather today they say but the morning starts nice. 0161
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026They say sunny but perhaps a bit chilly today. 0221
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The day starts a bit windy and it will stay on the cooler side all day long. Soon time to start a radiator in the cottage. 0271
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The deer in the field kepps on looking around, something is disturbing it. Could be wild hogs, the dogd are calm so I doubt it's a wolf. Night is closing in. 1192
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The morningsky over Gudhem, on my way to work. 0262
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Today is heading towards its end and no matter what we do a new one will start next morning. 0210
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Warm but so high humidity that the laundry just stayed as wet as it was when I brought it out from the washing machine 😁 I voted for a new parliament, region and county today, I'm hoping for a change. #autumn #walks #elections #humidity New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/13/i...thecottagebythecranelake.blogI’ve done my duty.The photos are a mix from both today and yesterday. If there’s any sun in them You’ll know it was from yesterday :-) So today we have the elections for a new parliament and also electio… 0191
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Elections for the parliament but also for all regions and counties today. Every fourvyear and always on the second Sunday in September. I've done my duty and all I can do now is to wait for the result and doing all the chores I have here at home as well 😃 0231
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I even managed to have a little nap in between all the things I did today 😁 #autumn #walks #nature #forest #creek #mushrooms #Monsterkitten #cranes #geese #warm N ew blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/12/a...thecottagebythecranelake.blogA busy day.The Monster didn’t follow us on our morning walk but she did on our mushroom picking walk. I would have loved to sleep a little bit longer today but I woke up at 4 am and since the dogs notic… 0181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Been out picking mushrooms and here's a few of them 😁 The bag is so heavy that my shouldeer started to ache on my way home 😄😄 The Monster joined us on the walk as well, I think it was slow enough for her to enjoy it much more than usual. #mushroompickning 3271
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The red oak seems to be reluctant to change its colours. 1181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's not this bright outside as the photo shows, I used the night photo thing in the phone. It's actually quite dark, the sun is on its way up somewhere behind the dark grey clouds in the sky. 1200
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I had planned to bring a basket on our walk to the forest today, so I could pick some mushrroms. Of course I didn't 😄 #autumn #Doris_the_badger #Malkom #Alma #Monsterkitten #mushrooms #nature #walks #wildcam #cloudy #electiontimes New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/11/i...thecottagebythecranelake.blogI forgot to bring a basket.I checked the wildcam and it had a nice photo of Malkolm in it. Alma runs so fast that she almost never shows in the photos it takes :-) I think it was supposed to rain all afternoon but so far I t… 1142
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Spme of the regular sized tomatoes will also be put in the tomatosauce I'll make tomorrow. 4775
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A sunny day after lots of rain. I woke up during the night to a really heavy shower. Autumn and mushroom season is here. #autumn #sunshine #warmish #walks #mushrooms #moose_flies New blog: thecottagebythecranelake.blog/2026/09/10/m...thecottagebythecranelake.blogMushroom season.I still can’t say much about my new job since I mostly help other people since some people are sick, still I can say I like the people in the factory though and that’s the important thi… 0141
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Morning has returnera and it is autumn once sgain. 1181
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The cabbage butterfly and cabbage mothugg catepillars have eaten lots of the broccoli but they've left rhe buds alone. Soon I can harvest the first bouquets 😁 0161
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The sun has set and soon I'll be off to bed. 0221
A grumpy old Swede. @rcolof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Jerusalem artichoke flowers nicely. This one is around 3 meters high and to be honest a weed 😄 perennial sunflowers usually are. 0161
