Sweden in pictures
—the seasons

Spring

Early spring, April
Blue woodland anemone, “blåsippa”
This is my favorite spring flower, because it’s the first wildflower to come up, in April, before the grass even turns green. Crocuses usually pop up in yards and flowerbeds before the anemones appear in the woods.

The garden equivalent,
Siberian scilla (or squill)
“scilla”

Yet another example of my belief that the more beautiful a flower is, the uglier its name is. Squill, ugh!

Sea of scilla

Late April–early May
White anemones follow the blue	Forget-me-nots
Okay, yeah, I know: what’s so great about dandelions? Well, I happen to think these shots turned out pretty neat.

Rose

Ladyslipper

I think this turned out pretty cool, too

Winter birch	Winter sunset—2:30 p.m.!
Innovative birdfeeders	A blanket of snow sliding off a roof in a thaw —all in once piece!

Morning frost in March