Karkali, Lohja, Finland - 8th September 2012
By: Eohippus
Hei, rakas äiti! (Hi, dear mom!)
How are you?
I´ve been busying here, doing small everyday things.
One day I was for example putting flower bulbs into the flower beds.
I was digging suitable holes for the bulbs, while Napoleon and Krystal were running back and forth, carrying the heavy bulbs and water to the spot.
It was hard work, because the earth here is mixed with clay, because we are here standing on ancient sea bottom.
It is a bit odd to think that about 9000 years ago there was fish swimming where the cottage now stands (or sits, who knows!), but also fun! We were discussing about that, and the work went fast!
Soon the hole was deep enough.
We lifted the maggot politely aside (and hid it from Zoe) and rolled the bulb on its place.
Then we covered the bulb with earth and hopped over the earth to make it hard. There was lots of gigling and we we were all more or less stained with earth! How fun!
Then I poured water over the place.
The will be beautifull narcissuses next spring!
Then we run to the forest! Partly because we didn´t want Henna to see us in that stained state (she has odd thoughts about baths and such), and partly because we all love the forest! /size]
[size=2]There is so much interesting things to see and do!
I´m learning to recognice some mushrooms.
And I bet some mushrooms are learning to recognise us - they have been seeing us so often lately!
We walked towards the forest towards the lake Lohjanjärvi we knew to be near.
The forest bottom was covered with wonderful manycolored moss, and I found out it is just as comfortable place to rest a bit as it looks like.
Then we reached a spot from which we could see the lake glimmering behind the trees.
It is a big lake, and in earlier times it was considered to be holy.
We went down to the lake shore, where we were sitting in the sun and, of course, playing a bit in the water.
The roots pushed into the lakeshore formed an exciting cave for us to play in. We were all suddenly pirates or shipwrecked sailors in an isolated island, tring to survive in middle of furious predators!
Then we visited a real cave called Torholan luola. It is the biggest cave in Finland, and has many natural passage ways. One of them is partly under the lake and is filled with lake water.
Then we climbed the steep hillside up again. Or well, the others were climbing and I was taking a lift in Brownbeards mushroom basket, and he didn´t even notice!
Then we sat for sometime, watching over the horizon and feeling the autumn coming nearer.
I found still more different mushrooms, and Zoe, who is becoming a mushroom expert was telling me what they were and if they were edible or not.
Then we were picking some lingonberries.
And those we put over a blueberrypie we were having with coffee in the forest.
See you soon again, mom!
A warm hug from Josie!
I wish you are having a beautiful early autumn too!
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Posted Sep 8, 2012, 6:12 pm Last edited Sep 8, 2012, 6:36 pm by Eohippus
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