A lovely spring afternoon yesterday (Saturday), and I took my new walking stick for a 'test walk' around the old cemetery nearby. I was out for about an hour, just walking slowly up and down randomly chosen paths, stopping here and there to look at the greenery and flowers, listen to birds singing, and snap a few photos.
Huge horse chestnut tree
Maples are developing leaves now, while dropping green flower petals to the ground.
Google image search identifies these trees/bushes as Amelanchier ('häggmispel' in Swedish). Lots of these in bloom around the cemetery just now.
... And Spiraea shrubs ...
Flowerbeds with purple pansies by the chapel.
Also pansies planted on many graves in spring, including that of my great grandparents. (Photo from another day, when the light was right for that particular spot.) Cared for by cemetery gardening staff, paid for my aunt, but I'm "keeping an eye" on it for her...
Flower bed of 'Narcissus poeticus' in the memorial grove.
PS. The new walking stick served me well enough as light and comfortable support on a walk of that kind. (You can see a photo of the stick here if you missed that earlier post.)
It was a beautiful day to try out your new stick, and a lovely place to walk, serene and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteCemeteries are like little nature reserves. I'm fond of them, having grown up living next door to one.
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