Uvularia grandiflora ( Large-flowered bellwort) , we call it "Sorrow clock" in Sweden. This one lives in the forests of Missouri and is the favourite of all flowers for me.

I heard that we got our first case of swine flu, but it was a false alarm. But it´s just a matter of time before it comes they say. If You are older You probably woun´t be hit that hard from it, if You get it. There has been something similar before and if You got it then You´ll have a better defence towards this infuenza. If it mutates again it can be really bad for us. During the WW1 there was a influenza that we call “The Spanish disease” that killed millions over the world. But thankfully we have a much better healthcare nowdays, at least in the richer countries. What can happen in the poorer countries I don´t even want to think about.

The water is rapidly sinking in the creeks now. This April is tha dryest in years here in Sweden. Today I have to water my flowerbeds or else everything will dry out.

Now the news that Chrysler probably will go bankrupt spreads all over the world. That´s not good news but I understand that they didn´t reach the goals they had to, to get more financial aid. I´m so sorry for all workers that will be out of jobs now. But this will not only affect them, but all other buisnesses that depend on Chrysler. But perhaps they can rebuild the company later?

Today it´s Walpurgis night. This is a big day here in Sweden and many people works only half the day today. Here in Sweden it has its origin from the Vikings celebrating spring, but it was later made a christian holiday. This day we have hughe bonfires, but not this year because it´s to dry outside and in most places these bonfires are forbidden, and in some places they have fireworks too. When the bonfire is started choirs (often student choirs) are singing songs about how wonderful spring is. It´s real fun and I´ve been singing in a lot of Walpurgis choirs. It´s lucky they have this day every April 30 because many people need the holiday (May first) to recover from the night before :-) :-) May first I think is celebraited all over the world and I´ll tell You a bit more about how things have changed here tha last few years. But I can tell You that I yesterday became an alternate member of the union board in the factory where I work.

Just a couple of days ago there were no leafs on these trees. It goes to fast now!

The cottage to the right is my home. Belive it or not, but it is actully slightly bigger then the one to the left, but lower.

The Portal is slowly getting green now.

I´m happy to say, in a priggish way, that Sweden beat the U.S. in hockey last night :-) :-) :-) The U.S. was leading with 5-3 when it was only ten minutes left, so I had stopped looking at the match. But now they showed that we won at the news today :-)
Now I can hear the coffee machine from my kitchen so it´s time to stop writing.
It´s going to be a bit chilly today, only 20C (68F) and an arctic strong wind is blowing. But I can assure You that I will enjoy this weather no matter what. The heat in the factory almost made me wich for winter again :-)
Have a great day now!

The wild cherrys has started to bloom now :-)

This is a really old fence post they used to fence out cattle with. It´s been lying here for years and now it´s slowly decomposing.