We have now been at Mom's friend from puppyhood for a week and just like last year Mom has no time for my story, but there's not much happening to tell Mom says. WHAT!!! I say I'm having the time of my life lots of walks in the woods and large fields to run on. Can you see me out there free as a bird?

We do many walks in the woods and mom is looking for these yellow mushrooms that she says are delicious. They are chanterelles and a really expensive gourmet mushroom if you an find them in the stores.

These snails are plentiful but not gourmet

In this area there are a lot of hunters, and depending on the season they hunt for deer, boar, elk, and whatever else we don't know much about. This is one of the many hide out towers we see

This looks like a fun ride Mom

This is where Lucy is parked and it's very peaceful 

Except when this thing comes blowing his horn a few times a day. It is a railbus, a very lightweight type of railcar designed specifically for passenger transport on little-used railway lines. As the name suggests, they share many aspects of their construction with a bus, usually having a bus body or a modified bus body, and having four wheels on a fixed wheelbase, rather than bogies. Originally designed and developed during the 1930s.

This "smalspåret" is a narrow-gauge railway passing our friend's house.

It is 71 km long,(44 miles) and it is only 891 mm. (35 inches) broad; it stretches through forests in the west, past lakes, and through small communities and agricultural areas out to the archipelago in the east. Along this line, trains have been running ever since 1879, despite many attempts to close it. Thanks to the determined efforts of residents and enthusiasts alike, the line is saved and is today regarded as one of Sweden’s top-10 industrial heritage artifacts.

Many tourists from all over the world come to feel that atmosphere, and join in for a very different railway journey and experience how a train journey used to be. The whole operation is run by volunteers from all over Sweden and abroad; for example, neither the driver nor conductor receives any remuneration for services rendered, and your fares go directly into maintaining the railway. 

Yesterday we went to a different forest, On the slopes of a hill an artist erected several troll and dwarf statues. They are beautifully embedded in the landscape. The walk goes uphill. Proper footwear is helpful since there are a lot of rocks and roots and sometimes you have to climb a bit so of course I had to wait for Mom as she sometimes struggled a bit

Some of the sculptures are perfectly blended with the surrounding nature, which makes a challenging task to find each one of these figures. At the end of the hike, there is a small picnic area that offers a panoramic view of the village, and more hiking paths in case the experience with the trolls was not enough.

the biggest troll Garpe sits at the entrance and motions you to come in and visit 

After this exercise, Mom and her friend stopped at a nursery, and Mom wished she could take these geraniums with her to her garden because she have never seen such a gorgeous kind.

This is a different kind of hydrangea, but they don't do very well in Florida's heat

After all this, we had built up a good appetite so as the yearly tradition calls for we went to Blankaholm Hotel/restaurant for the best potato pancakes in the world. The owners are our friends so I ran straight into the kitchen looking for something to eat. Mom forgot to take a picture of this scrumptious meal? (I did get a lot of bacon from Lotta because she's a little finicky when it comes to the fat part)

This place is on the water and is a very popular tourist location for boaters and RVs

It's Thursday morning and it looks like it'll be a nice sunny day. I heard a rumor about driving a bit north from here?

All I can do is wait and see what'll happen later, you can never tell with Mom

Life is great 

Kisses to ya all 

Henry