Who would have believed it?
A neat bath…, and lunch on the beach.
Some digging and a roll in the grass…
Towards sunset, the usual walk by the sea…
me and the mosquitos…
Well – all in all a totally lovely day. And I felt it was Mine!
Love,
Totti
Dogs
Hiking Joy – Kivik and Stenshuvud
That day, in the beginning of May, hiking at Kivik and Stenshuvud – Looking at the pictures, I just have to bring you there again!
Stenshuvud is a hill ( 97 m (318 ft) high and faces the Baltic Sea) in the southeastern corner of Sweden, close to the little village of Kivik. Since 1986, it is one of the National parks of Sweden, covering an area of about 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi).
Most of the area is covered with broadleaf forest, especially European hornbeam.
The sun was lavishing its hot yellow waves this day (27 C is hot in Sweden…), and Totti and I decided to hike close to the sea – hoping for a breeze.
Unfortunately there was nothing of the kind…
The park also contains heaths, meadows and swamps, and because of the mild climate and varied habitats, many different animal and plant species can be encountered here. If you are lucky, you can meet rare animals as the hazel doormouse, the Eurasian golden oriole or the European tree frog. But, except for the usual birds and some other dogs, we only met this little green friend.
Since the surrounding landscape is relatively flat, the hill can be seen from a great distance and has traditionally been used as a landmark for seafarers.
According to local folklore, the hill got its name (”Sten’s head”) from a giant living here in a cave.
Back in the forest again, several orchids dotted the wood anemone fields.
And some blue eyes on fragile stems.
The forest and trees are indeed enchanted…
…but so are the orchards. Kivik is famous for its apples and all of their refined juices.
Hope you enjoyed the hike as much as Totti and I did – after all, a refreshing bath is not bad before returning to the starting point.
The 3 Day Quote Challenge : #2
The rules :
- Thank the person who nominated you.
- Post a quote on 3 consecutive days.
- Share why this quote appeals so much to you.
- Nominate 3 different bloggers for each day.
Today I am offering all interested to join in! A volunteer wrote as well wanting to contribute, Blank paper, you are welcome!
The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs.
A Toussenel
Resting
Sleeping
Playing
Loving
Sharing
Man’s Best Friend – For Real
I have never, during my travels, seen so many dogs as I did in Bhutan. And definitely never dogs that well kept. They were everywhere, and they were all quite lovely. Our guide, Rinzen, told us that a dog chooses a door – a house – to which it will return and wait for food every day. And they are fed. With joy.
Here are some of all those that I met, and something of their tasks…named by me…
Housewatchers
Wardoffers
Streetroamers
Childguardians
Bridgeholders
Relaxhelpers
Patientlywaiters
Hotelentertainers
In Thimpu, we had a hotel with a view – of dogs. There was a construction site outside our window, and some dogs had made it their home. Here is, in short, their story with us.
We silently threw them in the sand beside them, and some faces lifted from the ground. Only the leader moved towards the food – he ate it all.
The last day we decided to give them some of our old sandwiches and waffles.
When we had finished our hotel breakfast, we went for a longer walk…
…passing by the dogs again.
There is rabies in the country, but mostly on the border to India in the southern part of Bhutan. Thousands of dogs have been vaccinated, and there are many sterilized as well. The government is dealing with it in a constructive and loving way.
Bhutan had many special dogs…but a couple of them more special than the others.
We had lunch at a farmstead one day – an interesting experience and very good food. Then, when we were about to leave, I saw a beautiful dog standing in the garden, looking at me. I lifted my camera slowly while talking to him. But no, he shied away and tried to hide around the corner. I kept talking in a soft voice.
Finally – when I had given up on a photo – he came out on the road to our car, went straight up to me and let me pat him on the head and on the back – touching his thick, shining coat. Surely you can understand from his gentle eyes how sweet he was.
Then he slowly turned around and walked away.
Saving the World – And the Contents of a Pouch
Listen to this hopeful and brilliant TED talk by an intelligent and sound soul. Humor and sensibility are essential in this approach. This is Bhutan and its people in a nutshell.
My contribution is my own pouch findings in Bhutan…Tshering will show you the whole potential of his Gho.
CFFC: Kind and Caring
For Cee this week – Kind. To be kind and caring is essential in my life. And so I believe it should be in everyone’s life. A good start is to teach your children to be kind to animals – and to other people of course. But, especially to animals, because animals cannot defend themselves. Humans have always got the upper hand.
The Galapagos Islands shows kind co-existence and its benefits for everyone. And at home, in Sweden, a good example was Mille’s kindness towards the new puppy, Totti. Mille let him do anything without punishing him…Totti thrashed his ears twice with his extremely sharp little teeth. Mille said nothing. Did nothing. We had to go to the vet both times to open his thickened ears and empty them from all that blood.
If you are taught right from the start, you will emerge a kind person throughout life. Being too kind is not the aim, but being Kind.
Raining all day? – Poor Dishevelled Me…
…but I know she meant to make the best of it…
It is not very kind taking close-ups though…when I have been fooling around in the last snow while it was raining…
Did you hear me…? Oh, well – I’ll go back to napping…see you later when dried up…
WPC: Story
This story is an old one, from 2011, but I know it is my best story ever. Totti is a bon vivant and a lazy dreamer – but he is prepared to fight for his (our) hammock…
I kept the original Swedish text, but added an English one as well. I hope you will enjoy the story, and appreciate Totti’s great effort…Just look at his facial expressions ;-D
First a little touch to get the feel of it…Först en liten touch för att kolla läget…
Let me see now….Få se…hur är det nu jag brukar göra…
…if I stretch as looooong as I can…Om jag sträcker mig så långt jag kan…
But, the butt…has to come up there too, hasn’t it…Men, bakdelen måste ju också upp…
Have to take a break, you get totally exhausted here…Vilar lite – man blir ju alldeles slut av det här…
Aaaahhhh,….Jamen…
…shit också!
Persistence wins!
CFFC: Letter Z
Letter Z – In the header haze, Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand.
Somewhere in Switzerland
Then, my little boy, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzleeping on the – table…
What to do a Grey Day?
Today is a grey day. The snow is slowly melting and the sky is a thick mass of clouds.
Not even Totti finds it hilarious…
So what might cheer us up?
Maybe this little sweetie, hanging from my desk lamp, checking my doings and writings every day? He is not ”wet and ugly – nobody wants you”, as we use to tease Totti when he has taken a roll in something unpleasant…
OK, Totti! Let’s go play hide and seek now then!
Leya 
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