Autumn photos
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luzulaIn honor of the first frost a couple of days ago, here are a few autumn photos. Click to see larger versions.
A rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) leaning out over the Ume river.
This could be part of the foundation for an old bridge, maybe? Complete with graffiti. Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in the foreground.
A little fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris) that I'm quite fond of.
More rowan.
This is the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus, which Wikipedia tells me is spread over the whole world, sitting on a hawkweed flower. The yellow-and-black striped pattern mimics a wasp, although it's quite harmless.
These circles of fungi used to be called "witch's circles" or "elves' circles" in Sweden, and it was believed that they formed where the elves had danced in a circle. The more prosaic explanation is that the mycelium grows outwards and dies off in the middle when it's exhausted its nourishment. Fungi are not my strong suit, so I can't tell you the species.
This is hard to do justice in a photo. It's the dried-up and empty seedpods of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), all curved and elegant.
A rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) leaning out over the Ume river.
This could be part of the foundation for an old bridge, maybe? Complete with graffiti. Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in the foreground.
A little fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris) that I'm quite fond of.
More rowan.
This is the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus, which Wikipedia tells me is spread over the whole world, sitting on a hawkweed flower. The yellow-and-black striped pattern mimics a wasp, although it's quite harmless.
These circles of fungi used to be called "witch's circles" or "elves' circles" in Sweden, and it was believed that they formed where the elves had danced in a circle. The more prosaic explanation is that the mycelium grows outwards and dies off in the middle when it's exhausted its nourishment. Fungi are not my strong suit, so I can't tell you the species.
This is hard to do justice in a photo. It's the dried-up and empty seedpods of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), all curved and elegant.
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