Photos of nature

This summer I spent almost two months in a cottage in the Swedish countryside with my family. The cottage is fairly isolated with the closest neighbours a kilometer or so away. This meant living closer to nature than I have ever done, and resulted in me taking an interest in the flora and fauna of the surrounding meadow and forest. The below photos document some of my findings. I will in future post (with the tentative title 'The doubts of a mathematical biologist') write more about my impressions of living close to nature.

Crab spider that has caught a hover fly.

Mini forest

Dragon fly trying to hide

Lady bug

Cloud berry that is slowly ripening

Pine sap (Monotropa hypopitys) is plant without clorophyll that parasitises on fungi

Common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Cross spider (Araneus diadematus)

Poppies

Unknown spider taking a walk on the clothes line