The past few days in paradise as one friend called it

The last few days were very relaxed, after making sure that Mommo had eaten and doing some little things in the house we set of to Ruissalo. Ruissalo is a peninsula that is protected and is covered with beautiful forest, old wooden (Pippie Longstock like) vila’s and some fields with Rye and grain and other crops. It is al very small scale and old fashioned.
It is beautiful, there are long cycle paths and walks through the forest and ofcourse there are plenty of blueberries to pick! I have some sort of a blueberry addiction apart from the more common ice cream and chocolate obsessions so it is like heaven to be here and to be able to first pick and then eat as many as you like. Oke it requires some technique and your back might hurt a bit, there are snakes who like the forest just as much as you do but I believe no animal is out there to harm you unless you are either dinner or harassing it. So I make plenty of noise and hope for the best. This big black eh beetle? Is the biggest animal I saw except for the snail.





Apart from blueberry picking we went to the sauna and of course went swimming every day! The water is slowly warming up and to float around with beautiful white clouds set in a clear blue sky is as good as it gets. There is nothing more beautiful than the sun dancing on the small waves, the sound of water washing into the shore, a soft rustling of the leaves and the occasional scream of a seagull or another sauna dweller who is jumping into the water. Then it is all so simple and you want to stay there forever.
It is a shame that Mommo is in such bad condition that she cannot come along. We sometimes feel guilty leaving her by herself for some time but we try to make a compromise that we spent time with her and then take of. We always get told of like little children that stayed out to late. But there is no perfect solution. Today it looked like it would be an incredible rainy day, dark heavy clouds everywhere and only 19c, so we thought it would be perfect to go and look for some proper rubber boots to challenge the snakes. It seemed more difficult than it sounds. I seem to have funny feet and didn’t fit any of the Nokian ( that is right from Nokia the phone brand) boots and finally found something after hours of trying. After a day of running through shops I can’t wait to go back to the forest that is so much more relaxing!
Have a nice day or evening ! Lot's of Love from Finland