Today was an absolutely gorgeous day, sunny and warm and marred only by the fact that Olof had to go back to work after four weeks of vacation. Those of us left at home were free to enjoy the sunshine, though, and after lunch I took Yrsa out to have her bath on the porch while Tage and Petra filled their water guns from the tub and I finished up my book. The dogs joined us, as well, and even agreed to pose for a photo or two.
Though Facebook was filled with posts from other parts of Sweden decrying decidedly un-summery weather, it was on the verge of too warm up here, and the last thing I felt like doing was firing up the stove at suppertime. I decided instead to pack up the kids in the car and pick Olof up from work, then get sandwiches from Subway and eat dinner in the park.
I was too busy eating to take any pictures of the kids frolicking, but I couldn’t resist getting a shot of this maple tree with its striking combination of green and variegated leaves. The afternoon sunshine made it all the more beautiful.
Yes just rub it in why don’t you! Seriously, I’m glad SOMEONE is getting nice weather because I couldn’t bear it if we were all cowering in the rain 🙂 Actually I went to meet a friend in Malmö and because I was wise enough to take an umbrella with me the rain kept off until I got back to Helsingborg and was walking from the train station to the underground carpark where I’d left the car – we were able to wander through the pedestrian centre and even eat outside so at least it’s better than winter <3