Escape from boredom

To make the job a whole lot easier the next time I need to cut down grass, deciduous trees and all that prevents the spruce plants to grow up I have marked each one with a stake. Can do since it is just about 50 plants

Thanks to my dad and Siri we now have black currant jam and red currant lemonade

Had to cut down the spruce hedge and this year not just a little bit. Did first try to use the tractor and the front loader, but it did not reach high enough, so down to Løken and rent a boom lift.

Not the best picture, but look closly and you will be able to see how much I did cut

Last Wednesday we packed the car and headed for Vestlandet to visit family. First stop was at Norwegian Railway Museum where all of us had a lot of fun and we would really recommend for others to stop there as well.

Then we stopped for the night at Fossheim Hotell, where I enjoyed a bottle of “Heidrun – eit Fossheimøl”

Heidrun er navnet på ei geit i norrøn mytologi som beiter på taket av Valhall saman med hjorten Eiktyrne. Heidrun forsyner einherjarne i Valhall med mjød som renn frå juret hennar og ned i eit stort drikkekar.
– Einherjarne var dei som falt i kamp på jorda og kom til Åsgård etter døden.

Heidrun er og 4. generasjons drivar av Fossheim Hotell

Then the day after, on the ferry from Eidsdal to Linge.

Yesterday we headed home again, this time staying at Beitostølen. So what better than to stop at Lemonsjøen to stretch the legs.

This morning from the hotell window.

Earlier this year we bought about 50 spruce plants, so hopefully in a couple of years we have a lot of Christmas trees available. Back in May my father and I did prepare the location, had to cut down a lot of Sambucus Racemosa (Rødhyll), a plant which is actually blacklisted here in Norway. A real pain in the ass, it grows very fast and forces away other species which naturally belongs here. A lot of work collecting all the branches.

When done, time to plant the spruces. I did this on the 16´th of May

And this picture was taken yesterday, a lot of fresh Rødhyll. The fight continues to ensure good conditions for the spruces.

I did pass the test, found here http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/30/us/4th-of-july-quiz-us-citizenship/index.html

Time for the yearly dooryard docks tending. I think it was even more than last year. Most of them was possible to pull up with the root, which will make it go away for good. If the root stays it will return next year. I have also removed all lupins, since they are blacklisted.

The wheel of the wheel barrow did actually explode a couple of weeks ago, scared the living h#”” out of Elin – she was pushing it while the wheel exploded with a huge bang. Anyhow, bought a new wheel with rim at Jula – the axle did fit, but the rim was a bit to small. But not to worry, did make these two spacers, works like a charm, redneck style!

Seems like the bike belonging to my youngest son has lost its shadow

Its almost no problems that a piece, or at least a roll of, duct tape can’t solve