Island Life

Some photos from the island where M grew up and where his parents still live.  There are no cars out here, only boats, ATV's, and tractors.

  The homestead, along with at least eight boats (last I counted).

An inventive ATV seat.

The definition of "traffic."

M testing out my new kayak (finally I have a boat too!!)

 My turn to try the kayak.

Island cows, kickin' it.

You expect trolls to pop out whenever you turn around...

...or maybe just a rådjur (roe deer)

These horsetails are so fine and fuzzy they look like they aren't in focus.

Wild rose

Island farm

Major highway

This is a knipa, or common goldeneye, with her brand new babies.  M's family has about five nest boxes for them in the yard, and the eggs were hatching while we were visiting.  The babies only spend a day or so in the nest before they have to make the perilous plunge down to momma in the water.  Unfortunately there are evil seagulls lurking everywhere, just waiting to swallow them whole.

M and his father checking the nest box.

Just hatched...we put him back for a rest before the big jump.

Late evening sunset during one of the longest days of the year.