Mountain flowers

Today's picture is borrowed from Mormor - thank you! :o) 

She has been hiking in the mountain this weekend, and found lots of these pink little flowers. In Norway we call them grepplyng, but I'm not sure what they are called in English. Maybe "heathers" is a right name to use? In Latin it's Loiseleuria procumbens.

The small lakes in the background are called Åklivatna. 

Daphne mezereum

I found this Mezereon (Tysbast in Norwegian) in the wood yesterday. 

It's a very beautiful flower, with a very nice scent. But it's also very toxic! If poisoned, victims experience a choking sensation. Handling the fresh twigs can cause rashes and eczema in sensitive individuals. Despite this, it is also commonly grown as an ornamental plant in gardens for its attractive flowers. 

So look, but do not touch! :o)

Grandma`s january window

Harebell

The Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) is a short to medium, slender, hairless, rhizomatous perennial in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. In Norway we call it Blåklokke (Bluebell).

Photo by: Stormel

Løvetann, Dandelion (Taraxacum offisinale)

The bloming time is over. The yellow colour is gone. But still this flower is a beautiful sight .

Ranunculus acris (Meadow buttercup, Tall buttercup)

This flower is everywhere at this time of summer. It has a beautiful colore and we call it "Smørbomst" and it means "Butterflower". When we were kids we took the flower and held it under our chin. If it made our skin look yellow it was a sign who showed that we liked butter a lot. It was a kind of children play. The flower is poisen however and the horses can eat everything on a field, but they allways leave this flower behind.

Løvetann , Dandelion( Taraxacum officinale )

This beautiful yellow flower grows everywere at this time of year. We call it Løvetann and if you should translate it directly to english it would be " Lions thooth" , but the english name is Dandelion . Some think this flower is a unwanted plant in the garden, but I think it is the most beautiful of all the flowers in nature this time of year.

Saxifraga oppositifolia , Rødsildre

This little flower grow high up in the mountain and it blome almost before the snow has melted in spring. This picture was taken on Vegglifjell 1000 moh. today. It is a very small flower and you have to take a realy close look to se how beautiful it is !

Anemone nemorosa

Anemone hepatica

This beautiful flower is the first one who blossom in the wood in springtime. We call it "Blåveis". When snow melts this little flower with the special blue colour pops up and tells us that Spring is realy here !

Daffodils in my window

Easter is coming up soon. Daffodils are easter-flowers number one. A beautiful colour in a white world of snow.

Ice-flower

Today there is ice everywhere. But ice can create art. Like this ice-flower.