


2022 The Northern Route – Malmo
13 October: I managed to get the rental car dropped off in Malmo yesterday by only the grace of God or more likely good luck in finding a person who was very generous with his time and efforts to see that I got where I needed to be. I thought I had the route mapped...
2022 The Northern Route – Gardens
I was shocked and found it an interesting coincidence that I sat beneath it the first time I chose to just be present with all that was growing there, to silently admire the trees and other plants and feel the spirit of the place. The informational plaque beneath it...
2022 The Northern Route – Visby Redwoods
Speaking of trees, I failed to mention about Visby something important—I discovered there was a botanical garden a mile from my hotel and since I am always happy in such places I walked there a time or two each day. It’s only about 5 acres and is essentially a park...
2022 The Northern Route – Visby Botanical Garden
While the hotel isn’t my cup of tea, it is nicely located on a small inlet off the Baltic and surrounded by forest and small plowed agricultural plots. I found two very old and large trees that the hotel went to the trouble of providing information about on laminated...