The morning started with me sanding cups and Teres sewing leather bags
The temperature was -2 degrees and it had been -7 in the night but at least it was sunny
After cleaning the cabin (as it would be our last day there) we decided to go walking in the forest, to the peak behind the cabin.
The forest is so quiet for birds at this time of year but is very peaceful listening to the wind in the trees.
and from time to time we could see back across the lake
As we walked further we noticed that the berries and leaves had been stripped from the ground flora which is apparently typical of bear feeding. A little further on I looked to my left and saw a fallen spruce with the root plate raised vertically
at the base of the root plate was a large hole in the ground which was a bears den (bjorn ide in Swedish).
I got to about 30 metres from it but could not get a clear photograph and unsure if the occupant was at home I was unwilling to get any closer!! You can see part of the hole slightly right of centre in the picture below.
You can learn more about the Scandinavian Brown Bear here
Greetings from Slovakia! You have beautiful blog, i like it so much, especially your woodcarving and nature pics. Keep it going, I’m looking forward to the next posts. Matt
Thank you Matt. It is nice that you write on my blog :>)