A nice walk at Vennafjellet just over the border in Selbu kommune on Monday! We started at Svendalstjørna,walked over to the old seter (mountain farm) at Engavollen and back via the top of Faseknipen.
Walked up from Svendalstjørna, seen below here
Yellow water lilies
Molte (cloudberry) were ripe, but not many to be found!
Molte (cloudberry)
Molte (cloudberry)
A common hawker dragonfly patrolling
Heather (lyng) in full flower
:)
On the way down to Engtjørna, the boundary over to Malvik kommune goes through the lake!
Engavollen seter
Engavollen seter
Crowberry / krekling (Empetrum nigrum) growing on the turf roof
Crowberry / krekling (Empetrum nigrum) growing on the turf roof
Crowberry / krekling (Empetrum nigrum)
Crowberry / krekling (Empetrum nigrum) was an important edible berry for Arctic peoples
A club moss
Alpine lady’s mantle (Alchemilla alpina), also on the roof!
Willows on this roof!
Clouds can give interesting effects!
Sitting down for lunch, an Arran Brown (fløyelsesringvinge) was patrolling a spruce tree near us!
…and this common hawker dragonfly landed in the same tree..
…and this common hawker dragonfly landed in the same tree..
My first bilberries of the year (blåbær)
There were a few fungi, including this Russula spp
I contributed this quiche for the Thanksgiving dinner in Hurdal, you might be able to see the word “Takk” (Thanks) written in seeds; T – alpine bistort / harerug bulbils (brown) and AKK – dark poppy seeds; with 100% coarse whole grain emmer wheat / naked barley / rye pastry, with swiss chard, chicory, spring onions, onion, garlic, chantarelle, chili, blue cheese, 5 tomatoes, Begonia and common mallow flowers +++
Almost 2 years ago on 29th April 2014, this quiche features perennial vegetables, starring Hablitzia / Stjernemelde, Allium victorialis / Seiersløk, Ground Elder / Skvallerkål, Stinging Nettle / Brennesle, Garlic / Hvitløk and homegrown chili, with a 100% wholemeal barley, rye and spelt crust, parmesan cheese and served with Jerusalem artichokes and Blue Congo potato and topped with dried with dried Alpine Bistort / Harerug bulbils!! Doesn’t get much better!!
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
