Learning from my earlier failures to get out, today when the weather was sunny in the middle of the day I put all work aside and went out cycling. I cycled to Maltesholm/Råcksta where I hoped I might get some sun and see some spring flowers. There can never be too many photos of spring flowers.

Fast cycling and macro photography don’t combine very well. I had to take a walk before I could get my pulse and adrenaline levels down far enough to get into a calm, harmonious state of mind that let me enjoy the photography.

Just as I was heading back towards my bike, I spotted this year’s first butterfly. There is an Estonian tradition that says that the colour of the first butterfly you see will tell you what your summer will be like. Yellow for a golden, bountiful summer; colourful for a colourful one of course; and white for either a dull or a sorrowful one.

This is obviously a Swedish butterfly and isn’t familiar with the Estonian tradition. But it’s known as the mourning cloak in English and has similar names in both Estonian and Swedish.