Flash backs

Although we have moved quite a bit north there are a number of things here in Solna which are not all that different from phenomena close to our previous homes. One of the first warm evenings we had this view from our kitchen window:

... and that does remind us of Swiss hot air balloons.

Not long after that Lisbeth met this little fellow:

... and he is quite similar to his American cousin.

One of the local lakes has this fountain:

We believe this must be by Genevian inspiration.

And although there are not quite as many rabbits here as there are ground squirrels in Goleta, we do see them almost every day. Also, we nearly ran one down - just like we had to keep an eye out for potential road crossers on the bike paths around UCSB.