New reality day 56

Today I had a dish washing gig at the school again. And tomorrow also. We had a different day as only one group ate today at the lunchroom. There was a covid-19 positive in one group, so those are now studying from home and the rest stay in their bubble at school. So most of the food was packed to be sent to the class rooms. I was counting single use cutlery and plates and mugs to all the rooms. So it was less dishes,  but there was still a lot to do.

I had a new team member today. A Down girl that helped with the dry dishes. She was a lot of fun. She was asking me all kind of words in different languages: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Estonian...  Some I didn't remember until I was home. I have to remember those words tomorrow. She'll be there with me tomorrow too.

After work we drove to a nature reserve that is about 15km from our house. It's situated by the "Stone Lake" Kivijärvi and called "Bird Island" Lintusaari. I found some Chanterelles to take home along the way.

"At the beginning of the bird island grows alder, old birch, a few pines, aspen, tannin, rowan, gray alder and willow. In the field layer, on the other hand, you will find honeysuckle and abundant raven root.

In the middle of Lintusaari, the flora of the bottom and field layers contains bog pansy, woodcock, sorghum porcupine, abundant lingonberry and young raven flounder, horsetail, horseradish root , squirrel berry, ragweed and woodland strawberry.

In the bush layer grows some raspberries, young aspen and oak, bring. Deciduous trees, especially tall alder and pine, remain the main trees. The younger layer of wood consists of rowan and spruce, as well as a few wounds.

There are lingonberries, blueberries and flowers on the field floor. Around the path grows a dense young spruce, which at the end of the area turns into abundant young junipers.

At the top of Lintusaari, large alders among spruces begin to abound in the woods, and right on the shore thrive tall pines. Gray alder and rowan are the predominant species in the younger layer of wood. In addition, among the shrub layer grow a few young spruces, poplars, aspens and rowans.

The field layer consists of lingonberry, blueberry, lily of the valley, corrugated leaf, abundant hay, sedges, grove cards and forest saplings. There is also a litter at the bottom of the forest. The area is very bright at the tip thanks to abundant deciduous trees and older pine trees. Animal traces in the area have been observed e.g. a tree partially felled by a beaver."

We walked back along the lake until we came to a broken wooden bridge by the river and had to turn back. We could have swum over. All the leaves were stuck in the river, so it could be there's a some sort of dam by the beavers.

The forest was beautiful with some fallen leaves and the Ruska colors are starting to show. Still not much red, but I think we are getting there soon.