Gotland presented itself..

..from its sunny best around midsummer when most of Sweden had quite lousy weather..

The old crowd I met in Nicaragua some years ago when I stayed in Managua for a month came together in Gotland for midsummer. We payed a visit to the small fishing port of Lickershamn where they have a great shop for smoked fish and shrimps. Here are Don Oscar - who used to work as a driver for the Swedish embassy in Managua and took me on many trips around Nicaragua -and Eva who was our former ambassador in the Nicaragua. Eva is presently stationed as Sweden´s ambassador in Chile.

Bo, Pia, Oscar and Eva in Lickershamn, Sunday. We are all great Nicaragua-friends..

Lickershamn fishing boat.

Sunday dinner. Dessert. Strawberries, melons and peonies.

Old beauty..

The cornflowers start mingling with the poppies in my neighbouring midsummer field..