Autumn is a wonderful season, and I feel grateful for all the berries, fruits and vegetables I get to harvest. Everywhere I go in Sweden, I find something to enjoy of natures wealth.

We spent a week on the enchanting island of Gotland, in a sweet little cottage by the Baltic sea. We were so close to the water that we had this constant sound from the waves – to be honest it sounded like living by a highway road 🙂

The first thing I saw on the property were all these juniper trees/bushes everywhere. When I looked closer I noticed there were a lot of ripe berries. The juniper is a strange tree/bush, because the berries need three years to get ripe. So on the same tree/bush you can find both ripe berries and berries in various stages of growth.

Anyway, I decided to pick some of the berries, to bring home and dry them and save them for later use. They are a delicious spice to use with for example lamb dishes.

The tree/bush is full of sticky needles, but the ripe berries were easy to pick. I just held a bowl underneath a twig and shaked the twig lightly – and all the ripe berries fell into the bowl. Now they are drying in the sun.
The beautiful white lime stones are found in
abundance on the shores of Gotland.