A walk with an interesting discovery

Today we spotted an adder basking in the sun by the side of the path. They’re generally venomous, but not deadly to humans. They actually live here in Norway. You rarely see them, but they’re beautiful.
(my photo)

I’d be satisfied just seeing it from a distance. They surely need the warmth, too. In our garden pond, the fish are now always basking at the water’s surface as well. They lie completely motionless on the water and just do nothing—just enjoying themselves and soaking up the sun.

Actually, there were two small adders; one quickly hid, and this one first slithered toward us, then backed off, and using the zoom, we were able to take this photo as proof—it had just been basking in the sun and was lying there quietly.
Yes, afterward we looked it up online and found out that it was a venomous common adder. We weren’t entirely sure, but based on the pattern, we were right after all.

I also like watching the fish in the pond—it’s really soothing. We used to have an aquarium at home, and in my parents’ garden, the neighbors also had a pond—it was lovely, and there were even little toads hopping around somewhere. Pure nature.