Like most Swedish people Ruth and the MOTH have a flat in town and a country home - the Farm- which is, in Ruth's words, 'in the village'. The village is miles from anywhere, on a loop of road -which is off a very minor back road. The 'village' consists of five houses, none of which can be seen from the others. I took this snap at nine one morning from Ruth's verandah. The subject is known as 'the village fox', and is very tame. I first saw him (I honestly think it's the same chap) seven or eight years ago on the same verandah, when I opened the door one morning and came face to face with a young red, three quarter grown cub. He's now a fully mature fox, as you can see. It's nice to know he's still around. From his behaviour (trotting up the hill often with eatables hanging from his jaws), he's raising a young family, so he'll (that is he or his descendants) will be around for a while yet.
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My word, doesn't he look fit and wiry?
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