{"id":766,"date":"2012-10-27T20:58:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-27T20:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=766"},"modified":"2012-10-27T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T21:13:42","slug":"season-of-fruits-and-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/10\/27\/season-of-fruits-and-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Season of Fruits and Colours"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The word efter\u00e5r<\/strong> (autumn\/fall) may sound a bit sad or melankolsk<\/strong> in Danish, as the name of the season following sommer<\/strong> and preceding vinter<\/strong> literally means \u201dafter-year\u201d. (On a more optimistic note, spring<\/em> is for\u00e5r<\/strong>, \u2019fore-year\u2019.) But don\u2019t let the language fool you \u2013 in spite of less dagslys <\/strong>[DOWslee<\/em>s] <\/strong>(daylight) and falling temperatures, autumn is an incredibly smuk<\/strong> \u00e5rstid<\/strong> (beautiful season) in Denmark, full of farver<\/strong> (colours) and frugter<\/strong> (fruits).<\/p>\n

September<\/strong> and oktober<\/strong> are perfect months for the activity called at g\u00e5 en tur i skoven<\/strong> (to take a stroll in the forest\/woods). Danish skov\/e<\/strong> (forest\/s) are usually very fredelig<\/strong> (peaceful) \u2013 you can bring your children without fearing attacks from vilde dyr<\/strong> (wild animals). (The foxes and deer are afraid of you!<\/em>) Most forests are tended by foresters from the local kommune<\/strong> (municipality), and have excellent sti\/er<\/strong> (path\/s) for walking or running or riding your mountainbike <\/strong>(mountain bike). The majority of Danish towns and villages provide nearby access to at least a minor skov<\/strong>. It\u2019s an excellent opportunity to get some motion<\/strong> [moshON] (exercise) and frisk luft<\/strong> (fresh air) with your familie<\/strong> or alene<\/strong> (on your own).<\/p>\n

While sweating your way through naturen<\/strong> (\u201dthe Nature\u201d), you should take your time to enjoy the sight of the tr\u00e6kroner<\/strong> (tree crowns) with their gule, r\u00f8de og orange blade<\/strong> (yellow, red and orange leaves \u2013 mind the plural adjectives<\/a>). If you\u2019re lucky, you\u2019ll see them in all their splendour against a profoundly bl\u00e5 himmel<\/strong> (blue sky).<\/p>\n

Jorden<\/strong> (the earth, the soil) has its surprises too. All of a sudden you stumble upon b\u00e6r<\/strong> (berries) and svampe<\/strong> (mushrooms). Please don\u2019t pick anything you\u2019re not sure of \u2013 a mushroom like r\u00f8d fluesvamp\u00a0<\/strong>(fly amanita, literally \u2019red fly-mushroom\u2019) is lethal.<\/p>\n

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Forsigtig! Careful with these!<\/p><\/div>\n

In september<\/strong>, Danish gardens are full of \u00e6bler<\/strong> (apples), blommer<\/strong> (plums) and other kinds of fruit (the red hyben<\/strong>, rose hips, are beautiful and make an excellent marmalade). Now in late oktober<\/strong>, most of the fruits are gone from the tr\u00e6er og buske<\/strong> (trees and shrubs). Fortunately, many butikker<\/strong> (shops) still sell yummy, juicy, sweet and plain delicious Danish \u00e6bler<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The word efter\u00e5r (autumn\/fall) may sound a bit sad or melankolsk in Danish, as the name of the season following sommer and preceding vinter literally means \u201dafter-year\u201d. (On a more optimistic note, spring is for\u00e5r, \u2019fore-year\u2019.) But don\u2019t let the language fool you \u2013 in spite of less dagslys [DOWslees] (daylight) and falling temperatures, autumn…<\/p>\n

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