Toward the South
 

Towards the southern part of the island one sees many more of the steeples of the 92 churches that dot the landscape. This is the church at Halla
	Gotland Ponies or 'Russ', as they are called locally are semi-wild horses. The breed has lived in isolation and has kept its moderate size and attractive, relatively primitive look since the Stone-Age.  Findings from about 3,000 B.C. show that the early man kept Gotland horses in a semidomestic fashion.
Petes in Hablingo parish on the Southern coast of the island has been preserved as a typical 18th century farm. The person responsible for the preservation was a woman from Visby who was a pharmacist. She bought the property, restored it and then donated it to the Historical Museum of Gotland.  We also visited a medieval farm in Grötlingbo parish, Kattlunds. The buildings and gardens of the museums are a trip into the past.
	There are forests of these sleek modern windmills on the Southern coast as well. They generate about one-third of the power used on the island.
There are many of these old windmills on the  island. I thought it was interesting to see this one with one of the sleek modern ones in the background.
	The flowers and flowering trees were especially beautiful. When we stopped at a picnic table near a meadow the scent of the blossoms was a delight.

Music: I Have a Dream
by ABBA (one of Sweden's most famous exports)