Another spring sign

When arriving early spring in Umeå, you do ask yourself if the bike/walk paths are paved or gravel. What you see is only gravel, even up on the snow piles.
But with the spring comes also the removal of all gravel spread during the winter, gravel is probably used more than salt. Suddenly you realize the paths are of course paved or cobblestoned. Clearly you can see the difference between areas being wiped and areas not, like where the bikes are parked daytime.
When Maria went home around 6 pm, her bike was lonely. Many people have adapted the summer-worktime, leaving work around 4 pm after working 7½ hours a day. That's accepted up in northern Sweden to work shorter during the summer season and then work longer during the dark winter.