Let’s kick of the year 2026 for The Flower Hour with a beautiful rose from my archives, showcasing its lively petals. Flowers, they offer us beauty and joy. Particularly during this season when they are so often found only in bouquets, so expect posts of past summer photos,
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
Oh how beautiful, Ritva! What an amazing color! Thanks for linking to the first Flower Hour of 2026! 🌸
I love the color of this beautiful rose.
Rich texture and color. Beautiful.
Such a lovely colour, Ritva xx
Beautiful
Gorgeous capture and the colour’s are divine!
Lovely, Ritva!
A beautiful rose made even more beautiful by a fabulous photo Ritva 😀
Kaunis ruusu, jonka upea kuva Ritva on tehnyt vielä kauniimmaksi.
voi kiitos Brian, mä taidan alkaa vastaamaan sulle aina vaan suomeksi ja puhekielellä 😀 Muuten, miten sinun suomalaisten vierailu luonasi sujui?
I wasn’t sure whether you wanted me to reply in Finnish or is it better if I reply in English so you can improve your English?
It was a father and his son. He was OK. I learned a bit about Finland. He gave me a not so good review even though I helped him out. His reason was that my place is a “long way from existing services”
My site says that I am in the middle of nowhere so what did he expect. Over the other 6 guests, he gave me 4 stars, whereas they all gave great reviews and 5 stars.
Tämä oli liian pitkä käännettäväksi minulle 😂
I’m ok with both, my English is rather good, so I have no problem communicating in either language. I have lived over 7 years in a English speaking country, and nearly four in Australia and the rest in US
👍🏼😀
Beautiful
Thanks Vijay