MAY-Macro#3
Category: Nature
May – Macro#2
I took these photos of cup lichen(Cladonia) for my second post. I find the so cute as the stand out from the moss so straight and tower like
May – Macro#1
After the rain had stopped I went looking for signs of spring. Looking for macro shots or at least close-ups. The catkins were so nicely covered with droplets so I took this to be my first May there topic. Happy May first to all and regards from rainy Finland.
MAY 1
It has been raining and cloudy most of the of the weekend, it had been raining all day and it cleared for the night. I took this opportunity to go for a misty evening walk. It was half past ten when I shot these night photos. I do like these lighter nights, the beautiful blues just before it gets dark and this night the mist that enhanced the view.
April 29
April is coming to end and there are some signs of the spring reaching us here in the north. As May takes over I will be posting macro shots of nature. That’s were I will be able to witness it first in details. This weekend I noticed three flowers popping up… it is a beginning.
April 11
we are finally leaving winter behind us, last days have been nice and warm. Nights are still cold, but slowly but surely spring is arriving. I for one am overjoyed about it.
April 8
Something new is coming alive from this old branch. Finally after along wait spring is here. Melting snow, birds singing and small sign of the nature wakening up.
April 6
Soon this will just a memory
April 4
This morning while driving to work I witnessed a beautiful sunrise in the mist. I so wished that I was taking photos some where other than a moving car through dirty car windows. but what can you do, one needs to work. So my apologies for the quality of the photos, but considering the way I took them I am rather pleased .
April 1
Still have to wait some time before the boat can be taken out.
March 30
Today in Helsinki we saw an unusual sight in Hernesaari, a small seal was on the shore. There were lots of people gathered around it. Looking and wondering and taking lots of pictures of it. I hope this little thing is able to reunite with it’s mother (dam?) when the people are not there. I just heard that people got too close to it, even petted it, so the firefighters ended up taking it to Korkeasaari a zoo in Helsinki.
Happy Easter!
March 27
“All is calm, all is bright.”
― Joseph Mohr
March 26
This quote came to mind when I saw these photos of this Smiling (?) Alligator I took when visiting Florida in January.
“Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone.” ― Stanley Gordon West, Growing an Inch
March 22
The winter just won’t let go, it’s snowing again
March 15
the weather is not promising spring for us, no, winter still has a strong grip on us even though it is middle of March.
March 12
March 11
March 10
March 8
I am a bit lost at the moment, so direction or focus in my posts. So Until I get that sorted out, and I get my focus on again, I will be hopping and popping from mood to mood, season to season and country to country. So having said that. Here is a winter detail in white and blue 🙂
February 17
Boy, life has given some blows this week and also some awesome news. This is a post from a three time grandma, by grandson number three was born two days ago. So I have been some what preoccupied this week. But, here is a palm tree, the original or the edited one, which do you like better? 
February 13
February 12
I love lighthouses, we visited this one on a very windy day. I was totally worth the drive. Beautiful beach and views. Standing tall and majestically along the south end of the Key Biscayne shoreline, the Cape Florida lighthouse is a staggering sight.
It’s not hard to imagine the towering structure once guiding mariners and fisherman in the 1800s, back before LED navigation lights and other standard lighting fixtures found on modern-day boats.
It’s a beautiful piece of history, left over from a not-so-kind history of Indian attacks, Civil War battles, hurricanes and other harrowing and heroic times in Florida history, and it’s a treasure that has withstood more than its share of wear and tear over the decades.
“It’s very peaceful there, very breezy and the water is extremely clear and clean
In fact, the Cape Florida Light – which sits as a stately landmark within Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park – remains the oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County, though it has been reinforced and refurbished several times since its original build in 1825. the keeper’s cottage is there also, It’s a replica, of course, as are the antiques and artifacts inside, which give a glimpse of life as a secluded keeper’s family before Indians chased them away.
January 31
Last day of my vacation. Time to return to the snow and winter. Next I will be posting photos I took with my camera. Hopefully they turned out good.
January 29
January 14
A fact, I love the ocean. Just love it!
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 