The flags flared to celebrate the Finnish language day and Mikael Agricola, (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden including at the time Swedish territory Finland. He is often called the “father of literary Finnish”) Elias Lönnrot( (9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, from national folk tales that he gathered during several expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries)
Category: Nature
NF Blo-Ma – Macros 1
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Patterns
Moon
I am not at my best taking photos during night time, but I’ll share few shots from the weekend. The moon and stars are so much more visible in the countryside.
Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Yellow
I find yellow a challenge to photograph, mostly my yellows are flowers. These are from my archives, as yellow is not available in the nature at this time. Here are few OK shots, in my humble opinion, at least they are yellow.
Silent Sunday
Skywatch Friday
Welcome to Wednesday around the world!!
No snow, lots of old leaves and brown everywhere. Waiting for the green to push through.
One Word Photo Challenge: Brown
All photos can be enlarged by a click 🙂
Brown is everywhere at the moment – the spring green is trying to push it away. we helped the nature by raking the leaves, we had a little helper with us. What do you think of my browns?
Blue Monday
oh dear… softness, in both pictures. Happy Monday!
“I Heart Macro”
A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Contrast
The house kind of stands out from the surroundings, and the sun set makes a great contrast with the buildings. Photos taken at Cape Verde.
Silent Sunday
Skywatch Friday
A Photo a Week Challenge: From Above
These footsteps and tire tracks have been photographed from above. Ooh, to be on a beach…(sigh, wishful thinking )
More at: A Photo a Week Challenge: From Above
Welcome to Wednesday around the world!!
Still some snow in the yard, hoping to see more of moss than icy snow
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture
Fur
Rope
Silk
Rock
tree
tree moss
steel
Flowing free
One Word Photo Challenge: Black
Trying to find black things I’ve photographed was surprisingly hard, I did not want to do black and white photos, as black was the the color of the challenge. I found black in lots of my photos, as a background, a shadow, but a black object not so readily found. Well here is the result of my search.
Blue Monday
oh dear… I think spring is upon us.I’m just Loving it, to see the waters break free from the ice, blue skies, warmer weather. Happy Monday!
rain against my window
Reflections – what a difference a color makes
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections II
The clouds and trees reflecting from the lake from the still slightly covered with ice.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Wordless Wednesday
Skywatch Friday
Grey skies, we just had more snow last night, but it is supposed to warm up again this weekend. Hopefully spring will be here to stay this time. Blue skies is so much more appealing than grey skies.
More skies at; Skywatch Friday
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 