Arctic Loon – Kuikka

I am never, or hardly ever  able to take a photo of a bird, I did today. I went to shoot clouds and lakes and as a bonus I got these shots of the arctic loon.

1. loon
2. diver
3. specifically black-throated diver
4. black-throated diver
5. black-throated loon
6. Black-throated Diver/

Arctic Loon

Skywatch Friday – Midnight in June

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More at this link Skywatch Friday – National Running Day Edition

Pinus mugo

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Pinus mugo, known as mountain pine, dwarf mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine, mugo pine or creeping pine

Floral Macros – White Hydrangea

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Floral Macros

Weekly Word Challenge: Food – Breakfast

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Weekly Word Challenge: Food

SPLIT-SECOND STORY – in Sri Lanka

Ten minutes by the country road in Sri Lanka, our car overheated and we stopped for a while and the locals were on their way to school.

More at:  http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/split-second-story/

Split-Second Story – Killing time

Challenge is to

Split-Second Story

time – killing time .Click the photo to enlarge it.

Mine are about killing time… I saw lots of people sitting in front of their houses at Santa Maria , Sal Island in Cape Verde, watching people pass by  – killing time.

 More at: Valokuvatorstai and Daily post

Bench vice

My husband is a proud owner of an approximately 90-year-old handmade bench vice. Here are some photos of it.