summer sky
Daisy
The Weekend in Black and White
A street view from Tammisaari, Finland
This post is linked to The Weekend in Black and White
Skywatch Friday – Grey skies
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Squares, Triangles and Angles
Billnäs Mill reflected on a river – Weekend Reflections
Blueberries
Dwarf Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata ‘Acaulis’)
Shamrock
Black and White Wednesday ~ Lighthouse
Monochrome Madness (19)- Billnäs
One of these photos is my submission to week 19 to the Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.
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I visited the small town of Billnäs last weekend such a pictureque place. These pictures are details of one of the mills machines.
Carl Billsten founded Billnäs ironworks in 1641. In Billnäs many buildings remain from the end of the 18thcentury. Nowadays, Billnäs is known for the world-famous orange-handled scissors made by Fiskars Oy, the knife and tools manufacturer.
Billnäs has become an important centre for building renovation in Finland thanks to “Byggnadsapoteket” (the house repairing consultants) who also run courses in-house restoration. The ironworks area has a gardening history dating back more than 350 years, and the oldest plant nursery in Finland.
Billsten`s period (1641-1723)The location of Ironworks was good – In Billnäs the River Mustio has a large precipice so there was no need for larger weir. Also the transport connections from sea and land were good. Alike the needed expendable wood was received from the forests in the surroundings of Billnäs.
- More info at: http://www.billnas.fi/en/history.html
more at Monochrone Madness in a weeks time 😉
WEDNESDAY AROUND THE WORLD
Visiting the local blacksmith. He forged iron hooks for our barbeque. Here he is doing the finishing touches.
After rain
I am trying very hard to find something positive about our summer weather this year. Honestly, It is so, so hard, it has been cold (+12C )and it has been raining most of the time. BUT on the positive side you might get few good drop pics. I am rather happy with these…
Wild strawberry
So good, so tasty.
Finnish countryside
Stripes for MakroTex
One Word Photo Challenge: Maroon
Maroon, so hard to find even if an elegant color. Then I looked out my window – this plant has maroon leaves
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A Word a Week Challenge – Remote
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name …
After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed 
Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Power Lines
I have here three sets of power lines – one monkeying about. Power lines that are looking so safe and power lines in the river.
Peony
Peaceful
NF Inspiring Photography – Catching light at a river bend
A Beautiful river bend at Fiskars.
NF Inspiring Photography 98 – Catching light
Macro Monday – Round Rocks
linked to Macro Monday 2
Light in the window
Coffee time
Odd – Old stuff in a warehouse
I don’t know, if it is odd to photograph stuff, old unused stuff. I have been doing a lot of this lately. In the places everything is chaos, but in a photo it suddenly looks good, the mess, so odd. These are from a old carpenters workroom , not in use any more. The tools are old as you can see, as are the bikes.
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Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: Week 18
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