The world as I see it
I took a drive by myself to enjoy the nature in Kopparnäs in Inkoo as it was a nice May day. Not cold, not hot. As it was a weekday I was one of the first to be there. When I arrived a group of kids in daycare had been enjoying the morning there and…
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Looking closely at this plant that makes a memorable impression on you if you touch it in the foliage that is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. The stinging nettles, looks pretty when looking at it closely, as most plants do.
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I was walking taking photos of nature blooming – lost my spectacles luckily found them as I had to go through the same spots again. I was a bit frustrated, as I have lost two pair of sunglasses while taking photos. One in the rapids of Kumiankoski few years back, One in the Chapora River…
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“A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.” ― William Wordsworth
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that is theme here at the moment, unfortunately it does not last for long.
Read MoreWhat a difference a day makes. We got touch of summer today, the joy of it 😊. We took a short walk at Kloppen Marina. You could see the new green taking over the brown.
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the weather has sent us backwards, the lovely spring days are gone and we are back to less nice temperatures and cloudy skies with rain, slush and winds. Still the early spring flowers pop up and bring color and joy to the brown tones of spring. This was good in away, my husband painted my…
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Back home, enjoying the view of the pine trees from my backyard, they look nice in the early evening light
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We have had a long weekend at the summer house, five days of sunshine and joys of spring. Rest for the arm and also to the mind. I can tell you, that I have been outside most of the time. Joy of the new season! I had my son with his family with us there…
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First evening at our summer house, here I am sitting by the fire, now I can see the last moments of the sunset. This photo I took hour ago.
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Again the blackbirds sings; the streams / Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, / And tremble in the April showers
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One day spent cleaning and tidying the summer house. First floor is now ready for the next visit.
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April Ist, I should be pulling some prank, but I won’t bother, I will just post few more pastel blue, misty photos. The mist was so thick, that you can touch in in these. These are photos from two years back that I looked at again and well was rather happy about and I just…
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The nature brings out beautiful colors to fill all our senses, even the bare nature looks lovely in these colors. Mist always adds a magic touch to any photo, then again that is my opinion.
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March has gone past so quickly, April is here soon. Easter. I have to mention is, because usually for many years now, we have started our summer house season then. Many times in the recent years easter has been in the middle or end of April, and that has helped regarding the weather. It has…
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w I went for a walk, watched and listened to spring. Melting snow, running water. Blue sky and the slight breeze.
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The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You’re one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, A wind…
Read MoreWeekend finds from the summer house. The beautiful greens…
Read MoreI really enjoy this time of year, I marvel it at every spring. The nature coming out and bringing the fresh greens and yellows out for our enjoyment. The spring has had a boost the past week – I am loving it.
Read Moreisn’t it one of the first signs of spring when snwdrops bloom in March. Today I spotted these in my garden. I did play around with the lightning to get different effects.
Read MoreThe apple tree flowers together with cherry tree flowers together make a lovely pair.
Read MoreThe cherry trees are in full bloom, the pink cherry flowers are so beautiful. I truly enjoyed photographing them.
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This is an other take on the take on the Color versus BW. I thing the nuances are very small between the two posts very similar. Any opinions about this?
Read MoreIt is amazing how much the picture changes depending on what direction you are shooting. All these photos were taken at the same time I just walked around the tree to find nice details and light.
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