Spruce forest

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I walked through the thick grown spruce forest, there were places hardly any light came through. But a glimmer of light surely brought life to the place

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Värikollaasi 216- Peaceful

Rauhallinen = Peaceful

The woods  are  a great to place to release stress, became peaceful. They say that 20 minutes is enough to lower your blood pressure… 5 hours a month is supposed to give you a healthier a less stressful demeanor. I buy this belief

The Weekend in Black and White

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Into the Woods

A Photo a Week Challenge: Into the Woods

Black and White Wednesday ~ a building at Suomenlinna

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Suomenlinna is a maritime fortress,  this a house from the island

Welcome to Wednesday around the world!! – I took a walk in the woods!

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Here is southern Finland the spring is very early, like a month ahead. Today it was +9 C and I took a walk in the woods, loved seeing the sun coming between the trees. Beautiful shadows and love  details to see…this does good to the soul.

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Ritva Sillanmäki (23 of 120)

Pieni Lintu

Path in the forest

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Black and White Wednesday ~ forest

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My Memory Art

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Trees/ Fall Colours?

There is two weeks time between these photos, the winter is slowly coming, the beautiful yellow leaf are on he ground…dark November is upon us.

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Trees from Orchards to Branches to a Leaf

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Black and white – Trees

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Black and White Photo Challenge : Nature

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These photos are from Oregon coastline

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Black and White Photo Challenge : Nature

Forest

Finland is Europe’s most heavily-forested country. Forests cover 23 million hectares or 74.2% of the land area.

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There are about twenty indigenous tree species growing in Finland, the most common ones being pine (Pinus silvestris), spruce (Picea abies) and birch (Betula pendula and B. pubescens). Usually two or three tree species dominate a forest. Naturally pure pine stands are found in rocky terrain, on top of arid eskers and on pine swamps. Natural spruce stands are found on richer soil. Birch is commonly found as an admixture, but it can occasionally form pure birch stands

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About half of the forest land area consists of mixed stands. Rarer species are found mostly as solitary trees. The south-western corner and the south coast of Finland are touched by a narrow zone growing oak, maple, ash and elm.

I’m participating in LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s Challenge is: The Forest!

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LetsBeWild.com – Green!

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Green!

Finland is Europe’s most heavily-forested country. Forests take over 74.2% of the land area.

There are about twenty indigenous tree species growing in Finland, the most common ones being pine, spruce  and birch ). Usually two or three tree species dominate a forest.

Naturally pure pine stands are found in rocky terrain, on top of arid eskers and on pine swamps. Natural spruce stands are found on richer soil. Birch is commonly found as an admixture, but it can occasionally form pure birch stands.

About half of the forest land area consists of mixed stands. Rarer species are found mostly as solitary trees. The south-western corner and the south coast of Finland are touched by a narrow zone growing oak, maple, ash and elm.

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Winter in the woods looks lovely in the sunlight

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