Skywatch Friday

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)

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Skywatch Friday

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Patterns

More at: Cee’s Blog

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Skywatch Friday

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Skywatch Friday – April 3, 2014 Edition

A Photo a Week Challenge: Backlit

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Here is a woman photographed so that she is back-lit,  nature wow, the effects it can create. Also fashion often looks good with using back light as an effect.

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Backlit

One Word Photo Challenge: Brown

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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?

 

Black and White – endless

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Endless – Rajaton at Mustaa ja valkoista

Blue Monday

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oh dear… softness, in both pictures. Happy Monday!

Smiling Sally

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The Weekend in Black and White

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More at. Friday, 28th March, 2014.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

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

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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!

Smiling Sally

Reflections – what a difference a color makes

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

Yesterday afternoon, lovely reflections

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

Värikollaasit – Color collages

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More at:  Värikollaasi 171

Skywatch Friday

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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

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: The Colour Brown

This is the season color,  as after winter everything is brown, the grass, the trees,  even these leaf buds are brown. Logs on the ground – brown is the color – but the shades are so lovely.

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: The Colour Brown