The world as I see it
I took a drive on this grey and misty day to barn shop about 40 km away from our house, just to buy some clothes I wanted, not needed. I don’t need anything, that is for sure, but sometimes, something new , warm and soft to lift my spirits is needed. That is what I…
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Time flies and older you get, the quicker it goes in my growing experience. Just now it was September and well month has passed. The days are getting shorter, darkness is slowly beginning to unfold around us ( is that correct way to say it? ) Well anyways, these are the colors of early October…
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I am going to post these post about two edits so I can try to find out what people like, I might go over the top with some, but as I am trying to learn a new artsy take on some photographs by giving your opinion you are greatly helping me learn a new skill.…
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This dock is at Pilvijärvi, a small lake in Kirkkonummi. It looked so nice in the low autumn light on this sunny morning at the end of October.
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Lake Pilvijärvi is near where I live, thought I just found it as I was searching for the last signs of Autumn colors. It is a tiny lake with many small dock surrounding it. As I was there I saw one person jogging by so very peaceful. The end of October is so low and…
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An autumn forest is such a place that once entered you never look for the exit! ~ Mehmet Murat ildan
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Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. ~William Allingham
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I had to get out of the house, it felt like the walls are falling on top of me. Covid has so messed up our lives, so many restrictions to what, where and when you can do it. So I have mainly stayed at home as the weather has not been the greatest the past…
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How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. ~ John Burroughs
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November’s sky is chill and drear, / November’s leaf is red and sear. ~Sir Walter Scott it is few days a way from November, the dreariest month of all, dark, wet and cold. So Even the quote is about November and we are still in October, I will take an exception on posting it as…
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These are some of the colors we still have in our backyard at home, orange, yellow, brown and green. In this post it is about Oriental Bittersweet that grows on our fence. What is left on it at the moment is orange color in the form of berries. Earlier in the autumn it was vivid…
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I have so many shots from this lake at nearly all hours. I am rather happy how I captured the October colors and hues. The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant. ~Florence Bone O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for…
Read MoreAs we arrived we had to walk through old woods, and rocky paths. As the wind mostly blows from the sea nearly all the trees lean towards inland. The first part of the walk is rather dark and this area has lots of fallen down spruce trees. They are left in the woods to decay…
Read MoreOn our way to Porkkalanniemi we saw a flock of swans on a field, a local man saw me taking photos and stopped to tell me that they had been there for a week. On our way there we saw three deer’s on the field, but as we drove home there was at least ten…
Read MoreYesterday was a beautiful day and I visited Porkkalanniemi in Southern Finland and took some photos of the beautiful landscapes we have we have there. So in the coming days I will be posting photos I took there,I hope you enjoy them.
Read MoreMiserable October view, everything is grey. MISERABLE …rain, mist, wind. So not inspiring. These are taken around 5 pm, the muggy ones are after we had to change back to regular time.
Read MoreWednesday , good evening from Helsinki. Grey, so grey and cold…but if you look beauty can be found in grey tones too.
Read MoreIt is mid October in Finland, it’s dark, cold and windy this time of the year. Usually the roses do not bloom, but I took photos of these roses in my garden this morning.
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