Valokuvatorstai: TOIVO – HOPE

Toivo - Heijastus

Sielunpeilin on mahdotonta heijastaa mitään, mikä ei ole sen edessä.

Tyyni järvi ei voi kuvastaa syvyydessään vuorta, puuta tai pilveä, elleivät ne ole aivan lähellä.

Valo ei voi luoda maahan esineen varjoa, ellei esinettä ole olemassa.
Mitään ei voi nähdä, kuulla tai muuten aistia, ellei sitä ole olemassa.

 Kahlil Gibran

Tie kohti toivoa

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March 2013

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Weekend Reflections # 183

Happy Easter (Weekend Reflections # 183)

Salajärvi Salajärvi river snow

 

Tina´s wordless wednesday # 81

Tina´s wordless wednesday # 81

Ice sculptures next to the driveway…

ice

Reflections

I’m participating in the onlineadventure travel and photography magazineLetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers This week’s Challenge is: Reflections!

These are reflections from on a lake in Vierumäki .

reflection on a lake In Heinola  heinola lake view

The end of a rapid in Kumianmylly, Nastola

Kumian mylly

Port in Helsinki

Port in Helsinki

ein stück himmel # 64

ein stück himmel # 64

it is a piece of heaven – when we have blue skies, “warm” winter weather -2C, no wind…

blue skies... spring blue skies long shadows house by the sea path to the ice ice fishing skiing on ice /sea

colors of spring 2013 # 4

colors of spring 2013 # 4

spring flowers of spring

picstory # 87 – happiness

picstory # 87 – happiness

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Lets Be Wild – Spring!

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

These are the colors of spring… yellow, green and white. Impatiently waiting for them.

This morning the temperature was -21C, so no spring for us yet.

The first signs are  dandelions popping up, the new light green of  the grass and the whiteness of cow parsley growing by the sidewalks

 voikukka_n Nurmi kevät, koiranputki water front

colors of spring 2013 # 3

colors of spring 2013 # 3

kevät

Tina’s PicStory *spitz* – *spikey, pointed*

picstory # 86 – spikey

Paris Paris Paris Paris

Nature – Black and White

I’m participating in the onlineadventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Black and White!

I find that when photographing nature in  black and white has to have good shadows and light all in balance, also I find that  graphic shapes come out looking best. Tree trunks, roads, flowers with graphic shape…here are some of my shots.

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Värikollaasit

Värikollaasi 116

Värikollaasi 116 PIONI

Hiljattain päivitetty67

i heart macro

i heart macro

we are going towards spring in a fast pace…light is with us until 6pm. Loving it…even if we still have tons of snow

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studio waterstone

Sunny winter day

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Sunrise

I’m participating in the onlineadventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Sunrise, so get up early this week and take some shots of the sky!

Pictures were taken in Koh Yai Noi in Thailand

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Tones on Tuesday #66 2.19.13

Tones on Tuesday #66 2.19.13

A happy couple

a happy couple a happy couple

ein stück himmel # 59

ein stück himmel # 59

snowy trees Continue reading “ein stück himmel # 59”

Tina’s PicStory: *zäune – fences*

*zäune – fences*

These fences are from Cyprus

Fences Continue reading “Tina’s PicStory: *zäune – fences*”

Värikollaasi 113

Värikollaasi 113

värikollaasi 113 Continue reading “Värikollaasi 113”

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 31

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 31

This is the old church in Kirkkonummi in Finland, the photo was taken when it was snowing in the evening

Kirkkonummi church Continue reading “Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 31”

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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Värikollaasi 112

Värikollaasi 112

 

värikollaasi 112 Continue reading “Värikollaasi 112”

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers – Flowers

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

Flowers whisper “Beauty!” to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall.  ~Dr. SunWolf,

Peony in bloom Peony opening Peony in its glory Wilted Peony

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay

ein stück himmel # 57

Winter in the woods looks lovely in the sunlight

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