Birds of a Feather!

I’m participating in LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s Challenge is: Birds of a Feather!

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Both of the above are living birds, even though the other one looks fake… 🙂 But I do not know the names of these birds

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Spring in Kirkkonummi

tina´s wordless wednesday # 85

Spring has finally arrived to us here in Kirkkonummi, Finland. Yesterday  in the garden, I saw the crocuses were in bloom and  spotted the first wood anemone’s  in the forest.

The catkins were still in going strong – and there was still some ice in the ditch by the road.

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Looking up

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more pictures of this topic can be found in the link above

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Venice -few traditional shots

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Memories from Firenze

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Mountains

We do not have mountains in Finland, more like arctic hills. So mypictures of  mountains have been shot in Sri Lanka near the tea country – in Kegalle.

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I’m participating in the online adventure travel and outdoor photography magazine Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Mountains!

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ein stück himmel # 68   – SAN MARINO.

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From above Firenze

*von oben* – *from above*

…Firenze!

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Clouds

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and outdoor photography magazine Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Clouds!

Here are clouds from Ruuhijärvi, Nastola in Finland, and sunset clouds at Kwai River , Thailand.clouds in Ruuhijärvi clouds, ruuhujärvi kwai river Kwai river kwai river

 

April

April is a cruel time
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade as it slowly comes away
Still falls the April rain
And the valley’s filled with pain
And you can’t tell me quite why
As I look up to the gray sky
Where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I’ll cry, say that I don’t knowBaby once in a while I’ll forget and I’ll smile
But then the feeling comes again of an April without end
Of an April lonely as a girl
In the dark of my mind I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done when I just can’t feel the sun
And the springtime’s the season of the night

Grey sky where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I’ll cry, say that I don’t know
I don’t know

April

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Sun

picstory # 90 – sun

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Sunsets in Sri lanka.

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Harmaata – Greys

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Kivi / Stone

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Turkoosi

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I had hard time today finding turquoise things – but afternoon shadows helped. Here are also some pictures of a beautiful turquoise sea…

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Valokuvatorstai: TOIVO – HOPE

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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

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Weekend Reflections # 183

Happy Easter (Weekend Reflections # 183)

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Tina´s wordless wednesday # 81

Tina´s wordless wednesday # 81

Ice sculptures next to the driveway…

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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 .

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The end of a rapid in Kumianmylly, Nastola

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Port in Helsinki

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ein stück himmel # 64

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

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colors of spring 2013 # 4

colors of spring 2013 # 4

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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

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