Plants – Page 11 – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

Summer Makro’s – you are supposed to pick a favorite macro… huh, huh !

I took over 6000 photos this summer…

These two I chose to share with you at Makro haaste.

First is the close-up and then you have one taken further away

This is linked to Makrohaaste 107

Stanley Park – Vancouver

I Spent a day in Stanley Park In Vancouver – it is a beautiful park – living room of people in Vancouver? here are photos of it and from it…art, sports, boats, weddings, gardens and nature

Surrey, B.C

Photography, Travel

The old buildings and big yards are disappearing as townhouses are built at a good pace in Surrey. The old ones with big yards look so nostalgic and old.

Here are few shots taken this summer

A small bond in Oregon

Photography, Travel

Linked to : Travel Photo Mondays #11

Pike’s Public Market – Seattle

Flowers, Photography, Travel

Flowers from the nature – lilac

Photography

Flowers from the nature – yellow

Photography

Kaitaanlahti, Espoo

Photography

Beautiful, sunny day at Kaitaanlahti Espoo.

Forest

Photography

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

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

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!