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Sky watch Friday - Over the coal harbour

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Long time no see

Yup! It's been a while. Suddenly I felt the urge to put in a few shots here. Dunno why.
Life is busy with three dogs and frequent visits to the forum for Spanish rescue dogs. So all other netting has been put on hold.
A bit unfortunate but perhaps I'll get into it slowly again. At least for a few of my favourite sites.
Anyway, here are some shots from this past time that I have been absent. I just thought of a reason too. Right now it's so damp, dark, murky and muddy - absolutely boring in fact - that some more colour is needed into this drab existance. What better way to do it than remembering the summer and early autumn gone.


Mist over the bay one September morning


A little lake


Part of the Fagervik bay


The seagull and the boat house


My bathing beauty


A sprinkler in action


Bubbles on the bottom of a pond


An idyllic summer scene


A power plant in the evening sun


The summer brook


A droplet


Another droplet


A third droplet


Streaming part of river


On a rowing trip


Another river scene

As it turns out it ended up beeing a rather wet post anyway. Well, these kinds of waters are more pleasant, I think, than the endless drizzle from the sky.

Luonnon ihmeitä ... The wonders of nature

Olen ollut vieläkin kovasti varattuna toisaalla ja osasyynä on siihen alla oleva suurin ihme kaikista. Hän on uusi karvainen vauvani. Espanjan poika Rufino tuli ja valloitti pikku kokoonpanomme yhdellä silmäyksellä. Hurmaava, avoin, leikkisä ja pusutteleva nuori mies. Nyt koiria onkin sitten triplasti.

I have been occupied elsewhere still and partly it is because the biggest wonder of them all below. He is my new hairy baby. The spanish boy Rufino came and conquered our little flock in one glance. He is charming, open, playfull and full of kisses this young fellow. Now I have triplets.



Tässäpä ovatkin kaikki kolme ... Here we have all three


Vaan on niitä muitakin luonnon ihmeitä tullut kuvattua ... All the same I have caught other wonders of nature on camera too


Peuraperhe ... A deer family


Joutsenperhe ... A swan family


Hyönteinen, joka meni vähän solmuun ... An insect that got himself in a muddle




Toinenkin hyönteinen ... Another insect


Nättejä rantakukkia ... Pretty seaside flowers


Lentomuurahaisia ... Flying ants


Liskovauva ... A lizard baby


ja aikuinen ... and a grown up one


Sammakkovauvoja ... Frog babies


ja aikuinen ... and a grown up one


Harjoittelevat hanhet ... Geese in training


Yksittäinen peura ... A lone deer


Ruusunmarjoja ... Rose berries


Raparperin lehti ... A rhubarb leaf

Kiitos todellakin teille ihanille kommentoijille. Yritän ehtiä visiitille jonakin päivänä.
Thankyou to all you wonderful commentators. I shall try to pay you a visit one of these days.

Yltäkylläisyyden kausi ... The season of plenty

Vielä on ripaus kesääkin jäljellä ... Still a smidgeon of summer is left too







Vaan pikkuhiljaa luonto valmistautuu pimeään kauteen ... Still the nature does slowly prepare for the dark season











Monta ihmeellistä asiaa voi luonnossa nähdä ... Many strange things can be seen in nature










Nämä muurahaiset ovat käyttäneet katajanmarjoja kekomateriaalina ... These ants have used juniper berries as building material for their ant hill