Sky Watch Friday N:o 43 - Clouds

Sky Watch Friday is a very popular meme that is hosted by Klaus, Ivar, Sandy, Louise, Wren and Fishing Guy. To view some wonderful skies or participate in the meme just click on the above banner.


I seem to be guesthost this week. It's nice to be up in the limelight. LOL. No seriously it was such a incredible sunset. I've never ever seen a sky like it. Yellow yes. Red yes. Pink yes. But never orange. It was quite a magical moment that did not last very long. Hence I thought that finally I have one that I dare to put for guesthost picture. I mean the previous ones have all been so extra special, that any kind of sky just would not do.

But now I'll show quite different skies in this blog of mine. Here I will give in to one of my follies, which is clouds. They just fascinate me, as you will see.









Happy sky watching everyone!

Mökki detaljeja ... Cottage details

Uutta kasvua ... New growth






Kummajaisia ... Alien things





Pisaratimantti ... Droplet diamond



Hyönteisiä ... Insects





Matelijoita ... Cold blooded creatures







Pesäntekopuuhia ... Nest building





Kurki ... Crane



Lähinaapureita ... Close neighbours



Herkkuja ... Delicacies



Vesiä ... Waters


Hiilivuori ... Coal mountain


Puutarhalammen kulma ... A corner of the garden pond

Maaseutua ... Countryside





Iloisia koiria ... Happy dogs





Hiirenkorvia ... New leaves



Taivasta ja puuluuranko ... The sky and a tree skeleton

Watery Wednesday N:o 34 - Boats

Watery Wednesday is hosted by 2sweetnsaxy. Jump in your canoo and go for a splash around in the watery parts of our planet by clicking on the above icon.


This time my entry is concentrated on different kinds of 'boats'.


An old fishing trawler that don't anymore leave the shore but is used by the family, who owns it, as a summer cottage in a sense. The children like having meals there and also like to sleep over on warm nights.


A motorized boat in the Tapiola marina


A sailing boat in the Soukka marina waiting for some action. The rocky hill in the background is called Kasavuori. It was used during the war as a signaling place due to it's height and proximity to open sea.


A man laying out fishing nets from a rowing boat and a hopefull seagull keeping him company. In the background is a small island with a couple of cottages on it. Last winter I walked around it with my dogs.


A coalship delivering coal to the Inkoo coal harbour in early April (hence the ice still lying on a big part of the sea). This harbour lies close to our summer cottage opposite side of the same bay as where we have our own personal stretch of water. That is normally counted so that it's the with of the plot of land and 200 metres out from the shoreline.

Metsäretkellä ... Walking in the woods

Olen poissa kotoota tiistaihin asti mutta yritän vastailla palattuani.

I'm away from home until Tuesday but will try to respond at my arrival.
















Tämän vappunaamarin kera toivottelen Hauskaa Vappua!
With this First-of-May masque I'll bid you all Happy First of May!

Today's Flowers No 38 - Some new ones

This Sunday meme is hosted by Luis Santilli Jr, Denise Gullickson, Laerte Pupo, Denise B. Castro
To participate and/or view wonderful blooms click on the above icon.


I find wild growing mosses and other things in the forest as beautiful as those glorious products of man's creativity. The Heather in fact is carrying last year's flowers as they do flower in the autumn with pink flowers but still, the dead ones are pretty too.


I just love to follow the developments on those spring trees and shrubs this time of year even if everything in this collage is not just flowers.


These are all new arrivals for the week in nature except for the woodeanenemies. I had to incorporate them as I've seldom seen ones that pure blue and that thickly growing.


The gardener's joys. New ones are the Daffodil buds (I saw some that were partly open but liked this picture more), the Striped Squill (also called Puschkinia) and the Hyacinth

I shall not be home until Tuesday but will try to respond to you then at the latest. In the meanwhile thankyou for your interest.

If you are interested in what Helsinki is like then you are welcome to view my new blog Helsinki Daily