Brown Shades

Color Collage 22/2020 - Indian black salt. - So exotic - never heard!

The tulip is Queen of the Night & some souvenirs from my travels.

Helles Pfingsten! - Bright Pentecost!

As it is Pentecost today and apple blossoms look so wonderful,

I like to share with you this poem by our beloved poet Eino Leino (1878-1926).

In Finnish we say: Heleätä helluntaita!  My own translation.

APPLE BLOSSOMS
My happiness blooms like an apple tree
in the light spring nights,
when spruce tops are bowing down
and maidens are deep in their dreams.

Those few nights around Pentecost,
those nights are grand and profound,
if only no wind came to blow,
the craved good fruit would ripen.

Oh Heaven, let it be placid now,
even if later You give us other!
Oh mighty Lord, protect now
the apple tree of an orphan!
- Eino Leino -

A sweet fairytale fairy welcoming the summer...

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The Weekend Roundup V

Starts with V:
Veronica chamaedrys is so adorable ❤︎

Starts with V:

View over the Valley / Vacation in Florence

Tom's choice violet & my favourite:

 Violet Vision of summer- Clematis Venosa Violacea ❤︎



Starts with V:

Villa Gyllenberg Home Museum has a Valuable art collection!
See my post HERE.

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Friday Bliss #90 - Little Darlings

We have had the season’s first real summer week - sun & warm.
At the moment scenery is filled with blooming trees and shrubs. Mostly white it is!
But these little darlings bloom in heavenly blue.

Feel welcome to join in!

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Wishing you all a sunny weekend - stay safe!

#FRIDAY BLISS

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My May in Collage

May has been a quiet month because of social distancing.

Only once I went to sightseeing: visited Roihuvuori Cherry Park on a very cold day.

Otherwise it has been walking in the neighbourhood, working in the garden,

watching movies and reading. Met shortly my son & granddaughter and that was fun.

 The best books I read were these:

Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day - watched also the movie ❤︎

Novel by Ottessa Moshfeg - My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Non-fiction by Risto Isomäki - What After Corona Pandemic

This was very interesting and gave a lot of information about viruses and 

other threats to the planet & mankind, among other things Solar flare / Carrington storm.

Wishing you a sunny & wonderful June!

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Time of Blooming Trees

Right now trees and shrubs are in wonderful bloom.

Blue sky & white flowers are very Finnish.

Some views taken from my garden & during an evening walk in the neighbourhood.

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Dragonfly & Lobelia

This week’s topic at Makrotex is NEW.

I have practically nothing new, because I don't amuse myself by shopping. 
That is why I took my mirrored dragonfly, bought at Easter and photographed it 
with my tiny & lobelia plants which were bought a few weeks ago.

I have three big pots on the low terrace steps. This color combination 

- pink petunias & purple lobelias - are not me.

Usually I have more bluish annuals. Let’s see how they turn out later on!

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Happy - Summer is here!

Finally we Finns can say that summer is here!

This week is going to be sunny with temperatures around 20 C.

My garden joy of the week are these sunny yellow wood tulips, Tulipa sylvestris.

They are so delicate with bending stems, the flower is small, but never mind!

I love these better than big flowered tulips and they also spread.

The cherries are starting to bloom and ground covers please the eye...

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Colors of Paprika

Reading right now Over Due / Over Time by Piia Leino, telling about dystopian Finland

when right to citizenship ends  at 75 years. Minister Annastiina Kankaanrinta

escapes from her exitus and becomes a geriatric runaway.

Color Collage 21/2020 - Paprika

T in die neue Woche

Last May we knew nothing about coronavirus and safe distances - it took me half an hour 

to queue to Magritte exhibition at Amos Rex. This museum is situated on Mannerheimintie,
very centric. At the background you can see the tower of the Finnish National Museum. 

René Magritte is known for giant green apples and  a long pipe shaped nose - see my post here.

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