Colors of Boletus edulis

Color Collage 35/2020

Colors of Boletus edulis / herkkutatti

Friday Bliss #103 - Floating Waterlily

I have used this green glass bowl many times for floating flowers. 

A couple of weeks ago I photographed this creamy waterlily. The pink ones bloomed earlier.

  I even had a pink peony as a symbol for my linkup.

Happy weekend!

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Summer Memories & Playful Questionnaire

I found this challenge on Marja's blog. The challenge is playful and light as soft clouds
in the summer sky. The photos are SUMMER MEMORIES.

LATE TO BED OR EARLY MORNINGS?

Usually early to bed, sometimes later. But my mornings are always early.

I sleep more hours the next night.

PAVLOVA OR TRADITIONAL STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH CREAM??

Traditional strawberry cake, but mostly without the cake part

 - strawberries with whipped cream or icecream.

RESTAURANT OR PICNIC?

Neither. I dine seldom at restaurant and don’t remember when I had my last picnic. 

I love home cooked food and in the summer we often eat at the terrace - it is like a picnic!

DRESS OR SHORTS?

At home shorts, in town capri pants or trousers. I don’t wear dresses, ever.

SANDALS OR SNEAKERS?

Mostly sneakers, never high heels like in my younger days. 

After my ankle fracture soft sneakers have been the best.

GLOWING WITH MAKEUP OR WITHOUT?

No makeup at home, when going to town a light makeup.

A DAY AT THE BEACH OR AMUSEMENT PARK?

Neither. I would choose strolling in the nature or city sightseeing, 
I do not like to lie & take sunbaths.

TRAMPOLINE OR ARMCHAIR?

Armchair, I am too old to jump like kids or teenagers!

BOOK OR TV-SERIES?

Book, definitely. I seldom watch TV series, movies though.

One exception: HBO’s series Olive Kitteridge was brilliant!

TOURISM AT HOME OR ABROAD?

At the moment at home. Before Covid-19 time my favourite travel destinations have been 

different Spanish cities. Would love to see more of Italy, because my trip to Florence

last autumn was such a wonderful experience.

PEONIES OR LUPINS?

Peonies, but all flowers will do!

FESTIVAL OR HOME PARTY?

Home parties - they are mostly family gettogethers or meetings with friends with a good dinner.

The summer is always too short, but let’s hope for beautiful autumn days!

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Colors of New Forest Burnet

Color Collage 34/2020

New Forest Burnet / Virnapunatäplä / Zygaena viciae

New Garden Lighting

It has been a wonderful sunny week, a lot to do but productive.

As I told you in my previous post, me and hubby have been installing new garden lamps.

These were stored in the garage for at least five years, bought on sale years ago.

Installing was a tough job: The lamps are high,  max 250 cm but we put them about my height 
170 cm. They had to be anchored in heavy concrete tiles 40x40 cm. Hubby put two one on the other 
and drilled the anchoring bolt holes. Installing took its time, but I am so happy!

We have three squirrels visiting - this is the best I can do with my camera.

One of them runs all over and Sissi behind on the leash. It is like a game: come and get me!

We covered the concrete tiles with natural stones & crushed stone.

A pair of fake ducks on my pond. One visiting cute dog was a bit afraid of them...

As to flowers a lot is blooming, for you a pink selection.

Wishing you sun and relaxation for the weekend!

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Friday Bliss #102 - Small Blue Bouquet

 It has been a wonderful & warm August week.

As my hosta ’Halcyon’ plants are blooming fabulously, I made a bouquet with it 
added with Sedum, Veronica and Clematis Arabella.

Halcyon’s flowers are pale lilac and very chubby unlike flowers of other hostas.

KonMari report: We installed yesterday one of three outdoor lamps that were bought
about five years ago and been stored since then in the carage. It is about time!
Today we’ll install the other two and enjoy this sunny day outside. Photo of the lamps later.

Happy weekend!

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Konmaritusta kotona - KonMari at Home

This week’s topic at Makrotex is AT HOME. As it is mostly staying at home 

due to the coronavirus, it is perfect time to sort out the mess and renovate a bit.

We are dumping this and that and renovating the two upstairs bedrooms - i.e. painting the walls

and installing a new laminate floor. A lot of work, but finally we get something done!

You probably know Japanese Marie Kondo & her KonMari organizing system.

I read these two books of hers to get inspired. I am not intending to fold my underware though,

nor am as minimalistic. But I want more airy home & calm & cosy feeling.

These poles are an example what we have been doing. These poles were lying

unused for years. The paint was bad but I repainted them and voilà!

I think they decorate my sedum planting nicely.

We have had strawberries and too much icecream - that is summer!

Chanterelles belong to summer, too.

Wishing you a wonderful week!

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Colors of Purple-edged Copper

Colors of Purple-edged copper / ketokultasiipi / Lycaena hippothoe

were found in florals again!
Color Collage 33/2020

Garden Joys of Early August

I have a many meters long flower bed beside our carage.

On the lawn side there are growing low plants with foliage of different colors:
brown Heuchera, silver grey Hosta ’Halcyon’ and this low green-yellow hosta.
This bloomed like never before in early August! I am not quite certain of its name.
I have listed it as Hosta fortunei ’Aureomarginata', but it could be also 'Golden tiara’.
I know that there are hundreds of hosta varieties, but can you help me with its name?
It is low and the flowers were very abundant and deep lilac.

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