Floral Passions

11 lokakuuta 2020

Memories from Florence

Florence was filled with stairs. Exceptionally this one had a reiling!

I visited so many museums and palazzos that I am not quite sure from where they are.

Maybe from Casa Buonarroti? I went there to see the ceiling panel by Artemisia Gentileschi.

Did not take many photos, only these.

The panels were amazing, covering the whole ceiling. This lady is Artemisia’s work.

Perhaps portrait of Michelangelo...

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09 lokakuuta 2020

Friday Bliss #109 - Cosy Times, Play Times

I am book blogger as well and the autumn feels like Christmas

- so many newly released books! I have made a lookalike of me in dollhouse size 1:12.

She is thrilled with all the books, but wonders where to find time to read!

At the moment my readings are mainly Finnish literature and

The Helsinki Book Fair shall be only online at the end of October.

World Animal Day was celebrated last Sunday, October 4 which is the feast day of

Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The whole week is dedicated to the welfare of animals.

SEY, Animal Welfare Finland says there is an ongoing cat crisis in Finland.

They estimate that at least 20,000 cats are abandoned in our country each year.

Many families take a ’summer cat’ for their kids when they stay at their summer cottages

the summer months. In the autumn many a cat is abandoned in the nature.

SEY has publishd a leaflet Valuable Cat for the kids aiming to raise the cat’s value.

For me this kind of conduct is totally incomprehensible.

Now that our renovation is over, Sissi goes to sofa to sofa to sleep and relax.

She took this messy time well but is now happy & so content. We bought her a new climbing tree

to the living room - from high up it is good to keep an eye what is going on.

Cosy weekend to you, too!

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06 lokakuuta 2020

Variegated Norway Maple

My blog friend Astrid has this linkup Mein Freund der Baum / Tree, my Friend.
New linkup opens on the last Sunday of the month.

The site Borealforest.org says about Finland the following - plus a lot of information about our forests:

"Finland is Europe's most heavily-forested country. Forests cover 23 million hectares or 74.2% of the land area. In Europe, Finland is a "forest giant", there being over sixteen times more forest per capita than in European countries on average. Finland's forests have been intensively harvested over the last few decades. Despite the loss of land after the last wars, its forest reserves are now greater than ever before in the 20th century, and they are continuing to grow."

We Finns love our forests and trees, so I have no greater worries, not yet. This beautiful Variegated Norway Maple - Acer platanoides ’Drummondii’ grows in a neighbour’s garden. The photos were taken in early summer and I leave you some information found online:

"An unusual and interesting variety that makes a great landscape focal point; a dense shade tree known for a well shaped crown and straight trunk; green and white foliage changes to yellow with a tinge of pink in the fall. Drummondii is a medium-sized, deciduous tree to around 15m tall with a dense, rounded crown. Its deeply-lobed, variegated leaves have a green centre and broad, creamy-white margins. Clusters of yellow flowers open on the bare stems in spring before the leaves appear."

Auf deutsch / Weißgerandeter Spitzahorn