Color Collage

Color Collage 39/2019

Wet Saturday Morning in my Garden

It is a wet and cloudy Saturday / Lauantai morning, yet warmer than the previous days.

I’ll take you on a tour in my September garden. Our house is situated
in the middle of the property. First we look at the terrace and lawn side to the west.

I cut down this parthenocissus in July, too late actually.

But it has grown beautifully to the arch. Behind you see an Aralia elata 

showing already some autumn color.

This thuja ’Smaragd’ was growing in a big pot on the terrace and

I planted it into the ground yesterday. Also lime mummularias have been planted

in the ground for winter. I use them in the sommer in big pots with summer flowers.

Behind the thuja and aralia there is our small lawn and a rose shrub area. And my flat granite.

I got these two big rocks from the opposite neighbour when they were building their house.

To the left from the granite there is another rose shrub area with sedums in front of them.

In front of our terrace there is a flower border. Right now Symphyotrichum novi-belgii is 

blooming beautifully but  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster’ is not totally open yet.

At the other side of the garden there is a little pool, a lot of different shrubs and planting areas, 

no lawn, only paths. There is also a pergola with Humulus lupulus ’Aurea’ and parthenocissus.

I wish you liked the tour. As Saturday is in Finnish Lauantai, my

photos suit for Tom’s Weekend Roundup starting with ’L’!
And my favourite would be the expression Lazy Saturday - Lazy Lauantai :))
Sorry, have to combine these two languages!

// THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

// SOMMERGLÜCK

Autumn Fun for Kids

Last Saturday I visited The Pumpkin Festival at Koiramäen pajutalli.

The place was crowded with families and kids. They had put an enourmous effort 

to create a lovely happening. In addition to cafes, decorations and pumpkins there were animals 

and a merry-go-round, too! A lot to see and enjoy.

... the kids loved their cotton candy ...

... resting for a while ...

... three cute llamas ...

... a Snow White?

... the coolest one, a rocker or raggare, just chewing the cud ...

... charming bedroom eye lashes ...

... this handsome black German Shepard was not on duty ...

... not giants but big. My heaviest giant weighed 42 kg years ago!

-- an UFO!

A nightmare:

"The music tears my eardrums and the fear tingles in the body. The lights flicker 

like broken fluorescent lamps and the sea of distorted faces rustles. The horse's speed 

accelerates from one round to the other and its cresp flaps - I can hardly stay on it. 

Now, please, help someone!!!

I hear my childhood friend Leena saying again and again Take this, take this! 

and she puts something sticky in my hand. In the vagueness I don't see what it is, 

but I can smell its odour. I sniff and lick. 

That's a cotton candy! What the hell am I doing with Leena here!

I wake up in a sweat and a heart beat. Relaxed, I see familiar walls and nothing spins. 

The outline of the merry-go-round dissolves right into the ordinary morning, 

and the velvety stickiness evaporates from my tongue. 

You wonderful everyday! I want to stay in you, right now!" - riitta

// SATURDAY’S CRITTERS
// WILLY-NILLY

Friday Bliss #54 - Autumn Decorations

The sceneries in Finland start to look very colourless. We are waiting for bright

autumn colors - ’ruska’ - but no signs yet in Southern Finland.

 Before the snow blanket covers the land, it is fun to decorate outdoors a bit. Here a few ideas.

❤︎❤︎❤︎

Wishing you a pleasant weekend!

- riitta

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