PS Pictures from travels. nature etc.

Winter in Helsinki area

2012-02-08T05:59:00.003-08:00

The temperature was also here in Helsinki many days between -20 and -30C. It means that the sea and rivers are now covered by ice.

Greetings from Singapore and Malesia

2012-02-03T04:08:00.000-08:00

There were very interesting thins to see and visit. Both countries were very clean and hospitally.

Lux Helsinki

2012-02-03T03:41:00.000-08:00

We have again light shows in Helsinki. The name was Lux Helsinki includink many kinds of of lights and fires.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T04:14:00.000-08:00

Again we got a new year and I hope you all very Happy Year 2012!!

The Storm in Helsinki

2011-12-29T01:46:00.000-08:00

It was a little bit windy on the Christmas Time - actually stormy - in Helsinki an also on the other part of Finland. Electricity was broken on many areas, boats had difficulties, trafic jammed by broken trees etc.. I visited on the beach of Uunisaari and took some water pictures. The worst storm was already over but I saw waves enough. Normaly we have a lot of snow at christmas time but not on this year.

Some evening pictures

2011-12-02T08:38:00.001-08:00

Last night I was looking evening trafic here in Helsinki area.

The dark autumn

2011-11-23T22:35:00.001-08:00

Now its very dark time in Finland. It is quite rainy and it means that the short daytime have only weak light under the clouds. In these pictures the shutter time is quite long - as you can see.

Waiting christmas

2011-11-21T10:05:00.000-08:00

Some views from the city center.

Freezing

2011-11-21T10:02:00.001-08:00

We have got first frost with ice on the leawes.

Autumn in Helsinki

2011-11-21T09:47:00.000-08:00

Also here the days are shorter and shorter and the weather cooler. Soon we get snow.

Greetings from Füssen

2011-11-21T09:41:00.000-08:00

We visited Füssen in Germany some weeks ago. The autumn was as colourfull and weather a little bit foggy. Nice!

Butterflies

2011-09-13T00:08:00.001-07:00

This year I have seen only few butterflies -- here are pictures of them.

Some insects

2011-08-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

Now I have had little time to take also close up photos.

Seagull on the nest

2011-06-27T22:48:00.001-07:00

Seagull coming to her nest in Lauritsala, near Lappeenranta on east part of Finland.

white-tailed deer

2011-03-07T11:02:00.000-08:00

I had yesterday possibility to see white-tailed deers in Punkalaidun.

Macro pictures

2011-03-05T08:50:00.001-08:00

Well, I noticed that also some seeds are interesting.

Berlin - The City of the Bears

2011-02-19T05:44:00.000-08:00

There are in the city a large amount of bears. Here are some.

Some winterpictures of january

2011-02-05T23:52:00.000-08:00

In Helsinki have been full of snow during this winter. Trucks transports it all the time somewhere, but some is still here.

Lights in Helsinki

2011-01-07T04:54:00.000-08:00

Now we have some special light happenins here in Helsinki. Here you can see some pictures of those.

Some happenings

2010-12-21T10:00:00.001-08:00

We have here also different happenings on the end of december.

Our car and homestreet

2010-12-21T09:55:00.001-08:00

One morning our car was covered by snow and the evening before it looks not so bad.

Season Greetings from Finland

2010-12-21T09:43:00.000-08:00

There are some pictures from central part of Finland, where amount of snow is less than here in Helsinki. We have really a lot of snow already now -- over 50 cm. Temperature differs between -10 to - 25 dec Celsius.

Driving weather in Helsinki 24.11.2010

2010-11-24T21:09:00.001-08:00

It was very exiting to drive here in Helsinki. Snowing, slippery, vehicles jumming etc.. But it was funny.

Beggars in Helsinki

2010-11-21T01:21:00.000-08:00

We have not used to beggars in our country, but now, when EU is open to travel, we have seen a lot of Romanians here as beggar. Also many of romanians have been arrested for theft etc. criminal thinks. It is harm.

The dark autumn

2010-11-21T00:55:00.001-08:00

Now it is so dark that it is almost impossible to take photos.

Arts on the walls

2010-11-21T00:51:00.001-08:00

Also we have many kind of arts on our walls.

Traffic signs in Finland

2010-11-21T00:47:00.000-08:00

We have many kinds of signs here in Finland --- here are some.

2010-09-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

Now the bears from around the world are in Helsinki.

Bikes in helsinki

2010-08-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Very talent boys with their special bikes having the show on the market place of Narikka in Helsinki.

The mosquito

2010-07-22T05:20:00.000-07:00

...or not. But it looks like mosquito. Here eating nectar in fowers - not mee.

Very small fly

2010-07-22T05:13:00.001-07:00

This year I have had only little of time to go outdoors. Then I have been looking for small animals - insects. This fly is very small, about 2 mm long, almost transparent in some situation.

Family happyness

2010-07-22T04:14:00.000-07:00

Here you can see family relaxing under the leave and then going around.

It is summer in Finland

2010-07-07T12:18:00.000-07:00

We have now really summer here. Temperature in celcius is now over 25 deg. The insects are going around and it is possible to take pictures also. Here are some.

Helsinki days with samba

2010-06-13T08:05:00.000-07:00

In Helsinki we have Helsinki days on this weekend. Presentations of finnish samba clubs was one program. Many of dancers have colourfull, nice cloth (or less). Her are some.

Quick Tour to Lapland

2010-06-07T09:55:00.001-07:00

We visited very quickly in Lapland in Finland seeing many kind of thinks from snow to raindeers..

Weathers

2010-03-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

The weather can rapidly be so different --- from sunshine to snowing.

Water and Ice

2010-02-10T11:25:00.001-08:00

Continued there is also ice and still rapid water.

Winter in Helsinki area

2010-02-10T11:19:00.000-08:00

We have now white smooth snow and ice.

Some more winter pictures

2010-01-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

Mixed subjects without ideas.

Winterpictures

2010-01-12T07:58:00.002-08:00

Winter and snow have been coating whole Finland now. The temperature here in Helsinki is between -5 and -20 dec C - differing every day. Trees are couted by beatifull snowgream and the daytime is still very short. The weather is often foggy.

The light show on the Helsinki Gatethral

2010-01-06T21:32:00.000-08:00

Yesterday evening we visited the light show. It was wonderfull. Here are some pictures. Sorry that them are taken by compact camera with high ASA and without pod so they are quite grainy.

Dark time in Helsinki

2009-12-27T04:34:00.000-08:00

This time is almost the darkest time of the year here in Helsinki. Now the daytime is longer every day to the midsummer. Now the weather has been so cloudy that it has been like in Lapland - very dark-

Some Helsinki pictures

2009-12-22T04:31:00.001-08:00

Now we have really winter here. Temperature has been under -10 deg Celsius already many days, but somehow the city is nice and warm - like waiting christmas time.

Winter is here now

2009-12-17T12:31:00.001-08:00

Now we have real winter here. Temperature about -15 degr celcius and snowing. But so nice!

Braking and accelerating

2009-12-11T00:39:00.001-08:00

These are pictures from Helsinkis morning trafic - rush ours. Cars are pasting, braking and accelerating.

Helsinki on the end of November

2009-11-29T02:44:00.000-08:00

Our capital city is now dark, wet and cool.

More Ice from Helsinki

2009-11-11T21:59:00.001-08:00

Now the green season is almost over. Only some iced plants can be found on the fields.

First frost in Helsinki

2009-10-01T04:29:00.000-07:00

Last night hit autumns first freeze here in Helsinki.

The ant bully the dor

2009-09-30T09:43:00.000-07:00

On monday we saw the ant bullying the dor --- the small against the big.

Again some bees

2009-09-07T22:52:00.000-07:00

These bees are from my yesterdays trip to local garden area. The light was quite good - no hard sunshine.

Yesterdays mushrooms

2009-08-30T22:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to pick up mushrooms in the forest.

Two butterflies

2009-08-27T00:22:00.000-07:00

No more comments.

Some pictures From Postimäki

2009-08-26T23:20:00.000-07:00

Postimäki situate near Porvoo. It is some kind open air museum with old huts etc.

The wheels on the road

2009-08-17T01:19:00.001-07:00

On sunday we drowe on the Lahti - Helsinki hiway and I took some pictures from wet road. Clearnes was not so good!

A Fly

2009-08-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

This is quite common fly in Finland.

Some butterfliers in Asikkala

2009-07-27T11:09:00.000-07:00

All these I took on the last weekend. These are typical in the center part of Finland. The butterflies come here every year from the Central Europe etc. and can't be alive during wintertime.

The Snake on the Peach

2009-07-02T09:07:00.000-07:00

Today I visited Porkkalanniemi in Kirkkonummi. There are those beautiful snakes.

Speedy Birds

2009-06-03T23:12:00.000-07:00

These Gooses didn't like each other.

Waterpictures

2009-05-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was taking pictures on the Kymijoki in Pyhtää. The bottom of the river was interesting now, when the water level is quite low. Under the surface there was a lot of alga - many kinds. It was like art showing differet aspects of the nature.

Now the spring is as the best. Unfortunately I have had only too little time to go out for photografics.

One bird

2009-05-16T11:57:00.000-07:00

On friday evening by Kalkkistenkoski in Asikkala I was sitting by the rapid and this bird swum quite close to me (about 20 meter) and when it noticed me, it was very busy.

Water surface

2009-05-16T11:55:00.001-07:00

Yesterday evening the sunset coloured water as beautifully as here.

Finnish Geisha Girl

2009-05-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

Also here in Finland we have Geisha Girls - at least in some exhebitions etc..
The Geisha is the famous finnish sweet mark --- very good taste!

The Summer is starting

2009-05-10T22:01:00.000-07:00

Finally, after the long winter, the trees appear to be green and early flowers are blooming. Somehow it makes fiilings fanny.

The first of May

2009-05-02T08:07:00.000-07:00

There in Helsinki we have special happening on first of May -- as putting the cap on to Mantas head.

Frogs

2009-04-27T02:21:00.000-07:00

Now, when the ice has melt away, the frogs are eager to love.

Somethink on the graund

2009-04-24T07:30:00.001-07:00

Well, I walked there on the forest - my nose to the earth picking pictures to my camera. The spring is always interesting.

Spring is starting

2009-04-23T23:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I noticed the springs first hepaticas here in Helsinki.

Bled

2009-04-13T12:59:00.001-07:00

Also we made the trip to Pled - the popular place about one ours way from the capital. There is the small lake with its iceland. Nearby you can see the mountains with snow. The willage is quite small so one day is perhaps too much to bee there.

Greetings from Ljublijana

2009-04-13T12:49:00.001-07:00

Last week we enjoyed our holiday in Ljublijana in Slovenia. The weather was fine - like in summer. The town was full of bicycles. You can see them everywhere. I took about hunred pictures of them. Here some.

Water Pictures

2009-03-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

Today I visited Vanhan kaupungin koski in Helsinki. By this rapid it has been power station, water pump etc. but now there is only the museum and of course rapids and a fall.

The weather today

2009-03-24T10:11:00.000-07:00

Now it is again snowing and the temperature below zero. These pictures I took today on the Helsinki Railway Station.

Ice picture again

2009-03-22T23:07:00.001-07:00

On sunday I visited Kalkkistenkoski in Asikkala and took some ice pictures again. On the cold weather the moving water makes interesting figures to the subjects by.

Spring is beginning

2009-03-21T01:48:00.000-07:00

Today here is really nice weather. Springs first willow catkins have been appeared.

Morning

2009-03-20T03:11:00.000-07:00

This morning I notised the squirrel jumping on the pirch.

Wintertracks

2009-03-17T05:02:00.001-07:00

Here is a pair of the pictures of the steps of somethink. Now the snow is smelting rapidly and perhaps by the next week we can't take this kind pictures any more.

2009-03-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

And this is the shadow of bicyclestand in Kuusijarvi area.

2009-03-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

Well, today I visited Vantaas outdoor recreation area and there was the skitrack too.

The same Bird than before

2009-02-25T09:04:00.001-08:00

Well ... in the snow. We have these here in Helsinki trough wintertime nowadays waiting food etc..

On the Cloudy Day

2009-02-21T04:54:00.000-08:00

Some days ago I stepped with my camera there on Hietalahti bay and picked this kind of pictures.

Happy Valentinos day!

2009-02-14T01:21:00.000-08:00

...by this mornings scenery from Helsinki's beach. A little bit filtered.

Water in the Rapid

2009-02-10T05:12:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I visited rapids in Kotka. These pictures have quite a long exposure time and the small aperture. In additional the black and white have been adjusted.

Bubbles in the dringing glass

2009-02-02T03:33:00.000-08:00

Very ordinary think could appear interesting like this glass with water. Its Bubbles looks very nice.

Tracs on the ice

2009-02-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I visited my Mother on Law again and walked around and also on the ice of lake Päijänne. There was many kind of tracks to see --- here some.

The squirrel on the tree

2009-01-28T11:41:00.000-08:00

We have also these animals here in the city. If you have nuts with you, it is easy to take the pictures too.

Finally winter in Helsinki

2009-01-25T08:36:00.001-08:00

Now we have snow as you can see here. I visited local Fallkulla Domestic Animal Farm. Cows and horses were out.

Ice Flowers Time

2009-01-08T04:55:00.000-08:00

Now we have small cold. It means that the windows could hawe some ice flowers like this.

Snow situation in Helsinki

2009-01-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

We are still waiting real winter.

Some Windows in Paris

2009-01-05T23:57:00.000-08:00

Here you can see some Parisian windows - taken on the end of december.

2009-01-04T01:56:00.000-08:00

We visited Paris between the Christmas and the New Year. Temperature was quite low -- mostly under zero in celsius. Here are some pictures showing it.

The Wise Cat

2008-12-26T05:28:00.000-08:00

Yes, this is our son's cat. First reading the newspaper and then sitting as the filmstar or model for me to take nice pictures.

Waiting Christmas

2008-12-10T23:49:00.000-08:00

It's time to wait Father Christmas to come and so you must be very kind now....

Our Swimming pool is frozen.

2008-12-06T11:27:00.000-08:00

In the lake Päijänne in Finland the ice is covering our swimming place. Now it can be about 4 months covered by ice. Harm!!

In the dark forest

2008-12-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

Well, it has been very rainy time in the middle Finland. This picture shows quite well the situation in the forests on these days.

Some flames

2008-12-06T10:59:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of the burning of the waste wood.

Snowing again

2008-12-04T06:22:00.000-08:00

Today we get snow again. This week has been rainy, but quite warm (about 4--8 deg celsius). Now the weather is gooler and the rain moved to snow. It's not so dark any more.

Somethink on the Trunk

2008-11-29T04:32:00.000-08:00

Well, there is something on the trunk of very old tree. Taken today in Helsinki. Very dark day.

Snow storm in Helsinki

2008-11-25T08:32:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we got the first snow here in Helsinki. I visited Suomenlinna (old fortress) and took some photos.

Snowberries

2008-11-15T11:03:00.001-08:00

Here are the snowberries taken with the flash.

The Swans

2008-10-28T00:55:00.000-07:00

The Swan and babyes introduced themselves in Suomenlinna.

One drop more

2008-10-19T21:24:00.000-07:00

This soft picture is taken in the Nuuksio Nationalpark in Espoo. It has been rainy night and drops were waiting still on the moss.