Flowers

Flowers in a vase at café in Tallinn - A still life from our visit to Tallinn at a café where we rested at the end of the day waiting for the ferry back to Helsinki.

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2023 - Almost midnight in Sweden and it is time for my annual post about midsummer. Midsummer is the longest day of the year and is celebrated by raising maypoles dressed with leaves and flowers.… Continue reading →

Flowers on the wall - Beautiful flowers along Lantmannagatan in Malmö. More pictures on Monday Murals.

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2022 - Yesterday was Midsummer Eve in Sweden and the day is warm and dry. I usually go out in my garden to photogrpah seven flowers for my ususla midsummer boquet. This year I made… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2021 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and the day is warm but there was a strong wind blowing when I went out a few hours ago to photograph my midsummer bouqet. Midsummer is… Continue reading →

Morning dew on dried seeds - I went out this morning and saw this dew drops on the dried seedhead.

White Rudbeckia - I went out this morning and saw this beautiful white Rudbeckia flower.

Sunflower - I went out this morning and saw that the sunflower I have in a pot had emerged. Very beautiful and gives joy to this morning.

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2020 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and the day started with thunder and rain but when I went out a few hours later it is fine weather with sunshine. Midsummer is the longest… Continue reading →

Chamomile - Today it is Midsummer day in Sweden and Finland. Midsummer is the longest day of the year and is celebrated in Sweden and parts of Finland by raising maypoles dressed with leaves and… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2019 - Today it is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and Finland. Midsummer is the longest day of the year and is celebrated in Sweden and parts of Finland by raising maypoles dressed with leaves and… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2018 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden with rain in the morning but it soon became sunny again. Midsummer is the longest day of the year and is celebrated by raising maypoles dressed with… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2017 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and it is an overcast day with the threat of rain. But the weather held during the day and only started to rain a little in the… Continue reading →

Flower shadow on a tent - Flower shadows seen from the inside of a tent. More shadows on Shadow Shot Sunday.

The gate to wilderness - Not exactly a door but this gate has some of the same functions as a door. This is the gate to my garden with it´s myriad of flowers that grow as they want to and all the… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2016 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and it seems like it is going to be a sunny midsummer this year although yesterday there was thunder and a pouring rain. Midsummer is the longest… Continue reading →

The colors of the rainbow - A collection of pictures showing the colors of the rainbow. Roy G. Biv: no, he’s not the new bagger down at the grocery store. “Roy G. Biv” is an acronym made of the… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2015 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and it is a rather cold midsummer with a mix of sunshine and overcast. The promised rain haven´t appeared yet. Midsummer is the longest day of the… Continue reading →

Maj 2015 Spring / Vår - Svensk text nedanför den engelska texten / Swedish text below the English text. Spring was early this year but it has been a rather long and chilly spring. It was sunny on Saturday but today… Continue reading →

Sunflower bud - Originally posted on Vintage Photography:
I found this direct positive film in an envelope recently and scanned it. It is a Fuji film and taken one of the first years of the twentyfirst century, mostly…

Körsbärsblom / Sakura dori - English text below the Swedish text. Dagen efter jag anlände till Nagoya i Japan tog min son mig på promenad utmed en närliggande kanal där körsbärsträden blommade för fullt. På japanska “sakura dori” d… Continue reading →

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Hyvää Juhannusta! – Happy Midsummer! 2014 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and it is sun after a night with a little rain. Rain and cold weather is promised by the weather services for the weekend. Midsummer is the longest day… Continue reading →

Ätbart – Edible - English text below the Swedish text. Mycket av det som växer i trädgården är ätbart. Krusbären håller på att växa till sig, äppleblommen har blommat över och bildat små äpplekart, vinbären och… Continue reading →

Maj 2014 Vår / Spring - English text below the Swedish text. Våren har funnits här ett tag och vitsipporna, påskliljorna, pingstliljorna, de flesta körsbärsträden och de vanliga magnoliorna har blommat över. Våren var som bekant tidig i Skåne… Continue reading →

Between High Street and All Saint’s Church - Our World Tuesday: Walking from High Street in to All Saints Church in Newmarket, England.

Rosa / Pink - Fototriss på tema “Rosa” för Bröstcancerkampanjen. Besök Fototriss för fler bidrag . / Photo triplet on theme “Pink” for the breast awareness campaign. Visit Fototriss for links to more pictures.

Saturated - Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated. I have a weakness for photos with lots of strong colors, like the old Kodak ads.

Glad midsommar! – Glad Sankt Hans! – Happy Midsummer! 2013 - Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden and the sun has just come out. Rain and lightning is promised by the weather services for tonight. I have been out in the garden and photographed… Continue reading →

Juni 2013 Vår / Spring - Våren var sen och när jag återkom efter några dagar utomlands i början av maj hade våren exploderat i gröna träd och blommor. I och med att det är en sen vår så… Continue reading →

Magnolia starting to flower - Today I took a new picture of the magnolia I photographed a few days ago. More flower pictures at NF Blo-Ma 47.