Dahlias

These dahlias were blooming at Korkeasaari,

Helsinki Zoo, 30.8.2014.

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Floral Friday Fotos

Today's Flowers

Wordless Wednesday

Mute swans

Mute swans, Töölönlahti,

Helsinki 24.10.2014.

I hadn't seen the swan family for a
couple of months. Sadly the family
had lost one cygnet since then.

We had a few cold days last week.
We got a little snow and there was
some ice along the shore. Now it's
 almost 15 degrees Celsius warmer again.

I'm linking to Wild Bird Wednesday.

Peonies II

Peonies 29.5.2012.

Old photos that haven't been published before.

I'm linking to Blo-Ma.

Cattail

Cattail in Porvoo 17.10.2014.

Typha is a genus of about 30 species mostly

in the Northern Hemisphere in wetland habitats.

These plants have many common names.

In Brittish English they're called bulrush

or reedmace. In American English they're

called cattail, catninetail or corn dog grass.

In Austrailia they're known as cumbungi or

bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail and

in New Zealand as raupo. (Source: Wikipedia)

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I Heart Macro

Macro Monday 2

Herring gull

A juvenile herring gull in the Market Square

in Helsinki 7.10.2014.

I saw this bird during the traditional

Baltic Herring Fair which was held in the

Market Square for the 272nd time in 2014.
If you want to see more photos from the fair you
can find them in my Wordless Wednesday post.

I'm linking to I'd Rather B Birdin'.