“To sit in the shade on a fine day …”
Filed under: Beauty, Finland, Gardening, Gardens, Memories, Nature, Photos, Quotes, Seasons, Summer | 4 Comments »
Images & Words: Seasons
Posted on June 8, 2009 by riihele
Picture Perfect: SHADES of GRAY
Posted on May 22, 2009 by riihele
As to whether it is grey or gray…
Filed under: ART, Colours, Countries, Emerald Isle, Ireland, Life, Living, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect | Tagged: Shades of Gray | Leave a Comment »
Picture Perfect: Up close ‘n Personal
Posted on April 18, 2009 by riihele
Hydrangea or as it is known in many countries Hortensia…
Filed under: ART, Beauty, Finland, Gardens, Hydrangeas, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect, Plants | 4 Comments »
Picture Perfect: Intricate
Posted on October 19, 2008 by riihele
I wrote these lines summer last year about this picture: It is the final showtime, showdown for the flowers and plants before the onset of autumn….
Filed under: ART, Finland, Gardening, Hydrangeas, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect, Plants | Tagged: hydrangea, intricate | Leave a Comment »
Picture Perfect: Joined
Posted on September 22, 2008 by riihele
It was balmy minus 36*C
that morn that
i took this photograph!
Filed under: ART, Beauty, Colours, Finland, Impressions, Life, Misty-River, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect, Winter | Tagged: frozen, icy, joined | 4 Comments »
Picture Perfect: WET
Posted on September 8, 2008 by riihele
The oil extracted from lilies has healing and softening properties. Especially, when the lily fragrance oil is mixed with that of Calendula aka Pot Marigold works wonderful for very sensitive skin. One can use this oil for massage, in a bath, after a bath, for babies, dry cuticles, and elbows, as a facial moisturizer, under-eye oil and hot-oil treatment.
Filed under: ART, Beauty, Colours, Finland, Gardens, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect, Plants, Seasons, Summer, flower-power | Tagged: Lilies, Wet, Yellow | 2 Comments »
FRAGILE …
Posted on April 19, 2008 by riihele
Beauty is a fragile gift.
Ovid
Filed under: Beauty, Countries, Finland, Gardening, Gardens, Life, Living, Nature, Photos, Picture-Perfect, Plants, flower-power | Tagged: lily-of-valley | Leave a Comment »
LILIES …
Posted on April 9, 2008 by riihele
The oil extracted from lilies has healing and softening properties. Especially, when the lily fragrance oil is mixed with that of Calendula aka Pot Marigold works wonderful for very sensitive skin. One can use this oil for massage, in a bath, after a bath, for babies, dry cuticles, and elbows, as a facial moisturizer, under-eye oil and hot-oil treatment.
Filed under: Beauty, Colours, Countries, Finland, Gardening, Gardens, Life, Looking Good, Nature, Perfect, Photos, Plants, Quizz, Rain, Seasons, Weather | Tagged: Lily, Medicinal, Photo | Leave a Comment »
Coming or Going …
Posted on March 24, 2008 by riihele
Our weather does not know whether it is coming or going presently; that is to say if the winter is finally at its end as in the photo underneath
or if the spring has finally sprung on us and staying?!! Every other day it is winter and then the next day it is [...]
Filed under: ART, Beauty, Colours, Countries, Countryside, Difference, Finland, Gardening, Gardens, Life, Nature, Photos, Plants, Seasons, Spring, Thoughts, Trees, Weather, Winter | Leave a Comment »
KALANIT — Anemones
Posted on February 12, 2008 by riihele
This is the time of the year, as it is the midwinter here in Finland, that I do so miss these scenes of Israel.
In Israel, February is the month when the first trees start to blossom and also the spring flowers, like the Anemones aka Kalanit, in Hebrew, put their colourful show on all around [...]
Filed under: Beauty, Colours, Countries, Israel, Memories, Nature, Plants | 4 Comments »
