Super Moon August 2014

Here is some of the pictures I took of the Super moon in August 2014. The photos were taken on the 11th August, so it was actually the night after of the actual Super moon, since we had too many clouds the night before. The Moon light was so incredibly beautiful and strong, I was, again completely amazed by it. I can't wait for the next Super Moon on the 8/9th of September!

Super Moon July 11th 2014

Here are some of the pictures I took of the super moon on July 11th 2014. The Moon was mesmerizing! I love the moon light, it is so incredibly beautiful and powerful. The atmosphere that I was able to capture in these pictures is what I love about Finnish summer the most.

Snow in June

When I am abroad, people always ask me "Does it snow in Finland in the summer?". I always laugh and say no. This time, however, I was wrong!

 I could not believe my eyes when it started snowing last Tuesday morning 17th June. So after my initial shock I of course ran upstairs and grabbed my camera. I don't think I have ever seen snow in June before. I am almost certain of it. So I have not had much practice on focusing the camera on snow flakes like this, it was suprisingly hard! But like I have said before, I do like blurry Photograps, so lucky me! :)

I am hoping the weather starts to warm up again, since this summer solstice was nothing short of freezing cold! Apparently it was the most coldest midsummer in 30 years...!

Summer solstice Magic from Rautavaara

It is a magical time of the year, the midsummer solstice. In Finland we have many traditions regarding this special time, usually involving wild flowers and such... So in the spirit of some Finnish midsummer magic I am posting a few pictures I took last weekend in Rautavaara, Finland.

In these pictures there are some exquisite (a word my art teachers loved to use!) lingonberry flowers, arctic star flower and 'northern Labrador tea' or wild rosemary.

Finland is so incredibly beautiful!

Magical weekend to you all!