Aug 31, 2009

Kaupunkielämää - City life

Vietettyämme lähes neljän kuukauden kaikki viikonloput maalla, nyt oli aika jäädä kaupunkiin. Teimme sunnuntaina lasten kanssa pyöräretken Helsingin Viikkiin ja lopulta Lammassaareen. Tässä kuvakavalkadia, mukana muutama kasvikin :)

Since May we have stayed nearly all the weekends at the countryside, but now we spent the weekend in Helsinki. On Sunday we made a bicycle trip to Viikki and Lammassaari (Sheep Island). Here are some photos, flowers too :)


Dahlias, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Ensi pysäkki Viikin viljelypalstan reunassa. Daaliat pysättivät minut, auringonkukat hurmasivat perheen pienimmän. Meillä ei moneen vuoteen ole kasvanut kumpaakaan, olisi ehkä aika. Daaliat olivat nuorempana mielikasvejani.

First stop by the Viikki cultivation patches. The dahlias brought me to stop, the sunflowers charmed the youngest one. I haven't grown neither of them for years, maybe I should... I just adored dahlias when I was younger.



Frog, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Rantakalliolla pienen pieni sammakko pomppi reppuumme sisään kunnes jatkoi turvallisesti matkaa :)

On the bedrock a tiny frog jumped into our backpack until it jumped safely away :)


Bark boat, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Pojat tekivät kovaa kulkevan kaarnalaivan.

The boys made a fast bark boat.


Eastern Finncattle, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Kyytöt laitumella, taustalla siintää Helsingin keskusta.

Eastern Finncattle herding. The city centre on the background.



Canada Geese migrating, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Kanadanhanhet muuttavat.

Canada geese migrating.


Canada Geese and cows, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Kanadanhanhia mustanaan pellolla.

Canada geese on the field.


Duckboards, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Pyörät parkkiin ja pitkospuita pitkin Lammassaareen.

Walking on the duckboards towards the Sheep island.



fungi, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Sieniä matkalla, tuskinpa syötäviä :)

Mushrooms on the way, probably not suitable for eating.


on the rock, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Katinkultaa kalliolla.

"Cat's gold" (biotite) on the rock.




Cone curtain, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Lammassaaressa on paljon pieniä mökkejä. Tämä käpyverho ihastutti :)

There were lots of tiny cottages on the island. This cone curtain was lovely :)


Gate to the Sheep Island, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Uusien pitkospuiden päässä häämötti portti.

In the end of the new duckboards there was a gate.



Sheep in the forest, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Portin takana yllätys: lampaita. Lammassaaressa tietenkin :)

Behind the gate was a surprise: sheep. Well, it was called a sheep island :)


Summer cottage, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Pieni mökki, iso puu.

Small cottage, big tree.


Arabia, Helsinki, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Vastapäätä mökkiä, meren tuolla puolen on Arabia.

Opposite of the cottage, over the sea is Arabia.


Aster amellus, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Kotimatkalla pysähdyimme vielä lepotauolla Viikin Gardenian pihalla. Tässä muutamia ihanuuksia, kuten elokuunasteri.

On our way back home we had a break outside the tropical garden Gardenia. Here are some lovely flowers like this aster.


August in Helsinki, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Ihanat elokuun värit!

The lovely shades of August!


Globe thistle, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Echinops bannaticus

Sinipallo-ohdake

Globe thistle





Tämän ruusun luona oli nimikyltti Rosa floribunda 'Amber Queen', mutta eihän se voi ollakaan se koska tämä ei ole lähelläkään meripihkan väriä. Kaunis kylläkin :)

By this rose was a name label: Rosa floribunda 'Amber Queen', but it can't be, because the colour is not at all amber. It's beautiful though :)

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