Too late! Liian myöhään!

This Ligularia dentata, kallionauhus in Finnish, have always been full of butterflies. This year it hardly gets it´s blossoms open, and I have not seen butterflies at all.

This year 2017 at the end of August.

Year 2015 at the end of August.

A forest. Metsä. Лес.

Yesterday we made a walk to a forest, I was taking photos, my husband was checking that this forest does well and is growing. Everything there is ready for the winter to come.

A peaceful place in an area of young spruces.

A mushroom castle.

Beard moss on an old spruce.

False lily of the valley. The Finnish name is oravanmarja,  a squirrels´s berry.

And squirrels have food.

This forest, named Niskavuori,  gave us juicy rasberries to eat.

 

A day in August. Elokuun päivä.

This August has some days left. Our temperatures are like in October, today +13 °C/ 54°F. The wind blows straight from the North. Berries and apples are all soon ready to pick. We picked today all the redcurrants, black ones were not ripe enough. The leaves of cherry trees are turning yellow and falling down. Apples have already red cheeks.

My hubby picking redcurrants.

Blackcurrants.

Cherry trees.

Red cheeks.

Have a peaceful Sunday!

Clouds sailed today very low and slowly, green color on fields looked very dark.

 

 

Autumn is near. Syksy lähestyy.

Leaves of a wild vine are turning red.

Berries in an elder are red.

Days are getting shorter very quickly.

Wordless Wednesday.

Kuusipeura (Dama dama) Fallow deer

Lucifer and Klaara.

A strong heat wave, called Lucifer, attacked Europe last week and Lucifer´s tail hit for us two warm and sunny days, Thursday and Friday. After that a thunderstorm Klaara visited us on Saturday and Sunday.

Heat wave Lucifer gave us some summer days.

After Klaara.

Flowers are decorated with raindrops.

One of my favourite flowers, a soapwort.

Clematis.

“Raindrops keep falling on my head”.

 

Visiting Ähtäri Zoo. An European Bison. Visentti.

A sad story with almost a happy end.

So magnificent!

These bisons are huge, they weight 600kg – 1300kg/ 1300lbs – 2800lbs.

The bisons were eating when we arrived.

Reflections. Heijastuksia. Отражение.

After loading photos of geese and ducks I noticed interesting reflections in the water. These birds were inside of a glass house.

 

Visiting Ähtäri Zoo. Snow Leopards. Ирбис.

The snow leopard or ounce (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because, as of 2003, the size of the global wild population was estimated at 4,080–6,590 adults. Fewer than 2,500 individuals may be reproducing in the wild. As of 2016, estimates for the size of the global population vary from at least 4,080 to about 8,700 individuals. ( Wikipedia)

 

Visiting Ähtäri Zoo.

Some information, Ähtäri Zoo website: “Ähtäri Zoo was established in 1973 and nowadays houses 65 animal species of Scandinavian forest zone. The zoo is spread in 60 hectares, in a very nice wide natural environment, surrounded by different terrains and vegetation. There is a 3 km and a 1.5 km walking routes and approximately 300 animals. It is open every day throughout the year. The most popular animals are our bears, endangered snow leopards and new animals takinies from Himalaya, endangered as well.”

There is two bear cubs, 1,5 years old and they are playing, like children do.

One cub was swimming. Tuesday was a hot day.

The other one was swinging in a cartyre.

It was really fun.

Now to the pool.

There was a crocobear waiting.

Walking to the pool.

Hello!

Who was here first?

Here was a peanut.

Thank you for reading.