The first sunset after May 16th.

The sun didn´t set at all in the Northern parts of Finland between May 16th and July 29th. So for 74 days in a village of Nuorgam the sun was above the horizon at night. It is an amazing feeling to see sun shining at night, and there is not much difference between a day and night.

Our nights here in Southern Finland are already dark, the sun sets at 22.18 and rises at    4.50.

This photo taken is about midnight at the end of June on the area we live.

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.

 

Oat Field.

Birds drop oat seeds on the ground at winter while eating. Here is the result.

Old World Swallowtail. Ritariperhonen.

This beautiful Swallowtail butterfly visitiéd our yard on Thursday.

Look at those wings, moving so fast.

Big eyes.

Here is seen two spurs,”the swallowtail”, we call this butterfly a knight.

It´s here, the summer!

While you are working on a summer day…

somebody is watching you.

 

July in Finland.

Rainy, cold days, temperature 15°C, 59°F. Clouds are sailing very slow, and if they sail away in the evening, we will have a night frost alert. In July Finland is “closed”, it means almost everybody is on summer vacation. No sun burns in this weather.

It is July! A Piece of Art.