leaves in ice
Wandering around with camera in hand
in daughter’s yard on a sunny Christmas Day morning,
astonished by these beauties captured in ice….
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by Marja-Leena by Marja-Leena first sunset
The first sunset of 2011, captured at 4:48 pm. from our back deck. Is this an auspicious sign or what?! Frosty cold clear weather continues….
By the way, since I did not have a chance to mention it earlier, may I point you to the last post of qarrtsiluni’s issue The Crowd which features my monotype by that name. Did you see my other one, a drypoint, that was published earlier? It was interesting for me to revisit that older series of prints when the call for entries came. Thanks again to Beth and Dave for choosing them and for their fantastic editorial work on this online magazine. If you don’t already know of it, do visit!
by Marja-Leena New Year’s Eve morn
Oh, what a glorious morning on this last day of 2010! Sunny bright days and crisp frosty nights that are a close second best to having a white Christmas.
Frost flowers on the glass instead of roses in the garden. Sunrise so late, so far to the southeast, but soon to begin its move towards the northeast.
All’s well here as the year comes to a close. Wishing all of you a Happy, Healthy and Creative New Year 2011! Hyvää Uutta Vuotta!
by Marja-Leena red & green
With these, my favourite colours, even year round,
I wish you the many pleasures of the holiday preparations.
May it be a stress-free time.
by Marja-Leena red mandala
the amazing beauty of colour and design in a simple root vegetable
(thanks, Erika, for saving this for me to scan!)
by Marja-Leena frosty
The other morning frost covered trees, shrubs, grass, even the glass on the skylights. Though not lovely frost ferns this time, its thawing looks like lace.
Outdoors I’m looking very closely at the frost on the deck railing.
and how it is thawing on the sunnier end….
Oh, I almost forgot Finland’s Independence Day today! Here’s the perfect music to honour it. Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää!
by Marja-Leena amber
This glorious amber sunrise met me as I walked into the kitchen about 8:00 am this morning, after a clear frosty night! The sunshine stayed with us all day so we were able to put up the outdoor holiday lights and gather greenery and berry branches for the winter planters. More photos to come of the frost….
by Marja-Leena droplets
Busy days now. After completing the printing of two editions last week, yesterday I did some more work on the third piece which I plan to edition on Monday. Today I put together a stack of prints for the print sale on Wednesday. Then I started to design my Christmas card, a bit late, but hopefully I can get it ready and printed sometime this coming week as well. Somewhere amidst all this I need to start the letters.
I enjoyed a quick break from my work today to step outside into the garden to have a look at the amazing drops of rain and melted snow (from overnight) beading on the leaves and buds. I had trouble getting them in focus with the macro lens, being too busy to get the tripod, but these two worked well.
by Marja-Leena snow white
A week of unusually cold weather has ended with warmer temperatures and snow falling last night and most of today. Roads and walks were treacherous with heavy wet snow but it is so beautiful. Sadly the rain is following and it’s already a mess out there. I put in a long and productive day in the studio today but I might work at home tomorrow.
Oh! A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family in the US! I can’t believe that we are only a month away from Christmas.
by Marja-Leena pattern of leaves
In spite of an unusual-for-us cold snap and biting winds of early winter, there are still leaves on many trees, such as these Japanese maples.