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Author:  Paulreiki [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:05 am ]
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I got a fuzzy shot of a red squirrel when in Scotland two weeks ago.

I'll post it on the 'I'm back' topic.
Author:  Thais [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:24 am ]
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On Sunday Riitta & I went deep into the forest (and I mean deep!) to look for mushrooms. These are real primeval forests, mainly fir, pine & birch amongst a few others. The moss & lichen in there are incredible...
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Those are yer cranberries there :) which in fact are so bitter that the drink we buy must be stuffed with sugar!!

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These are the 'funnel' mushrooms we were collecting, so called cos of their shape..
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Author:  Thais [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:30 am ]
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Right in the middle of this part of the forest, we came across a 'refuge hut' - a bit like the ones you see in the Rockies in movies!! It was fantastic! Beds for 4 people, stocked cut wood, water, & food with a fireplace to cook it on! 8) Wonderful - I felt like a pioneer - do I look like one??!! :lol: (The caps, by the way, are to keep off 'moose flies' that apparently dig into the scalp & suck the blood!!!) The door is always open & anyone can use it.

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Author:  Paulreiki [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:24 pm ]
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Thais wrote:
I felt like a pioneer - do I look like one??!! :lol:


With that cap on I can't see your ears let alone the pie. :twisted: :roll:

Absolutely super photos, though. :)
Author:  Lazavanti [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:02 pm ]
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Loved your journey!!!!
linnyx
Author:  amancara [ Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:34 am ]
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you do look very intrepid 8)

i'm sure rita knew which mushrooms were safe to eat-----there was a woman who eat death cap mushrooms on the isle of wight,just recently, and died. and her niece, who ate them too, has damaged her liver. they found them at the botanical gardens in ventnor!
Author:  Thais [ Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:52 am ]
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Oh yes, Riitta knows her 'shrooms! That night she made a sauce with them, and we had baked salmon..potatoes..tomatoes, courgettes, beetroot & chard from her garden..and the mushroom sauce.......absolutely divine!! YUM! :icecream:

Now for the piece de resistance....

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Sunset over the river at the bottom of Riitta's garden! She has her own jetty & a couple of little boats there! And she also goes there for a quick dip in the water after the sauna!!! :shock: (I didn't!)

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:D
Author:  Paulreiki [ Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:12 pm ]
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What wonderful photos, Thais. :)

Looks as though YOU found somewhere as calm and peaceful as Samye Ling.
Author:  amancara [ Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:59 pm ]
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sounds absolutely idyllic-----how lucky that the you did get the chance to go at last.

will you go again now you've been this once?
Author:  hands on [ Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:24 am ]
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Great photographs, store them safely just for the memories. Love them.

Arfa
Author:  Thais [ Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:07 pm ]
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It has just been pointed out to me (by an American) that the beastie in the sign is a moose...not an elk! :oops: I thought they were the same animal, but they're not!
Author:  Thais [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:37 pm ]
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This is called yellow stagshorn - see here.
It fascinated me as it looked like sea coral!
Author:  Paulreiki [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:34 pm ]
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We get black Stags Horn fungi in this country which, as they mature develop white tips and are called Candle Snuff Fungi.

see here
Author:  Lazavanti [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:10 pm ]
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These are just beautiful!!! All of them,
really appreciate them all,
love linnyx
ps-did Sarah Palin email you Thais? She knows lotx about wildlife ( :oops: just being naughty), especially whilst riding in a helicopter whilst shooting them.
Author:  Paulreiki [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:20 pm ]
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Lazavanti wrote:
ps-did Sarah Palin email you Thais? She knows lotx about wildlife ( :oops: just being naughty), especially whilst riding in a helicopter whilst shooting them.


Just going off topic for a second. Have you heard that Sarah Palin has been described as a Post Turtle?

I received this email from my Brother in Michigan:-

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President.

The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle.’

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.

The old rancher said, ‘When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a post turtle.’

The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he continued to explain. ‘You know she didn’t get up there by herself, she doesn’t belong up there, she doesn’t know what to do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with.’

:wink:

Anyway - back on topic - Finland looks very nice.
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