Nice weekend in Lapland around the shore of lake Kilpisjärvi, quite different from autumn
Un finde mui prestosu'n Llaponia a la vera'l llagu Kilpisjärvi, na seronda ye otra cosa

Paseín de Domingu - Suununtaikävely

Since last week we're having a gorgeous weather and visiting the forest around our place pays off.
Dende la selmana pasada'l tiempu ta mui prestosu merez la pene dase una vueltina pol bosque al lláu de casa.

Herttoniemen siirtolapuutarha

Today we had a very nice walk around the small village of cabins close to our place. The autumn colours are at their best
Hoi ficimos un paseín mui prestosu pel pueblín de cabañuques cerca la nuestra casa. Los colores de Seronda taben a tope

The European shag in Asturies

In the past I've posted about the nice video works of Jorge Chachero and also the very educative blog of David Álvarez. Now they joined efforts to make this nice short documentary about the problems of the European shag in Asturies. Please David, take care, it really looks unsafe the way you access the colonies. We need you and your collaborators in one piece!
Hai tiempu que vos falé de los prestosos vídeos de Jorge Chachero y del per educativu blog de David Álvarez. Agora los dos xuntaron fuerces faciendo esti documental sobre la problemática del cormorán moñudu n'Asturies. Por favor David, ten cuidáu, les imáxenes na barquina y los rapelaos a les colonies meten miéu. Necesítamoste d'una pieza y a los que t'acompañen también!

volver, volver, volveeeer....

Photo: Nalle Westman @HS
Our old friends are starting to leave, we can see them flying over our place
Les nuestres vieyes amigues empiecen a marchar, estos díes vémosles pasar dende casa

Merimetsot

Photo: YLE/Jani Aarnio
Vandalism on cormorant nests in Finland has grown dramaticaly this year. About 2,700 nests have been attacked with the loss of 10,000 eggs and nestlings. Via... This can add to the stories reported at David's blog, where cormorant's life and trouble in Asturies is reported with great detail

Vandalismu'n ñeros de cormorán creció abondo esti añu'n Finlandia. Unos 2,700 ñeros fueron atacaos causando la destrucción de 10,000 huevos y críes. Via... Esto puede amestase a les histories contaes por David nel so blog, onde los cormoranes n'Asturies ocupen un sitiu especial

Harvesting

In our recent trip to Päijänne we picked mushrooms, blueberries and wild strawberries :) As usual, more photos here

Nel nuestru reciente viaxín a Päijänne pañamos setes, arándanos y miruéndanos :) Como ye vezu, más fotos equí

Päijanteellä

Thanks to the invitation of Tiia and Francesc we spent last weekend having a wonderful time in a mökki (=cabin) on the shore of Lake Päijanne
Gracies a una invitación de Tiia y Francesc pasamos in fin de selmana xenial n'un mökki (=cabaña) a la vera'l llagu Päijanne

Ceda'l paso!

These days barnacle gooses go as they please around the city. Photos via...
Estos díes les barnacles cariblanques (gracies David) campen pela ciudá. Fotos vía...

+ Tapola

In addition to enjoy the midsummer sauna, we had wonderful walks in the forest around Tapola
Amás de disfrutar la sauna de San Xuan, dimos unos paseinos mui prestosos pol bosque alredor de Tapola

Paseín pol bosque

Last weekend my parents came to meet Eero. We had a wonderful Spring weather and went for a walk in the forest and marshes around our place in Herttoniemi.
El fin de selmana pasáu vinieron los mios pás pa conocer a Eero. Tuvimos un tiempu guapísimu y salimos a pasear pol bosque y carrizales al lláu de nuestra casa'n Herttoniemi.

Spring is finally here and we can enjoy the birds flying over our place in Herttoniemi. Up: wooper swans, Down: common cranes
La primavera ta que se sal y podemos disfrutar de les aves pasando sobre nuestra casa'n Herttoniemi. Enrriba: cisnes cantores, embaxo: grulles

Loistava!

Lots of activity on Nauvo's nest, check it out here now! previous post
Also David sent me this Dutch link with more nests' webcams of astonishing quality
Muncha actividá nel ñeru de Nauvo. Calcái equí agora! entrada anterior
David mandóme esti otru link Holandés con más ñeros d'una calidá d'imaxen flipante

Pigargu vs. Águila Pescaora

The battle for a nest in Nauvo between ospreys and white-tailed eagles is taking place this year again. Last year the small ospreys recovered the nest and this year seems to be happening the same. You can follow the nest from this webcam. Via...

Los dos últimos años una pareya pigargos peléase con otra d'águiles pescaores por un ñeru'n Nauvo. Esti añu paez que les águiles fueron a reconquistar el ñeru otra vez. El ñeru puede seguise n'esta webcam. Via...

Terrific Asturies!

Jorge did it again! this time with an impressive video of the Capes Vidiu and Peñes, showcasing wonderfully the beauty of the Asturian coast. Thanks!
Jorge volvió a salise. Esta vez con unes panorámiques brutales de los cabos Vidiu y Peñes. Cómo hecho de menos la mar n'Asturies... Gracies Jorge!

Biodiversity on the rocks

La Mar

Sorrounded by the Baltic Sea, this bit of stolen ocean turned into a big lake, I quite miss the Cantabrian Sea (Gulf of Biscay for others). The rough waves, salt, tides, sounds... But thanks to Jorge Chachero we (I) can enjoy my (our) so missed bit of nature. In the video appears the "España" beach located in the council of Villaviciosa, quite close to Xixón (Asturies)
Rodíau por esti cachu d'agua robáu a l'océanu, nomáu El Bálticu, echo de menos la nuestra mar, les olones, la sal, les marees, los soníos... Gracies a esti vídeo de Jorge Chachero na Playa España (Villaviciosa, Asturies) pueo resarcime un poquitín

Kilpisjärvi

Some autumns back I was there. More photos here
Hai dalgunes serondes taba ellí. Más fotos equí

Patikoimassa Vuorilla

As usual we spent some days hiking on the Asturian mountains. This time we went to the forest of Peloño. You can see all the photos here
Como ye vezu pasamos dellos díes de monte. Esta vez tuvimos pel bosque Peloño. Podéis ver toles fotos equí

The weather was excellent
Fízonos mui bueno

We also had fun with our new GPS gadgets thanks to Balen
Echamos unes rises y xugamos abondo colos mapes que nos pasó Balen pal GPS, gracies!

On the Arcenoriu prairie there was plenty of cows
Arcenoriu taba petáu de vaques

We got a bit sun burnt as well :)
Pa nun variar quemámosnos un poco col sol

Killer squirrels

By the way. In Seurasaari the squirrels seem to be out of control. They follow you around literally demanding food.