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Nordic environment images

Nordic environment images

Nordic environment images from the early summer season 2014 in Finland.  The early summer is a dynamic time in the natural Nordic  environment, most of the migrating water birds nest have hatched, and the rapid growth of the hatching is really noticeable.   The goslings of the hooter-swans have grown enormously by the end of June, also ducks and geese as well.

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Summer flower season.

The summer flower season goes on and on, there are many types of flowers that flower at different times of the summer. The berry flower do have some variation as well, the wild strawberry plants flower first, followed by bilberry, then it is lingonberries turn with about two to three weeks gap in between. Wild raspberry shrubs flower at the same times as the lingonberry plants, it is not easy to notice when the raspberry flowers are blooming because they have no bright colors, the flower stamens are grey-white in color, there are no pedals just lots of stamens.  It is the mostly dull flower that I have seen on berry shrub or a fruit tree.  The bees  most likely see it very differently to the colors that the human eye sees it, also, the scent of the pollen could be attractive which the human does not easily detect without specifically trying to detect it close up.

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Bilberry flowers.

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Lingonberry flower.

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The Nordic environment is a very dynamic environment during the mid to late spring season to early summer, it is like a powder keg that goes off when the weather warms up with sunlight and when there is sufficient moisture and rain.  It is understandable because the winter is so extremely cold and long (6 months).  The window of summer is very short, but there is also the endless sunlight during the summer that the environment does not sleep in the darkness of the night, the birds keep on singing and the plant keep on growing through the night.  Hopefully, you have enjoyed the Nordic environment images here and the links provided.

Read up on the Finland summer season from here.

 

Nordic berry pictures

Nordic berry pictures

Nordic berry pictures environment is a fascinating subject to photograph, it is an interesting experience for many reasons:

  • the natural environment
  • rich source of nutrition
  • the long traditional culture history of hunter-gathering
  • color rich subject
  • unique berry structure and shape
  • a food source for the birds and the animals of the forest
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Nordic berry photography is a seasonal experience,  the wild berries of the forest flower early in the summer season and their fruit do not ripen at the same time. There is a lot of time separating the various berries before they ripen, the earliest berries to ripen in the middle of summer are strawberries, both wild strawberries, and the cultured farm strawberries.  The bilberries towards the middle of the summer, followed by raspberries and cloudberries. The other berries are lingonberries or loganberries, cranberries and the cottage black currants or red currants. These are the most common berries that most people gather in the Nordic region.

Nordic berry pictures food source

The Nordic berry pictures have a rich source of nutrition, the berries are gathered, cleaned and used in various ways.

  • concentrated juice
  • berry jam
  • preserved berries, particular the loganberries
  • frozen whole
  • baked product filling

Traditional Nordic culture

Nordic berry is very much in the heart of the traditional Nordic culture, the spring season was viewed as a special blessing from other nature, considering that the Nordic snow and ice covered winter can last up to 6 months, a cold blanket cover over the organic life of the fauna. The summer season also was celebrated, a great relief from the cold dark winter, the quick burst of life returning to the trees, flowers, and grass, was almost viewed as supernatural phenomena.   And out of the simple reverence and gratitude, the early nomadic cultures gave offerings to the gods of the natural world.

A Gallery of Nordic berry pictures open for viewing from this link, Nordic Berry pictures.

Read up on the Nordic Environment Images from this link. http://nordicartimages.com/nordic-environment-images/

Nordic art gallery online

Nordic art gallery online

New Nordic art gallery online with many fine images of the natural Nordic environment. There are pictures of the 4 very distinct seasonal changes and the most extreme impact of them all is the winter freeze over and the suppressive impact of it on the environmental flora.  Most of the bird life fly south for winter and some mammals can also move to a warmer areas to winter, but the flora stays put where it is for the entire winter which can be up to 6 months.

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Spring season on the banks of the Bothnia sea.

Spring season is a slow thaw with subzero temperatures and sunshine.

The spring season in the northern hemisphere can be a lot colder than the coldest of the cold winters in some other regions of the world, subzero temperatures can dip down to -10-15*C during the spring season, while the sun comes out during the daytime and brightens up the minds and the mood of the gone winter hangover.

Late spring is really revving new life up and gets a running start for the coming summer season.

The environment really takes off fast when it hits the summer warmth and the calendar month on the first of June.  Depending on how warm and steady the weather is but when it arrives it really shows. Within one week the birch trees go from apparent no leaves on the branches to been green all over with green sticky sap filled leaves, obviously the  natural environment has been waiting and waiting for the weather to turn so that they can start growing once again for another warm summer season.

Nordic art gallery online captures images of the natural Nordic colors

Here are two links to picture galleries that contain many of the natural colors of the Nordic region.

  1. Nordic Art Gallery Online.
  2. Nordic Stock Images Online.
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See the Nordic Berry Pictures from here.