Apples [Daily Photo #153]

Someone put a bucket full of apples near their garden's entrance, to share with neighbours. :) Delicious, juicy fruits! Thank you, kind neighbour!

Reflection [Daily Photo #152]

Sauna Bucket [Daily Photo #151]

Solar Shadows [Daily Photo #150]

I put these lamps outside and captured sun.

And now the sun is glowing in our house.

Star power cuddled up in tiny lamps.

Pretty in Green [Daily Photo #149]

Ferns are so beautiful! : 3

Chico's [Daily Photo #148]

Vegetarian lunch at Chico's: sriracha soy burger with French fries and Quorn with sweet potato fries. Nom nom!

Vegetable Cake [Daily Photo #147]

Yesterday I made this cake with carrots, green beans and olives. Yum! 

July Reading: Llamas, Theater, Icebergs and Sheep

My July reading is introduced to you by Smol Bear!

Books:

Rajaa Alsanea  “Girls of Riyadh” (بنات الرياض) [Saudi Arabia] 

Kaoru Mori “A Bride's Story” Vol. 1-3 (乙嫁語り) [Japan] 

Brian K. Vaughan “Saga. Vol.1” [USA] 

Sarah Waters “Tipping the Velvet” [UK] 

Tadashi Ozawa “How to Draw Anime & Game Characters. Vol. 2 : Expressing Emotions” [Japan]

Kameron Hurley “The Geek Feminist Revolution” [USA] 

Anu Holopainen “Sisarpuut” (Syysmaa #2) [Finland] 

Short stories:

Pretty in Pink – III [Daily Photos #146]

Pretty in Pink – II [Daily Photos #145]

A Bird Visitor [Daily Photos #144]

Curious birds were investigating bug and seeds presence in our yard yesterday. This little one for some reason paused the investigation and posed for me.

Bean Harvest [Daily Photos #143]

I grew these beans from seeds.

Ducks. Ducks! DUCKS [Daily Photos #142]

A bit belatedly, my daily photos for yesterday! We met so many critters, and so there will be a lot of photos! ^ш^'

Today we met:

a coughing dog and other dogs

a pigeon

28 ducks (I counted)

a gull

a jackdaw

sparrows, tits

more ducks (in another place)

— Екатерина (@EkaterinaTrayt) August 20, 2016

a pheasant who lives in the rye field

a bee that liked me a bit too much

fluffy jogging dogs

butterflies

ants

unidentified insects

snails.

— Екатерина (@EkaterinaTrayt) August 20, 2016

First we got some refreshments in Espresso House in Sello: an iced rooibos-orange drink with mint for me and a white chocolate frapino for my husband.

Mushroom and Moss [Daily Photo #141]

Pretty in Pink [Daily Photo #140]

Peshawar [Daily Photo #139]

We had lunch at Peshawar, a Pakistani restaurant in Espoo.

Toys and Library Books [Daily Photo #138]

Blue Bench [Daily Photo #137]

A Lamp and a Bug [Daily Photo #136]

Amphibian Friends [Daily Photo #135]

Usually I post daily photos taken by me but today is an exception. We met these lovely babies and it wasn't convenient for me to take their photos while holding them. ^^;; I'm not 100% sure, but I think these are common toads (Bufo bufo).

Baby 1

Light Play [Daily Photo #134]

Ducks and Tree Hugs [Daily Photo #133]

Candles [Daily Photo #132]

Router [Daily Photo #131]

Lettuce [Daily Photo #130]

Our urban gardening saga continues. :)

Nasturtium [Daily Photo #129]

Salmiakki [Daily Photo #128]

Salty liquorice flavoured bubble gum. :-)

French Beans [Daily Photo #127]

Borscht [Daily Photo #126]

A Finnish Zebra [Daily Photo #125]

“Hello. I'm a rare Finnish zebra. How are you?”

Rice Paper Lanterns [Daily Photo #124]

Mexican [Daily Photo #123]

We made this Mexican meal today. ^^ 

Tortilla chips, paprika, much vegan cheese and other things!

Water [Daily Photo #122]