In Karelian mythology, the world was created from Sotka's(*) egg. In today's world their eggs lead to baby tufted ducks. (*) It is believed Sotka might also refer to the Goldeneye. July 2025, Canon ~60x zoom #bird #duck #tuftedduck #photography #babyduck #babybird #tukkasotka #suomenojanluonto

Making smaller oil paintings while waiting for the bigger one to dry. It is my favorite sweet potato Luna :3 🩶 #WIP I need to buy black paint also maybe learn to use some paint thinner for the details. #cat #oilpainting #oil #painting #traditionalart #seniorcat #rescuecat

Luna sleeping in my lap is the best time to sketch the baby. Almost finished the drawing before she woke up and stretched. 🩶 #sketch #cat #seniorcat #pencildrawing #drawing

ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉᵎᵎ Goldcrest (Regulus regulus, tiniest bird in Europe) was nyooming around and paused on this branch long enough for me to get this shot. Cropped image, 300 mm lens, Canon. Not edited because IDK how to edit :D I promise this is real & not a muppet. #birb #bird #photography #borb

Þingvellir national park, Iceland. Acrylic on canvas, 2024. Part of the "my mom wants paintings from our vacations"-series. Reference photo from late December 2023 when it was snowing sideways <3 #painting #landscape #acrylic #traditionalArt

Hello do you have seeds please? Never approach wild animals but these swans came up to me and started preening and napping. Mute swan, 300mm lens #birb