An autumn sunrise over the lake. #sunrise #colours #orange #finland #suomi #home #autumn #reflections

Some great views of the northern lights as we travelled back home to Finland earlier tonight. #northernlights #finland #auroraborealis #finnair #nature #colours

The old Strathpeffer Railway Station. #scotland #highlands #railway #station #strathpeffer #photography

Beautiful autumn day here. We chose the right weekend to pop over to Scotland to visit the family. #scotland #highlands #autumn #westcoast #landscape #nature #photography

This mornings sunrise. #finland #lake #sunrise #colours #autumn #suomi #home #trees #photography

Some beautiful colours over the lake this morning. #finland #lake #suomi #sunrise #colours #beautiful #nature #reflections #phototgraphy #smartphonephotography

A quick passing shot of this visitor passing through the garden on its way to the lake. #finland #wildlife #otter #nature #suomi #animal

A nice double rainbow after a massive thunderstorm here this evening. #finland #suomi #Rainbow #lake #reflections #autumn #storm #photography #smartphonephotography

My current view as I let out the dogs. #finland #northernlights #auoraboralis #suomi #night

A misty sunrise over the lake. This is always a sure sign of the impending arrival of autumn. #lake #finland #sunrise #colours #mist #autumn #photography

The swifts have found a spot to rest for the night. Looks like a storm is approaching so hopefully it doesn’t get too wild for them. #finland #birds #storm #swifts #nature #lake #photography

The start of a new day. #finland #suomi #sunrise #lake #colours #peace #tranquility #photography #EastCoastkin

Goodnight from Manamansalo. #finland #suomi #sunset #colours #photography #reflections

This mornings sunrise over a very chilly OuluJärvi. #Finland #lake #sunrise #colours #reflections #mist #photography #EastCoastkin #clouds

The sun setting over Oulujärvi (Lake Oulu). #sunset #finland #suomi #lake #oulujärvi #summer #camping #photography #smartphonephotography

Memories from Cuba. This was the road from Havana to Varadero. #memories #travels #cuba #varadero #nature #photography #smartphonephotography

The sun is beginning to set here. The lake is so still tonight with the only ripples coming from the occasional jumping fish. #finland #suomi #lake #reflections #calm #garden #sunset #colours #photography #smartphonephotography

Our dark skies maybe back but at least it brought these with it, although you do need to be up pretty late to catch them at the moment. #northernlights #auroraborealis #finland #night #colours #photography #Eastcoastkin

It’s only August but the sun is already a bit lower in the sky. We hit our first night of ‘geographical darkness’ for an hour last night so it won’t be long until I can get sunset and northern light pics again. #finland #photography #lake #sun #smartphone #sunbeams #reflections

Finally picked up Deirdre (Saunders/Barlow). She has a missive personality and very confident for a puppy and already so loved! #puppy #pugs #dog #pet #love #deirdre #murielswedding #coronationstreet

Another beach on another campsite in Finland. Sadly it’s only another couple of months until these will start to freeze over again so need to make the most of being able to swim now. #finland #beach #summer #lake #blueskies #wildswimmimg #photography #smartphone

Had an early morning walk with the girls and managed to catch a bit of the sunrise here. #finland #sunrise #lake #jetty #colours #summer #photography #smartphone #EastCoastkin

Our camping spot for the night here in West Finland. The sun is finally disappearing behind some thunder clouds so hopefully it’ll cool down a bit for the dogs tonight. #finland #sunset #lake #camping #colours #peaceful #EastCoastkin #photography #summer

Our flight back to Finland seems to have taken us over Windsor Castle. #windsor #castle #royalty #flyover

More from the West Coast of Scotland. #scotland #westcoast #beach #travels #summer #clouds #scenery #photography

The hills around Gairloch. #gairloch #scotland #hills #wildflowers #travels #highlands #photography #landscape #nature

Another picture from the west coast of Scotland. #beach #westcoast #scotland #travels #boat #sea #hills #photography

Looking over the sea to Skye. #scotland #isleofskye #highlands #sea

A day spent out on the west coast of Scotland. #loch #lochmaree #scotland #hills #clouds #EastCoastkin #photography #travels

Managed to catch a rainbow over the Cairngorms today as the mist cleared. #rainbow #scotland #cairngorms #mountains #scenery #summer

Views over the Cairngorm Mountains from the funicular railway. #furnicular #clip #scotland #mountains #cairngorms #view #scenery #travels

Arrived back on Scotland for a visit and was greeted by this lovely sunset. #scotland #travel #sunset #inverness #highlands #clouds #colours #EastCoastkin #photography

I took this at around 10pm last night. Even though it’s only been a month since midsummer the sun is already noticeably lower in the sky. I need to enjoy this long days while I still can. #finland #suomi #sunset #summer #blueskies #forest #evening #garden #photography

We are finally getting some nice, hot weather and I guess it’s causing some condensation first thing in the morning on the lake. #lake #morning #bluesky #reflections #summer #garden #gardenphotos #mist #calm

I wasn’t looking for another dog but we got a call that this girl had been let down and needed love. It wasn’t planned so I figured Deirdre is the perfect name (after Deirdre Chambers in Muriel’s wedding). Turns out she is more coronation street than Hollywood! #pug #coronationstreet #puppy

It’s too hot for gardening so I went to swim in the lake instead. It’s strange that just a few months ago we were taking the dogs walks across it and stopping off at the islands to enjoy a coffee from the backpack before heading home. #memories #finland #winter #lake #dogwalking #suomi #snow #ice

After a poor start to summer this year it’s just typical that a thunderstorm rolls in just as the weather looks like it’s going to improve. This is the clearest it’s been here in a couple of months though. #thunder #storm #clouds #lake #finland #summer #nature

Another memory from this past winter. I took this quickly after finishing the sauna as it was around -30c at the time. The cold air does generate some beautiful sunsets though. #memory #sunset #colours #winter #finland #peace #garden #EastCoastkin #photography

While I don’t miss winter at all, I do miss seeing colours like this in the sky. #memories #finland #sunset #colours #suomi #EastCoastkin #winter #photography #home

A typically Finnish scene especially for #thicktrunktuesday. #finland #lake #trees #suomi #reflections

Trying to get in on the #BlueskyMonday trend with this picture from the dunes on an island off Finland. #bluesky #finland #suomi #sand #dunes #summer #EastCoastKin

The first of the water lilies are making an appearance. They’re late this year as summer seems to have forgotten about us this year. #lake #waterlilies #finland #suomi #flora #nature #yellow

Memories from Prague. Such a beautiful and friendly city and I can’t wait to visit again soon. #memories #sunset #prague #czechia #city #praha #colours #travel #photography

Another beach day. The dogs are loving the opportunity to run about somewhere new, I’m loving the opportunity of getting a seat and relaxing for a while. #beach #finland #suomi #balticsea #summer #bluesky #clouds #photography #nature

Happy saturday to all! Summer is back in Finland after yesterday’s horrible summer storm here, it felt like I was back in Scotland for a while 😂 #finland #suomi #beach #lake #nature #clouds #shore #summer #photography

Another pic of the Baltic Sea beaches here in Finland. #finland #suomi #balticsea #beach #shore #landscape #nature #summer #photography

This pond in the forest here almost looks like it belongs in an old painting. #finland #forest #pond #art #painting #nature #photography #smartphone

Stairway to nowhere, well to a viewpoint over the Baltic Sea but nowhere sounds more catchy! #oulu #tourist #finland #clouds #suomi #viewpoint #photography

The rain was desperate to come in and spoil our trip to Oulu but thankfully the Baltic Sea kept it at bay. #oulu #finland #suomi #beach #summer #clouds #balticsea #photography

Just realised I missed the message to post on #thicktrunktuesday but this was taken last night so hope it still counts! #finland #summer #forest #blueskies #bliss