Sunlight and snow in the goshawk forest the other day.

#norwayspruce
#piceaabies
#helsinki
#finland
#winter
#february

A small detail in the woods earlier this month. I noticed a spruce branch touching the trunk of a silver birch by chance one day while I was walking home. I snapped a photo and then forgot it until today. It's simple, but I quite like it actually.

#norwayspruce
#piceaabies
#silverbirch
#betulapendula
#helsinki
#finland
#autumn
#fall
#september

🌱 La unua tago de ferio ĉiam estas la plej bona! #Piceo #verda #esperanto
🇮🇹 Il primo giorno di vacanza è sempre il migliore! #Abete #verde #italiano
🌲 #Spruce #Piceaabies #kuusi #Finnishnature #newlife ~ #kerkkä 🇫🇮

I often try to spot small details in the forest, but I don't know how this tiny Norway spruce had escaped my attention – until today. Guess who has walked by that spot for years...

Are there any botanists out there? Is this spruce a seedling or a sapling? It was difficult to photograph, as you might expect. The spruce kept disappearing into the chaotic background until I managed to get this photo by shooting wide open. It turned out alright, but I wish there was snow.

#norwayspruce
#piceaabies
#helsinki
#finland
#spring
#march

Norway spruce (Picea abies) cone infected by Thekopsora areolata, the causal agent of cherry spruce rust. An important element for the Thekopsora areolate life cycle illustration. 🙃🙃🙃 no more aecia painting for a while. My husband said: “ it's good because it looks disgusting.” #botanicalillustration #watercolor #thekopsoraareolata #piceaabies #sprucecone #plantpathology #forestpathology #rustfungus #mycologyart