The view over to the snow-capped Lugnaquilla (Leinster’s highest peak) from the Glen of Imaal, County Wicklow. I loved the way that lonely pine tree framed the shot.

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Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on an overgrown heathland by Agnes Monkelbaan
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Cool! Cultural modification of trees in Scotland 🙂
Any idea when it was done, how many times, over what time period?

#CulturallyModified #Tree #ScotsPine #Scotland

The famous leaning pines of Raven Point! 🌲🌊 There’s something so resilient about how they stand against the salt and wind.

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Today was a wonderful day for a walk in the woods. There was a lot of fresh snow.

#winter
#february
#helsinki
#finland
#scotspine
#pinussylvestris

Upper portion of a stand of European Red Pine trees (Pinus sylvestris, Pino silvestre), during winter in Spain, courtesy of Carlos Teixidor Cadenas.

#EuropeanRedPine #PinusSylvestris #PinoSilvestre #PinoRojo #ScotsPine #Trees #Forest #Snowing

I enjoy watching photos of Helsinki in the late 1800s and early 1900s and I sometimes think about taking photos at the same locations a century later. It could be a cool project. Of course the city has changed a lot since then, but there are still plenty of places that have not – especially in downtown Helsinki. However, I have never really bothered to do this kind of photography.

So, what are these two photos from Seurasaari then? A coincidence. I saw the second photo recently on a website that showcases material from Finnish museums. (The photo is originally from the Helsinki City Museum and in public domain.) It was taken in the 1920s. I was certain that I had taken a photo at that very spot at least once. It turned out I had. The one you see is from October 2025.

The Scots pine on the left, it must be the same tree. I know these stunted pines growing on cliffs can be old but... I think it was already old in the 1920s. Huh...

#seurasaari
#helsinki
#finland
#october
#autumn
#fall
#scotspine
#pinussylvestris
Yesterday, the sun decided to show up for once so I went for a leisurely afternoon stroll in Munkkiniemi – one of the more affluent neighborhoods in Helsinki. Fancy buildings, a €300 000 Ferrari on a driveway... But more importantly, a beautiful goldcrest looking for dinner in a Scots pine and a view to the Baltic Sea. I wish there had been someone on that pier in the distance.

#goldcrest
#regulusregulus
#scotspine
#pinussylvestris
#helsinki
#munkkiniemi
#finland
#fall
#autumn
#september
#birds

Ah, summer in the Highlands! What a joy it was to spend the last few weeks exploring some of my favourite glens in resplendent greens and golden light. These last years I've spent much of my efforts focused on the other "better" seasons (this is of course a fallacy), but for 2025 I committed to finding out what the long hours around the solstice had to offer — and, as usual, Scotland delivered.

#scotland #landscapephotography #uk #scotspine #trees #scottishhighlands #nature

Little bit obsessed with pine tree pollen and pine cone syrup lately 🤤

#mugolio #scotspine #austrianpine #wildfood #foraged