Welcome to Villa Emilia (My Woodland Garden), a photography blog with a slant towards gardening and nature. An amateur gardener and photographer, I hope to share beautiful moments with you through pictures. 🤎 From autumn 2026 onwards, Villa Emilia will be even more Christmassy than before!

Thank you for your visit.

4.5.2018

Compact camera shots: Italy ♥






Hello all! Warmer weather is expected also here for the next few days, but at the moment it's cold (+4 C), it's dark and it's raining. I happily look back at sunny moments in Italy with these photos taken in the last days of April.

Sunshine, temperature around +25 C, a boat neck sailor's shirt, skinny ankle jeans, flat tennis shoes (I don't find pumps comfortable :)), large sunglasses and an ice cream in your hand... a spring day in the city can't get much better...

Thank you very much, as always, for your lovely comments! I'll try to visit you as soon as I can. Have a lovely weekend! xx






Hei! Tämä postaus on omistettu teille kaikille, jotka minun laillani vielä odotatte keväistä säätä ja kukkia. :) Ainakin itäisessä Suomessa sataa, lämpötila on nelisen astetta ja pihan krookukset ovat parin sentin korkuisia.

Onneksi elämässä on pieniä hetkiä, jolloin kaikki sattuu kohdalleen ja olo on... onnellinen. Auringonpaiste ja tötterö italialaista jäätelöä ovat hyvä alku.

Kiitos kommenteistanne ja ihanaa viikonloppua teille kaikille! Toivottavasti saamme luvattua lämmintä kevätsäätä! ♥







































"I viaggi del cuore", in Italy, kitchen rolls are pretty too... :)


















































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1.5.2018

Compact camera shots: Flowers and leaves



And hello again! In this post, you can see what was blooming about one week ago in our garden and the neighbourhood in Northern Italy. The protagonists were the wisterias:



pink wisteria italy



Ta-daa! Mikä olisi ihanampaa kuin liila-violetti sinisade kukassa? Tietenkin vaaleanpunainen sinisade. :) Valkoinenkin on aika kaunis...



white wisteria longissima alba italy
Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima alba'






Linked to: All Seasons



Helleborus orientalis


Prunus











Tulipa 'Queen of Night'



Prunus



Rosmarinus



Grandpa's flowers... ♥



Acer



Prunus



Acer



Paeonia



Malus 'Golden'



Quercus



Aesculus



Laburnum


Have a lovely May!

Ihanaa toukokuuta!







28.4.2018

Compact camera shots: Travelling







Hello all! I have been away from the blog world because of a brief trip to Italy. To travel light, I took only my point-and-shoot camera with me. Italy was green, lush and warm and, despite the busy schedule, I managed to take about 250 photos... Don't worry, I'm not going to post them all!

Lämmin sää saapui tänä keväänä Pohjois-Italiaan etuajassa. Pikaisen käyntini aikaan päivälämpötilat olivat 25 - 27 celsiusasteen paikkeilla. Vihreys oli ihanimmillaan ja sinisateet ja koristekirsikat kukassa. Lisää kuvia seuraavissa postauksissa.



Roadside flowers



Driving in Italy can look like this...



... or like this.



Early in the morning at the airport in Milan.



Flag carrier...



Malpensa Airport is the second busiest Italian airport (after Rome Fiumicino Airport) for international passenger traffic.



The ATC tower



Vapour trails


Bye for now, Italy!



Preparing to shop...



:-D



:-P



Hello again, Finland!


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