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a cajón made of cardboard by BLOGitse

dinner in the sky…

  and music on the ground   weekend #33 photos shot in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday 15.8.2012     Dinner In the Sky     Shadow Shot Sunday2         Would you like to have dinner up there?     On the way back home we listened a minute of these musicians  

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Hartwall Original Long Drink by BLOGitse

long, fast and lazy…

  weekend #31 photos   LONG     “Hartwall Original Long Drink is a crisp mixed drink that blends the refreshing taste of gin with the tang of grapefruit. The beverage was launched for the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 with an eye on lightening the workloads of restaurant staff as they served Olympic tourists. The

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Siirtolapuutarha fabric by Marimekko by BLOGitse

Marimekko – made in Finland

  weekend #30 photos   A couple of weeks ago we visited Marimekko factory outlet. This fabric looks good on a big table…     SIIRTOLAPUUTARHA pattern design Maija Louekari     Marimekko is famous of intriguing combinations, bold colors and b&w patterns…     sale, sale, sale…   summertime…     One of my

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Tarvaspää Cafe and Restaurant by BLOGitse

Akseli Gallen-Kallela Museum

  weekend #24 photos   Last weekend I posted about Peter Dahl’s paintings in Gallen-Kallela Museum.   This post is about the museum.   It was at Tarvaspää that Gallen-Kallela was able to realize the dream of his youth: “Out in the wilds I would like to own a crenellated castle, with a tower of

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fern by BLOGitse

green, green, green!

  Finnish nature is overwhelmed by green! and it smells stunning!       Luonto on pakahtua vihreään! Metsässä on huumaava tuoksu…           Left or right? / Vasemmalle vai oikealle?       makroviikko/macro week challenge #63     teema / theme: suora / straight   Vastaukseni / here’s my entry:

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Peter Dahl in Gallen-Kallela museum by BLOGitse

Peter Dahl’s paintings

  weekend #23 photos   “Peter Dahl considered his life as artist, with all the conflicts and sensations that his paintings have sometimes aroused. This happened over a dinner in Mora in April 2011. Peter Dahl turned to me and said with a weak smile, “All I ever wanted to do was just to paint.”

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Kaapeli, Helsinki by BLOGitse

50+ men and a macro

    The other day I saw almost one hundred men in one visit 🙂   Kaapeli, Helsinki     The Finnish Museum of Photography       “Photographer Riitta Supperi’s (b. 1974) 50+ series of portraits talks about Finnish men in an understated, respectful way. Ninety five ‘milieu portraits’ taken around the country deal

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Espa Stage, Helsinki by BLOGitse

a sunny day in Helsinki

  weekend #22 photos   Last week we had beautiful weather in Helsinki…and lots of city shadows! Esplanadi ‘Espa‘ Park was packed of summer lovers…            People buying ice cream, slurpyum 🙂    Free concert starting soon… “Espa Stage offers a rich programme from the beginning of May to the end

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birch view by BLOGitse

wood pictures

  weekend #21 photos     Finally it’s green and summery in Helsinki!     makroviikko/macro week challenge #60     teema / theme: pitkä / long   Vastaukseni /Here’s my entry   Piiiitkä maalaussivellin 🙂 / Loooong paintbrush 🙂     Birches are so beautiful right now…           Mr BLOGitse

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Digital Fun Challenge #41 'space' by BLOGitse

Digital Fun Challenge #41 – ‘space’

    Digital Fun Challenge #41   theme is     >>> space / tila <<<     Here’s my entry       Now, show me yours!       Welcome to play along!       Nyt on sinun vuorosi – tervetuloa mukaan!  

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