Yap Yap (dog) in cart pulled by Achong - Trundle, NSW, n.d. / by unknown photographer

Some of you know how much I love old photos and postcards.
Well, I have spent way too much time on Flickr and now I found this. Sigh.

The Commons


Yap Yap (dog) in cart pulled by Achong - Trundle, NSW, n.d. / by unknown photographer
Originally uploaded by State Library of New South Wales collection.

Cold waters, silver sea, clearing thoughts

Watching the wind
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Cold waters, silver sea
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Who's going to swim?
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Autumn sea
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Hiding
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

New Perspectives on Life

Shiny happy table

Auf Wiedersehen. My new love and I are going to visit Berlin.
Whilst waiting for new photos to arrive you can look at the four clumsy practice shots.


shiny happy table
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Herman Hesse's grandfather rests here

... The cow with the crown and other snapshots from the past Estonian excursions uploaded on my Flickr home.


The cow with the crown
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Uncle Lenin has a nap

...and other snapshots from Latvia finally uploaded on my Flickr home.
It took just 9 months to do it. People tend to have babies faster than I virtually glue my virtual photos to my virtual album. [sigh]



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This is an ad-free blog

so if you wonder why I added one, I have my own cow in the ditch (as we say, don't ask me why), because they published two of my photos. So if you want to look at some sights of Helsinki, there are some, I suppose.

It's here!

Googly eyes Helsinki.
Original London googly eyes by Slaminsky.
Berlin googly eyes by Bowleserised.


googly eyes 1
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

googly eyes 2
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

googly eyes 3
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

googly eyes 4
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

googly eyes 5
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 7
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

googly eyes 6
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 8
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 9
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 10
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 11
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Googly eyes 12
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

A freaky window

Can you hear us?
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

and some other boring landscape photos uploaded

Valkoinen

Valokuvatorstain 25. haaste on valkoinen. Nyt on Helsingissä ihan mustaa, joten kuva on viime helmikuulta, kun valkoinen oli niin valkoista, että silmiin sattui.


icy swing
Originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

It's Thursday again and a time for a Photo challenge. This weeks theme is white and because it's all black in Helsinki now, I'm using a photo from last February, when the whiteness around us hurt our eyes.

Valmis

Valokuvatorstain 24. aihe on valmis.

This week on Valokuvatorstai: Ready.

Hylätty

Valokuvatorstain 23. haaste on hylätty. Minä olisin kyllä voinut asua tuolla.




Gosh, how time just flies. The 23th challenge of Valokuvatorstai is abandoned. I would have wanted to live in that house.

Syksy

Vähän myöhässä tällä viikolla syysloman vuoksi, mutta Valokuvatorstain 22. haasteen aihe sopiva: syksy. Tänä vuonna syksy tuli hiipivän hitaasti ja ensilumi satoi kukkivan konnantatteren päälle.



I'm little bit late this week, after having a rather nice holiday. The 22th subject of the Valokuvatorstai is the autumn, which has been quite peculiar this year. After the long lasting summer we had the first snow yesterday.

Ylpeys

Valokuvatorstain 21. haaste on ylpeys.

Olen ylpeä lapsistani, jotka ovat ylpeitä saavutuksistaan.

The 21st challenge of "Valokuvatorstai" is the pride.
I'm proud of my children, who are proud of their own achievements.

Ateria

Valokuvatorstain 20. haaste on ateria.

The 20th challenge of Valokuvatorstai is a meal.

Art of Illusion?

Valokuvatorstain 18. haaste on viesti, merkki, logo, ikoni.
Kuvasin viime viikolla vanhoja keloja, jotka olivat saaneet uudet vaatteet. "AOI" oli viestin syvin olemus, mitäpä sitten tarkoittaakaan?

The 18th challenge of "Valokuvatorstai" is a message, a sign, a logo, an icon.
Last week I took some photos of these old pines, dressed in the new shiny outfits. AOI was the message, whatever that might be?

Mummoni muisto oli erilainen

Valokuvatorstain 17. haaste on muisto.

Mummoni istui aina muistelemassa ikkunan ääressä jotakin kadotettua. Omaa nuoruuttaan, kotiaan, koivuja merenrannalla. Hän kertoi purjelaivoista, rantahiekasta, veljen haitarista aina kukkivien syreenien alla. Mutta minä en jaksanut kuunnella kuin puolella korvalla. Enkä koskaan ymmärtänyt miksei hän mennyt katsomaan omaa kotiseutuaan, kun siihen aukeni mahdollisuus.

Mummoni kuoleman jälkeen minä matkustin paikalle. Mummoni muisto oli kauniimpi.



This weeks photo challenge is a memory. I've told about my Granny's memories here.

Uoma

Valokuvatorstain 16. haaste on uoma.
Lumiuoma viime maaliskuulta.

A snow bed.

45 minutes of November lights

Valokuvatorstain 15. haaste ja aiheena valo.
Rakkain aiheeni, enkä siis voinut jättää yhteen kuvaan...
Arkistojen kätköistä kuvia eräästä marraskuun iltapäivästä, Helsingin Vuosaaressa.

Valokuvatorstai's 15th challenge, subject: light, my all time favourite.
I couldn't pick just one, so here's 45 minutes November lights from Vuosaari, Helsinki.


16.14


16.16



16.24



16.58

Gimme five, or four.

Löysin eilen hienon Valokuvatorstai-blogin ja päätin heti osallistua 14. haasteeseen.
Aihe on "Kämmenellä".


For non-Finnish speakers and learners: Yesterday I found this Blog Valokuvatorstai (The Finnish version of PhotoThursday) and I'm participating this week's challenge with this shot.