Mansikki-parka näytti jääneen yksin torille. Farmari kutsuu....
This poor cow seemed so lonely in the market place of the city of Lahti. Where have the rest gone?
I don´t really know much about the amount of problems after starting digital TV broadcasting in Finland. What I know is that it costs a lot... Time will tell if it was worth of all that money. There´s no turning back. In the 50s they used to call the antennas "Bankruptcy rakes". Let´s hope history won´t repeat itself.
A room in Lepikon torppa, Pielavesi. The house is a museum. One of our presidents, Urho Kekkonen was born in the smoke sauna of this house.
It is really hard to catch the setting sun at the right moment. To begin with, it hurts my eyes. Here´s one version I shot earlier in the summer. I haven´t seen sunsets for a long time.



This entry is about the award above. If one is awarded one is supposed to nominate 7 other blogs and link them in one´s entry and go and leave a message in their comment boxes. As a matter of fact you all deserve it!
Is it a UFO in the sky in broad day light, I wonder. There seems to be a new look and more than 170 entries already in the Sky Watch Friday host blog.
Whatever the building is they hide it while restoration or renovation work is taking place.
In the street near the church you can read this interesting text about the ancient use of this old rowan tree, "Konttipihlaja" (Backpack Rowan). One could leave one´s backpack there quite safely when entering the church. Noboby would take it.

It´s time for bees to collect honey, the weather permitting. The beautiful white perennials above seem to attract swarms of bees. It was almost impossible to get a photo. The bees were in such a hurry. Happy to see them though. They haven´t disappeared so far.
This beautiful weed must be a Broad-leaved Willowherb.
If there wasn´t that line in this picture we wouldn´t have electricity. Browse more Sky Watch Friday shots here.
Lovely weather, playing cats (there was another one nearby) and kids loving all living creatures make me smile on weekdays, let alone on Sundays. Photo Thursday´s last theme before the summer break is Sunday Smile.