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Helsinki from the Suomenlinna Ferry
Originally uploaded by schickr.

20:23 Saturday, 15 July, 2006 Image130 And we made it safely home

Major milestone for me
Originally uploaded by schickr.

We were out celebrating in town and ended up having some snacks at Panimo, the brewery on Suomenlinna. By sheer coincidence, the bartender gave us this call number. Very funny.
Yeah, I think you can figure out the milestone.
Oh, and they were serving they Pils on the balcony. It was hoppy but good. We had more than a few.

Amanda’s tiny bubbles
Originally uploaded by schickr.

15:56 Saturday, 15 July, 2006 Image124 It was an amazingly gorgeous day and we went into town. Havis Amanda, a famous fountain near the market square had her usual May-day bubbles. Ha ha. It was fun, with billows of bubbles floating away, down wind. We quickly found the source (bottles of Fairy dish detergent), but the funny prankster was nowhere to be seen.

Amanda’s tiny bubbles
Originally uploaded by schickr.

15:56 Saturday, 15 July, 2006 Image123 It was an amazingly gorgeous day and we went into town. Havis Amanda, a famous fountain near the market square had her usual May-day bubbles. Ha ha. It was fun, with billows of bubbles floating away, down wind. We quickly found the source (bottles of Fairy dish detergent), but the funny prankster was nowhere to be seen.

Aromas of Pringles?
Originally uploaded by schickr.

With a hint of coconut oil? I think the product manager got carried away. I mean, these are chemistries gift to snacks.

Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.

21:05 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image114 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.

Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.

21:04 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image113 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.

Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.

21:04 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image112 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.

Far, a field
Originally uploaded by schickr.

21:20 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image118

Licorice doughnuts
Originally uploaded by schickr.

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