This is Tessa. She is as normal and healthy as can be. She was trying to take a nap on the balcony. In fact, she is laying around here somewhere taking a nap. 

This is just because my cat, Skviiki, is so cute. She has been having some episodes. They might be epilepsy. She was tested at the University Hospital and pronounced healthy. So, we can only continue with some neurological tests.

Sometimes, if I am dragged out of the house, we will be walking around this airport field area and I will hear this strange buzzing. I always thought it was crazed kids on scooter just about to run me and my dog over. However, as I was driving around this area, I came across this race track. This is what that buzz was all along.

I just saw in the paper a picture very similar to this but it was taken in Sudan. This is Finland. It was so Sanford & Son. I was gagging. Anyway, I had been in town and I left the lights on my auto. So, when I got back to the shopping centre my battery was dead. Finally, these boys came and as they passed I asked them if they could give me a jump start. I think that was their first time because they were really shy and putting the wrong cables to the wrong parts. Oye. Anway, I drove around awhile to get my battery charged when I came upon this area near the Malmi airport.  

Last week,my Finnish language brush up course ended. It was right up from this. The Ritarihuone. There is a plaque on the front that calls it the Nobility House and it was featured in the Helsinki Sanomat ont August 6th. It read, "Ritarihuone on Suomen tarkein uusgotiikkaa edustava rakennus." It is Finland's major new gothic typic building. Or it is a building that chiefly typifies Finland's new gothic style. Something like that. Anyway, Finland used to have four estate system of government. They were from four different classes, the Nobility, the Burghers, Clergy, and Peasants.So, this is where the Noblity met.

This is my favourite view as the train pulls into the station at Helsinki Central Railway. It is the Elaintarhanlahti which means zoological garden bay. So, along the left is the Tokoin ranta to the right is Kaisaniemenlahti, ranta and puisto. 

The famous Savoy Theatre. Is it Paris, London, New York? No, it is Helsinki's decidedly modest version. You won't find pretentious stretch limos or hummers in front of this place. We keep it on the down low, way down low. 

This was in Helsinki's central railway station. It is the entrance to the metro. Apparently, this was taken when Batman Begins was released. See on the floor, that indicates North. 

I was in Mantsala (How rude, this doesn't show the a with the .. on top, a umlaut) dropping T off for work and decided to drive around. I ended up at the highest point in town which was the church. I went in had a look around but was most intrigued by the activity in the graveyard.There was a multitude of people roaming about armed with rakes and watering cans. What in tarnation were they doing? They were actually tending the flowers and plants that were planted directly in front of the tombstones. Seemingly, these people were volunteers. There were watering spouts everywhere and little rake sheds.

Here is where the rakes are kept and there is where the water comes from. 

See you can see the plants growing right there. 

This is St Henry's cathedral. It is a catholic church. It is in the area where the embassies are. 

I was taking this Finnish History course earlier in the summer. It was by the observatory. I saw this on an electrical box near the Russian embassy.