Immigrants

 In my beloved Hood has some 5000 people living in it. 20% of them are immigrants. More than any other hood in my beloved hometown. Biggest group are Russkies. Then there´s lots of blacks and midlle easterns. Few Thais and Estonians also. Few years back children who didn´t speak Finnish in their native language was 70% of childrens who strarted their school in my hood. All Finns who has a choice rather raise their children some other hood even if it´s more expencive. Here´s plenty of druggies, winos and unemployed too. That´s another reason many leave.

Some years back I talked with this relative of mine about the immigrants. He reckoned that he rather had Russkies over colored people. I thought another way around. My dislike of Russkies is due the fact that both my grandpas fought Russkies in WW2 and they permanetly occupied big parts of Finland. As it happened I was always right to not trust Russians. Dunno how he feels in a current situation.

To Russkies I want to say; Slava Ukraini! 💙💛 And fuck you mr. Putin!

Not Unplugged but Inplugged 😃

7 black/dark grey cars, 3 otherwise colored. Many are hybrids, few are all electric. Gasoline and diesel cars are a dying breed. Those seems to be trend in Finland these days.

Spring Paparazzi

One fine day yesterday was again. Weather wise that was. Me and my dear childhood friend went outdooring. We ended up in a flea market. I found 3 shirts for mere 7+€´s. This is me photographed by friend mantioned but I call all photos of me selfies no matter who takes them. I thought that I share fresh photo of me in comparison with the old one I post the other day. And the pic from hospital while back. If you see me coming you better run. Other wise you´ll be paparazzed and blasted on www for global audience to see. Most would probably not want it if they had a say. Well, they don´t. 😁

That said. In Finland you can photograph anything you want in public places. There are some restrictions if photos are published. Like; no recognizable pics of underaged people without parent(s) approval. No recognizable pics of people in dire. No recognizable pics of some one peeing or wommitting on the street corner. No recognizable picks of people having sex. And such. But I believe that´s about it really. Very simple.

There are somethings I don´t photograph though. Say 1%:ers, addicts, any male(s) looking like problems and victims in accident sites. Don´t wanna get my ass kicked and/or have my camera smasher into ground. I´m glad to say no-one ever challenged me for taking their photo. I´m Street Smart and very discreet. Vast majority of my subjects are blissfully un-aware that they have been photographed.

Abandoned

 Wordless Wednesday

Going down?

This takes me back. I worked part time in eldelry care for 6 months back in winter 2021-22. Am no nurse or such. Our job descrption envolmed taking customers to dentist, eye doctor, other doctors and such. Many times we took them outdooring, grocery etc. Sometimes if customer didn´t want/couldn´t  go out then we just talked with them for 3/4 of an hour in their place of live. Many times over coffee table.

It was/is very important work. This way nurses and housekeepers didn´t weist their time for tasks basicly anyone can do. Like me, Bipolar Lunatic. It was very eye opening experience. Some folks had very impressive (i.e. expencive) living condition. Some had only one table, a chair and bed, nothing more. Most of folks were some where in between. Every one was lonely. Husband and friends was dead. Relatives lived so far that they didn´t visit. And then there was those who couldn´t move independetly. They was prison in their home. Totaly helpless many was.

Most of our customers was 80+ females. Men dies earlier in Finland is reason for that. I called myself Granny Whisperer. For some odd reason grannies loved me. I don´t know why. I was just myself. You know; some common curtacy and personal conduct. Anyways, it was nice period in my life. I´m glad I did it. Only downside was that it was winter. Other than that nothing else. Terpat Katille ja koko porukalle! 😉

Just Another Day in Paradice

I live next to this forrest. As I walk 20m. from the frontdoor of my aprtment building and I´m in Nature. Looking back like so. Sign says; Private Property, No Tresspassing. Behind me is a forrest with atleast 10km of well maintained walk- bike- and ski-paths.

 Those dotted lines in da woods are those paths.

Few photos of it. This sign says; you´re skiing in the wrong direction. Skipath is un-ski-able this time of year. I enjoyed the Sun and bird concert. It´s researched that outdooring in Nature lowers one´s blood pressure. It´s good for for depression too. Among other things. One of the reasons why Finland is world´s happiest country sixth year in a row.

There are all sort of information along the paths.

And it´s lit from early morning to late in the evening in dark hours (i.e. Autumn and Winter).

Here you can see separated ski- and walk-path. It´s made like this because every winter you can read in the news about ski-rage. Yes, it´s a phenomenon in Finland. Skiers have lost it and attacked other peoples. One time some middle aged man hitted childrens with his ski poles. Unbelievable behaviour.

This one´s for My Corner of the World this week. Enjoy your spring! 😎

Brotherly and Sisterly Love

 Yesterday was big sis and lil bro. Today it´s vice versa. Dunno if they was waiting the lady in turquoise  or if they was only enjoying the weather together. Either way it´s always nice to see such bond.

One fine day it is/was. I outdoored for hour and quater and took 5758 recording to my mobile. Which was on silent mode with vibration turned off. As per usual. I don´t need nor want to use mine 24/7 like most of people. It´s firmly in my pocket or in my camerabag.

People are strange

Ok. You come to nature to enjoy...your mobile? I don´t believe this. I mean; you gotta be fucking kidding me. Right? I don´t understand this mobile mania. It´s a disease, a plague. 24/7 where ever you go. Like it´s superglued to everybody´s hands. They probably think I´m weird because I have a camera and not mobile. I must look like an dinosaur to them. Well whut eva floats one´s boat I guess. Atleast I was all there, she wasn´t.

Passers-by

Georgeous weather , I just had to go take my camera out for a spin. My aparment is next to this forrest. I walked throught it, birds was going beserk and sung like there´s no tommorrow. Plenty of snow still in there. Not much to photograph just barren leafless trees. Not your eye candy by any means.

I came outta woods via this walkpath. Back to the civilisation and there´s plenty of peoples to paparaz. This Nordic Walker passed me by, I walk slowly. I so outta shape, been hibernating during winter. I.e. didn´t left home if  it was not mandatory. Just my local grocery, my social worker and my srink. Nothing else, don´t like winter to put it nice.

This heart-warming big sis and lil bro compo walked hand in hand towards the sun.

This black couple was sniffing first scents of Spring. Plenty of interesting odours.

Small, medium and big two-wheelers was plenty. Like these folks here.

This couple had their kid in this cart. Precious gargo must be on your game with this.

Hour and half, some 4848 steps recording my mobile. I really enjoyed myself. I´m so glad the winter is finaly over. Well, sort of. Still below freezing point during nights. In the morning there´s plenty of melted snow (i.e. water) turned into ice. But it´s a  Spring now. Must enjoy it. It´s the shortest season in Finland. No more need for D-vitamin pills, plenty of it in the air. When sun is shining that is.

Way Back Machine

 OMG! I found something funny from my teen years (June-87). Apparently I was spear fishing and able to walk on water. If I could go back with this life experience it would be GREAT. Ok, it´s double  impossible but yeah, one can dream.

Nothing much have changed, I look pretty much the same. Pretty much same clothing and hairdo. Small beer belly has got bit bigger but I´m working on it. Old photos are nice to have so one can better remember how things actually was. I miss those days. Very much so. Do you remember/have photos when you was 17? 

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