Just a perfect day

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The photographs were taken on June 15th in Petikko.

(Posting title is from the song Perfect Day by Lou Reed.)

What does it mean to be alone?

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The photographs were taken on June 9th at Korkeasaari Zoo.

The warm weather continues here in Finland. During the night the temperature dropped to 17 °C, which was good, but for the afternoon the forecast promises 30 °C.

(Posting title is from the poem Alexa, what is there to know about love? by Brian Bilston.)

And no doubt illusionary belief

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The photographs were taken on June 9th at Korkeasaari Zoo.

During the night the temperature dropped to 15 °C, cooling the house a bit, but it is warming up again. And the warmth will continue until next week, according to weather forecasts.

(Posting title is from the poem My Stop is Grand by Christian Wiman.)

Dreams brimming over

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The photographs were taken on June 9th at Korkeasaari Zoo.

This morning I rode the bicycle for 2 1/2 hours, exploring Helsinki along the paths at Viikki.

(Posting title is from the poem Grand Slam by Marjorie Maddox.)

I arrange myself in the order of my use

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The photographs were taken on June 9th when visiting Korkeasaari Zoo.

I was traveling in Finland for four days, and just came back. It was warm, most days the highest temperature was above 30 °C.

(Posting title is from the poem Something Something Something Grand by Sandra Lim.)

We may yet construct our future

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The photographs were taken on June 3rd.

Today is a traveling day, almost six hours of driving the car, away from Helsinki where the Trump and Putin meeting will take place.

(Posting title is from the poem The Grand Conversation by Paul Muldoon.)

Echoes of words

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The photographs were taken on June 3rd.

Today is a hot day, temperature is 30 °C, and rising. In the morning I rode the bicycle for 1 1/2 hours, and even then it was quite warm. This week I have got 13 1/2 hours of exercise, of which two hours walking and the rest riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem Grand Canyon by William Haskell Simpson.)

Feeling warmth on your cheek as you spread

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The photographs were taken on June 3rd.

The weather is rather warm, up to 27 °C in the afternoon, and even though the nights are cooler, the house retains plenty of warmth.

(Posting title is from the poem The Grand Silos of the Sacramento by Lawson Fusao Inada.)

Save the people, save the children, save the country now

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The photograph was taken on June 2nd in the forests around Tyttömäki hill in Vantaa.

This morning I rode the bicycle for 1 1/2 hours, exploring the landscape along river Vantaa.

(Posting title is from the song Save the country by Laura Nyro.)

We're not the ones who're meant to follow

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The photographs were taken on June 2nd in the forests around Tyttömäki hill in Vantaa.

(Posting title is from the song American Idiot by Green Day.)

With big eyes

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The photographs were taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

(Posting title is from the poem Coquí by Carmen Bernier-Grand.)

Shot from their souls like a gun

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The photograph was taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

(Posting title is from the song The Ballad Of Oxford, Mississippi by Phil Ochs.)

You are still falling

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The photographs were taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

I rode the bicycle for 2 1/2 hours this morning. So far this year I have got 3,067 km riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem Like van Gogh, I Can’t Begin in Prose by Primus St. John.)

So like this page

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The photographs were taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

The weather is warming up, but there is still a little bit of rain today. I'n not yet decided whether to ride the bicycle or to go for a walk today.

(Posting title is from the poem Sestina: Like by A. E. Stallings.)

They’ll see how beautiful I am

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The photograph was taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

During the night we got about 5 mm of rain, but this should be a somewhat sunny day. I'm planning to ride the bicycle, but don't know yet where.

(Posting title is from the poem I, Too by Langston Hughes.)

Aftershocks of some electric message

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The photographs were taken on May 26th in Sipoonkorpi National Park.

Yesterday evening I got the new Specialized Sport MTB shoes, and this morning I tried them out, riding the bicycle for almost two hours. The shoes felt fine, even somewhat better than the old ones that failed after one year of use, due to the buckle breaking.

(Posting title is from the poem Variation 17: Like Waking by Alice B. Fogel.)

The anguish of the earth absolves our eyes

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The photographs were taken on May 20th.

This morning we got some heavy rain, but in the afternoon there might be even sunshine.

(Posting title is from the poem Absolution by Siegfried Sassoon.)

And who is ready for that?

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The photographs were taken on May 20th.

We are getting some rain today. I went for a walk before the rain started. It was cool, 12 °C, and wind that made it feel cooler.

(Posting title is from the poem to the notebook kid by Eve L. Ewing.)

And get on my tracks

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The photographs were taken on May 20th.

(Posting title is from the song Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen.)