Afternoon in Pietarsaari

The Crow

Stairs

Coffee Roaster

Feel the marvelous smell :-)

Old Baby Shoes

Piano Stock

Music Center...Musikcentralen...Musiikkikeskus

Anchor Ring

Snowy Air Vent

The idyllic old city district "Skata" is the part of Pietarsaari, which is preserved since the town was burnt in mid-1800s. There are many beautiful wooden houses and this is an air vent from one of them.

Frosty Beauty

I Want Breakfast

This little squirrel wants white bread and sunflower seeds for breakfast.

Warm Feet

It's getting cold here in Finland ... winter is approaching each day. Now it's time for wool socks :-)

Head of Dill

Icy Leaf

Leaf on frozen puddle.

The Last Bloom

Frosty rose

Frosty Leaf

Leaf on Iron Grating

I'm big and red

Wall Grafitti

Something as unusual as graffiti in Pietarsaari.

No Explanation Needed

Oh yeah,

Like dogs can read :-)
or maybe they see the pic and understands anyway.

I'm A Duck!

Or maybe I'm not ?

Cool Cat Lady

This is Elsa! She is a really cool cat lady.

Baby Squirrel

Cute little baby squirrel.

Wild Flowers

Beautiful thistles.

Yellow Splendor

Pink Carnation

Carnations ... this is one of my favorite flowers.

Golden Rust

Very rusty part of an old anchor.

Square Peg In Round Hole

I love to take pictures of old rusty things. 

Shadow On The Wall

Rusty Double

Rusty hinge

Nasturtium

These colorful nasturtium is grown in a garden in Finland.

Precursor To Road Signs

An old landmark standing amongst beautiful pink heather.

Hitch

Rusty hook

Finnish Forests

Hay bales and an old barn in the middle of the forest.

The Red Leaf

Beautiful red leaf among lingonberry sprigs.

Forest path In solitude

A lonely autumn walk in the forest.

The Loose Thread

Try to capture an ordinary household object.
The picture is taken in my kitchen one day when I played with the camera.

The Green Bench

It's simple ... but sometimes can the simple be the best and most beautiful. I like this green and worn old bench.

Flapper Hat

I found this old "flapper" hat in a greenhouse. I think it's been there a long time, and has a really interesting story to tell. I wonder who the young woman was, who lost his hat and never found it again?

Restaurant Pavis

This is a summer restaurant Pavis Pietarsaari - a unique sailing pavilion from the early twentieth century.

Pink Poppies

Poppies in a soft, beautiful pink color.

The Green Door

A lovely green door and a rusty chain, beautifully.

Lovely Yellow Flower

Yellow flowers ... beautiful in its simplicity.

Sister Cities

I'm not sure if Pietarsaari and Jamestown are sister cities still. In Wikipedia's list of sister cities in New York says N / A (inactive).

Rusty anchor tip

This old rusty anchor is a bargain from a fishing port.

Behind the trees

On the coast of Pietarsaari you will find the beach area Fäboda. It has lovely sandy beaches, caravan parks and a nice restaurant.

The Sun Meets The Sea

Beautiful sunset

Aspegren Garden Orangery

The herb garden cafe, where you in the summer time can enjoy coffee and home baked on the lovely outdoor terrace.

Orange Marigolds

Marigolds 

Sunset

Sunset in Alholmen an August evening

Hay Barn

During the Finnish Winter War in the 1940s, these barns were used by young men "forest guards"... deserted soldiers ... who hid away from the war. Punishment of those arrested were firing squad.