Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Snow How

It seems impossible to live in Finland without making some mention of the weather.  February proved to be a snowy few weeks.  Small, delicate flakes fell from the sky most of the month.  As you can imagine, these small flakes accumulated into substantial snow cover.  Consequently, snow removal was a common scene.  Plows, shovels and muscle worked together in a choreographed dance to keep the roads and roofs clear.  The Finns refer to it as their "Snow How."

The Jokiväri came to clear the snow off our bike shed.

It was these snowy days that made the sunny ones all the more blissful.  This past weekend, my flatmate and I ventured out onto the river banks to enjoy an orange dreamsicle sunset.  Glorious.  It's amazing what a little sun will do for the brain.

I think the sun may have gotten the best of us.

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