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Ok, Helsinki nedwalkies round 1 : random scenes from downtown. Autumn in Finland is the “blink & you’ll miss it” variety so my timing on this trip was solid, the leaf changes have just started at the botanical garden. 🧵

The Tove Jansson park near Uspenski Cathedral. It just got a big revitalization & I’ve not been able to photograph it for two years. She created Moomins, and there’s now a small bronze troll-hippo thingy statue here now too.

Serious question: Can you pronounce these place names? Do you speak Finnish ?

Barely and no! 🤣 It’s the most bonkers language on earth! Uralian shenanigans

Strangely enoigh, I love the sound of Finnish. I never did learn anything besides "hei" and "nakemiin." Which are easy. Fortunately all the Finns I worked with spoke English.

Töölö Bay, a small inlet in the middle of the city. Leaves are starting to look nice in the surrounding parks

A waterlilly in the reflecting pond at the botanical garden. It’s been rather rainy and gloomy the first few days after I arrived by my magical weather powers I use for walkies finally regained full strength today

Looks like a painting! Beautiful pic!

I MAY have new wallpaper? 🙌🏾

This is lovely, the colors are so elegant

People having coffee

This photo belongs in a frame

Did you run out of diereses writing the name?