Makro – Blue Moment

Day 106: Drip By Drip

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, Family, WaterTagged 365 Project, Children, Everyday objects, family, MakroLeave a comment

People are always curious what is the hardest thing in raising twins. They expect me to describe jealousy, trouble finding own identity, or sharing (or not sharing) friends and hobbies.

No-one ever understands that the hardest thing is to stay patient in the face of stubborn insistence of getting exactly what the sister does.

Exactly.

Even when it makes no logical sense.

The biggest daily fight in our household is whose turn is it to wash teeth first. Every night!

Somehow it remains irrelevant that the other one will go 2 min later.

Day 65: The Little Flower Who Could

April 10, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Asikkala, Makro, Nature, OutdoorsTagged 365 Project, Makro, Nature, Outdoors, Summer CottageLeave a comment

Despite my grumpiness about the spring and rain… summer is coming.

Day 50: Catkins

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Makro, Nature, OutdoorsTagged 365 Project, Activities, Finland, Makro, Nature, Outdoors, SpringLeave a comment

Appearance of willow catkins (pajunkissa) is a sure sign of spring – although the whole reason the catkins have “fur” is to protect the flowers from the cold.

In Finland, there is a tradition of collecting willow branches before Palm Sunday, decorating them and having kids go around the neighborhood to exchange the branches for candiy. It’s a Finnish version of “trick-or-treating”.

Or, actually, you should say that trick-or-treat is American-style virpominen. After all, the Finnish tradition has been around for hundreds of years.

Day 43: Heat of the Moment

March 20, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, MakroTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, MakroLeave a comment

Nothing to add.

Day 41: Surprise

March 16, 2026March 20, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, Home, MakroTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, Home, MakroLeave a comment

Stuart brings me flowers often, at least a few times a month. He has done so for as long as we have lived together. Even now, it is always such a nice surprise

Day 33: Humble but Mighty

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Cooking, Everyday objects, MakroTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, MakroLeave a comment

A long day in the office means I am getting back to photographing my favourite kitchen implement: the mighty fork.

Day 29: Oil and Water

March 5, 2026March 6, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, MakroTagged 365 Project, Everyday objects, MakroLeave a comment

Here it is. My first “intentional” photography project in over 8 years. It’s not much – but I did have to dig out my dust-covered tripod, set out the lights and spend some time getting the settings and colors right.

It was fun. What next?

Day 8: Ice crystals

February 7, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Finland, Makro, Nature, OutdoorsTagged 365 Project, Finland, Makro, Nature, Outdoors, WinterLeave a comment

We have a big glassed-in terrace in our back garden. When the temperature stays below zero for several days in a row, the glass gets covered in ice crystals. It looks like it belongs in the ice palace from Narnia (or Frozen, for the girls’ generation). Trying to take pictures of it is impossible, though. A photo never compares.