Life style

Tokyo as seen from our hotel room. The streets were surprisingly empty at 6 am, so I guess the city does sleep for a couple of hours.
We saw very little of Tokyo during our visit. But even the diagonal zebra crossing reflected the number of people around.
These hay poles leaning against the barn wall resemble a slower life style. I prefer that.

Inspiration

"But, Mom! I still don't understand what 'inspiration' means!" I guess my explanations haven't been good enough. Maybe it's because I haven't been inspired in a looong time. I would need some inspiration to wash the windows, clean the kitchen, dust, vacuum clean or anything, but I'm not inspired.I wish I had more time (and inspiration) for photography. This picture was from the church service on the last day of school in 2009.Uninspired Jaakko last spring.

Annecy

I've been to Annecy three times on business, a beautiful city near the Alps. Luckily I've had the chance to see the old town a bit and also the opportunity to play with my camera.

I liked this arrangement of flowers and plants I found in one of the back alleys in the old town. And guess what Tuomas said when he saw the photo? "Oh, mom, there's a Coke bottle!". Can you see it, right behind the wheel....

Live music. These guys were having a lot of fun. I was too shy to stand between them and the audience to get a decent photo.