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February 27, 2005
walking on water
Today, I walked on water.
Admittedly, there was several inches of frozen water between me and drowning, but it's still something crazy that I've wanted to do since I got to Helsinki, and finally, the sea is cold enough for Helsinkians to venture out and shuffle around on the ice.
I stuck to well worn paths, in the main part, with only a few heart-stopping ice creaks. It is crazy that the city just expands in cold weather, something that isn't captured in maps.
(more photos here)
I hope this sunny weather continues - especially as I got some bad news recently. My house is having its facade repaired, which means drilling ooff the outside of the building to brick, and then refacing. This will go on for 7 months, during which some of my windows will be blocked - like my living room.
I was heartbroken by this: sitting out on my south facing balcony was a real pleasure of last year's fleeting summer. Oh well, I hope it is sunny enough to live out in the parks this summer, and it's forced me to get my second bedroom in order - time to throw out all the boxes and turn it into a nice study.
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