The grouse hunting season is soon ending in Finland. To celebrate the great memories of the meditative trips in the Northern forests, I will publish a few photos from the trips made into the silent solitude. Spending time alone in … Continue reading
Hello folks! There isn’t ever too much hurry to miss a fishing trip. Well, one day I needed to start work at 4am to get to the lake before the early winter sunset. I get motivated to upgrade my fishing … Continue reading
Suomeksi: Kupariset vihkisormukset – Suomi 100 vuotta erikoiseditio Elämä ei ole timantteja tai kultaa; sattumien meressä meidän täytyy kukoistaa. Hauraina sukupolvien kettinkeinä, täydennämme historiamme yhdessä Muinaisessa Pohjolassamme lepää nöyrä kansallisvaltiomme. Jalo on Suomen vuosisata. Vastaanota kiitollisuutemme valtava. Meidän … Continue reading
The frequency of updating my blog decreases constantly 😛 There are two main reasons for this: 1) I have finally made a functional prototype of a device which commercial value feels limitless, at least I really hope so. But I don’t say … Continue reading
Hello folks! What a surprise, it has been a long time since I previously updated my blog; I think this starts to be a new tradition rather than anomaly nowadays. Well, time has gone so fast. I have worked like a … Continue reading
At this time of year, I always ask the same question for myself. Is there life after the grouse season? Hunting is not only a hobby for me, it is a way of life. All the lonely adventures I’ve spent in the … Continue reading
The grouse hunting season is almost over, but the shy birds are still quiet. Again, I made a trip into the loneliness, but didn’t catch any birds. The weather is odd nowadays, it is warm and moist, and birds behave … Continue reading
After a while, I would like to update my blog again. I haven’t done nothing super special in meanwhile, just crazy random stuff as usual 😀 I wish the autumn could last a little bit longer, because it somehow resembles the autumns … Continue reading
A couple of days ago, my girlfriend and I went to the centrum of Tampere, for photographing the Ratina stream pool. We went there in 2014, which means… Happy new year 2015! In 2014, a lot of things has happened in … Continue reading
It is already late, and I need to wake up early tomorrow for work. So, let’s go straight into business, here are some photos taken during the weekend, enjoy the story!
It’s finally here! The grouse hunting season 2014 has already started, and I’m really excited 🙂 Now I can hike with my Winchester rifle, no one asks where I’m going to, I can stay and sleep wherever I want, and I … Continue reading
Last time, I searched some lyly, hard reaction wood for making compression resistant belly for my bow. I found that the branches of spruce are really tough and the reaction wood is hard like a rock. The lyly, found in … Continue reading
Many lab devices are not only essential for advancing research, but they are also intriguing! Today, my colleague and I got help and permission to use a rotatory evaporator, owned by another group. We are going to prepare a polymer, … Continue reading
I’m not much into shopping new clothes, fancy furniture, cars (I believe my friends agree with this one), etc. Instead, as a fresh biochemist, I get a little excited after I have spent my boss’s money and the orders finally arrive 😀 … Continue reading
This is the sixth and final part of my Tokyo Holiday Diary 2014. I’m currently sitting at home in Tampere, which means that the amazing trip to the big city of Pacific ocean is now over. As a conclusion, and as … Continue reading
Today my gf and I made a little trip into forest. We found a wooden lean-to next to a lake, where we grilled some sausages and cooked vegetables in aluminum foil with fire. It has been a while since I … Continue reading
During the previous autumn, I luckily got this wood grouse while my friends and I were hiking. At the same time, one of my uncles lied in a hospital bed. He had serious lung problems and I can only imagine … Continue reading
First of all, this is the 95th post in My Northern Diary and the last one during the year 2013. Yay! I wrote almost one hundred posts during the year 2013 and the first post was written on February 4 … Continue reading
Today I made only a quick trip for searching hazel grouses. The weather wasn’t good since it was windy, why the hazel grouses won’t easily answer to the whistle. What I heard was a pack of hysteric moose instead, running … Continue reading
