Toe in the door

Today was the first day of the European Daylight Saving Time. The weather was winterly but we still got to enjoy glorious sunshine. Instead of taking the dog for a walk earlier I chose to go closer to the sunset because I had a mission: To hear the song of a blackbird.

I live right next to the Central Park of Helsinki, which is more a large wooded area than an actual park, so this was not a mission impossible :) And as I thought, the conditions were just right. We took a long enough walk to enjoy the efforts of at least four different blackbirds. I guess this means that slowly, but surely, the spring is coming no matter how unlikely it seems :)

Below is a picture from last spring when there was a lovely fog one morning. It made the garden look quite unreal.

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Ilmatieteen laitos paransi viime viikolla nettipalveluaan sisältämään sekä ennusteen yön matalimmalle lämpötilalle, että auringon nousu- ja laskuajat eri havaintopaikoille. Sää jaksaa varsinkin keväisin kiinnostaa ihan ylettömästi, joten täytyy myöntää papukaijamerkki sinne suuntaan. Nyt tarvitaan enää paikkansapitäviä plusmerkkisiä sääennusteita...