Pheasant in our yard
More pheasants. This is taken out our office window. Our neighbor’s home is in the distance.
A field by the road on the way to the temple from our home
A beautiful lane down the road from our home…summer time.
The lane in the fall time
In Savonlinna (“linna” means castle): See the castle mid-left picture. Beautiful flowers on the lake
Savonlinna: The bridge that goes to the castle on a small island
Savonlinna: Logs ready to be shipped to sales, to be “rafted” down the lake to the end location.
Another picture of logs ready for market. These type of piles of logs are all over Finland, with wood being a major business
Savonlinna: The castle (there are a few well preserved castles in Finland, this being one of the most famous of them
Fall tree color in Jyväskylä, 4 hours north of Helsinki
We are in Savonlinna (Southeast Finland fairly close to the Russian Boarder). We stayed in a hotel close to this beautiful lake
On of thousands of beautiful lake and forest scenes in Finland. This is the beauty of Finland, with this type of forest of one of Lakes and pines, or lakes and agricultural fields.
About ½ mile from our home is this beautiful lake. This is in the fall time. The lake is called Pitkajärvi or Long Lake.
A lake scene with a windmill on an island
A Lutheran Church on a riverside in Joensuu, central Finland.
Joensuu again, river flowing into a lake
Lutheran Church on the riverside
Jyväskylä walking mall bicycles park. Bikes are used for public transportation in these cities
Yes, even McDonalds is now all over Finland
Wintery scene in Savonlinna
The Helsinki Airport
Evening scene (about 3:30 pm) just a few blocks from our home on the lake
Another evening scene on the lake
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