Another beautiful day in Finland. Sunny, warm. I did a bit of work and then headed into town for some groceries. It seems like the whole town turns out on Saturday morning. Lots of people riding their bikes and just as many walking. The three main blocks of Suonenjoki were just crawling with folks. I picked up some groceries and then visited the berry lady outside the market. She was selling the last of the strawberries (pass), blueberries (4 Euros per liter, pass, still have a few left), and the first of the year raspberries (2 Euros per half-liter). That works. I figured that I picked my own $11.50 worth of blueberries the past two weeks so I could splurge on some fresh raspberries. Riding my bike back to the station I noticed that the gooseberries (Ribes species) are just about ripe as well. Reds and blacks. Many folks have them covered with mesh to fend off the birds. I was also wishing Niklaas was with me, particularly when I past the guy wearing the crocheted Karhu beer can hat. I was wondering what color he'd like. (And, he's so fun to joke around with). A bit more work, some laundry, a little fresh fish dinner, and now I'm watching a bit of futbol (soccer)...
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