A daily blog to keep my friends and family up-to-speed with my 3-month sabbatical at the Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA) in Suonenjoki, Finland. For my birding friends, I'll post the "new" birds seen each day.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Wed, 5 Aug



Your basic day at work. I spent most of the day reading about carbon isotopes, isotope discrimination, depletion, enrichment.... by 16:00 I was ready to do something, anything, else. Although the morning started out pretty gray, it turned into a really pleasant afternoon. Sunny, about 75 F. I hopped on the bike and took a nice, 90 minute bike ride in and around fair Suonenjoki. The sun at this latitude kept making me think I was riding my bike in September, but that sun also showed off the nuances of this nice little town. I'll share more photos with you during the next few days. Apparently, much of Suonenjoki had the same thought that I did (nice day to go outside; probably not that they were bored with carbon chemistry).... lots of folks riding bikes, pushing baby strollers, and swimming in the Suonenjoki. Elderly folks cruising the streets on their 4-wheel scooters, or zipping down the street with their walking poles. As I cruised through town I noticed the end-of-the-season strawberries were down to 3 Euros per liter. I was kicking myself I didn't bring any money. They looked really good. BTW Niklaas, it's still the same cute girl selling them. I had a WiFi snafu yesterday, so keep on reading below this entry!

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I'm a research plant physiologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Grassland, Shrubland, and Desert Ecosystem Program. I'm also the National Nursery Specialist for the Forest Service.