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.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Sunny Sunday, 7 Jun

It’s been a pretty ho-hum Sunday. I’ve been dinging away on the second volume of the “tribal nursery manual” most of the day, but I did take a couple of breaks. The weather was mostly sunny, but cool. I made a bicycle run to the grocery store to pick up a few little things. With the great breakfast and lunch I’m getting, I’ve discovered that I can get by with a pretty light meal at dinner time. So today’s adventure was finding some easy, light things for dinner. I already had my stash of PB & J, an apparent universal food, easily found even if you can’t read the language, so the hunt was on for some other things. I found some tuna in water, but I’d kill for a turny-crank-type can opener. All I can find are the “fang” version, which work, but… when you’re hungry the slow pace is downright cruel. I also worked over the yogurt aisle again. The first stuff I bought had a weird, elastic, texture… not quite what I was after. Hopefully round two will be better. As I tap this out, I can look out my window at a great stand of Scots pine with the sunlight shining through them. A great day to be a forester. It’s also a great day to be a proud parent. My son Niklaas is heading off to New Orleans today to spend a week helping rebuild. He should have a great week, and good preparation for his first try at a Finnish sauna!

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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.