Neo-Baroque apartment building on Annankatu, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Most buildings in this neighbourhood date from the late 19th century, and range from Neo-Renaissance to Art Nouveau. This one is from 1898.
September in Plague Park, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Corner of Annankatu and Bulevardi in downtown Helsinki. The park on the left is known as Plague Park as the victims of the 1710 plague were buried there.
Autumn colours, Leppävaara, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Another phone doodle.
I’m lucky to have these never-ending roadworks under my office window. They keep changing the signs around, and there’s always a new kind of machine working on it.
Park Improvements, Etelä-Haaga, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
All summer I’ve been wondering how I would paint this little construction site.
It was interesting but somehow bland and uniform.
This morning the first red leaves appeared and the problem was solved.
Working in the city gardens is a very popular summer job for university students in Helsinki, but the men and women working in this park look like seasoned professionals.
All summer as I went by on by bicycle on my way to work, I would see them sitting under that purple parasol, drinking their morning coffee. I couldn’t help but think to the end of the movie “Office Space” and how much nicer it would be to be working outside in the sun, and actually get something real done.
A side note: There’s a stream behind the hedge at the back with a rare trout spawning ground that became polluted with raw sewage a few weeks back. Let’s hope they survive…
Power lines in Espoo, late summer, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
I tried to treat the tower as a part of the landscape, as I would a big tree.
Cap and coat, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Fall has come to Helsinki.
Even though we still have warm and sunny days, the mornings are cold.
I started wearing my fall coat and a scarf last week.
Old fireboat, Helsinki harbour, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
I drew this in the harbour during a brief sunny spell. Rain started falling before I could start adding watercolour to this, so I had to add some digital colour at home.
U-train 13:35 Helsinki, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Two Cranes. Ruskeasuo, Helsinki, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
A quick sketch from our balcony before going to work.
I have no idea what they are building, but it’s big.
Number 6 tram, Helsinki, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
Trams are my favourite form of transportation.
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