Timing

A new flock of birds came to town today. The berry picking kind. It was a nice little change. We are used to Crows and Magpies. They are a quiet bunch in their own hoarse sort of way. This new lot is very much different. Lively, chatty, cheerful. I know them from Scotland. I remember one winter they came over from Norway. They attacked all those special trees sitting around just holding all those lovely red berries. They ate so much so fast and left so quickly that the trees were pretty much gutted. Not for loosing their stock for the birds, of course not. Normally they would be looking forward to that but these birds ate so fast and stayed so short that they were already over the North Sea when they deposited. I heard some rumours that scientist are already examining the development of these underwater berry trees. Although I suspect it is just one of those urban legends.

While writing this blog Lili is having the best of times not letting Moses sleep. She found her special green glass hanging thingy, sort of jewellery and keeps poking Moses with it. He awakes
‘Oh what is this?’ then she puts it on his nose ‘What is it? So she shows it to him and he says ‘Ah, I go back to sleep.’
She comes over to the study and retells the story after which she goes again and I can her Moses shouting annoyed -this is happening for about the 15th time -’O What is it now?!’

We are expecting a new visitor from Helsinki, Helena I think, who supposedly stayed here before although I don’t think I have ever met her. I wonder who is she but Lili isn’t eager to release any facts. She is gonna stay for some weeks so I guess she is going to stay for the festive days. Which by the way is coming up soon. We will start up on the night of the 21st. The longest night. Then celebrating the morning after with a breakfast to which we have invited everyone we know in Oulu and usually or occasionally hang out with and also happen to still be in Oulu that close to the magic 24th. It will be a small crowd. Because of the timing. They are all gone by then. Only hardcore immigrants and locals are around. Some locals.

The rest of the festive days are almost the same. No Santa though. He already came on the 6th. But we have a tree called light tree and looks pretty much the same as the usual stuff, we have good food and presents. Tobi wonders so what with the not celebrating Xmass then if we really do celebrate it? I need to find ways to explain him on this tradition we are progressive conservatives