Deimos and a gun

Deimos wanted to see the site where air defense guns protected Tampere against Russian bombers during the second world war. One gun has been brought back to the site as a memorial, only concrete bases remain of the other guns.


Deimos: This is a really big gun. Can you see me at all standing at the base?

Deimos wanted to examine the gun from every angle...

Deimos: Interesting... I wonder if I can get some ideas for the perpetual motion machine I'm going to build...


Deimos: The gauge is getting rather rusty.


Deimos: OK, if any Russian bombers approach from that direction, they'll be shot down for sure!


Deimos: Just wanted to show how green everything is getting, even the blueberries have leaves already.


Deimos: Here is a cool rock with lichens growing on it.


Deimos: Hmm... I wonder if there are any tadpoles in the puddle. I could catch some for Fomalhaut...


Deimos: Little demons don't usually dig flowers, but dandelions are weeds, so I suppose I can dig these.

On the way home we stopped on a small playground. Deimos wanted to test the car...

Deimos: Do I look like Keke Rosberg?


Deimos: This car is actually rather stupid. It is made of wood, and has no moving parts. It gives me no ideas for my perpetual motion machine.

May Day

It's May the 1st, and there is May Day carnival on the market place. Well, there is bigger carnival at the central square, but this looks impressive ennough for Umbriel.




Look! Our maple is starting to turn green!

Search for spring

It has been a long time since anybody has been out in the forest. Niks and Naks wanted to see if they can find any signs of spring.



Niks: Here are green lingonberries...

Naks: That's cheating, lingonberries are evergreen!



Naks: The spruce is all green...

Niks: That's cheating, spruces are evergreen!



Naks: Here's a coltsfoot!

Niks: That's definitely not cheating.

Naks: Isn't it pretty?

Niks: I wonder if it tastes good...



Naks: Hepatica flowers and leaves!

Niks: The leaves are cheating, they are leftovers from last year, but the flowers are new.



Naks: More hepaticas! Aren't they pretty?

Niks: I wonder if they taste good...


Niks: Look, there is still snow on the ski track!

Naks: We can go skiing!

Niks: Barefoot skiing! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!