Last week, we had a team building afternoon at work. We spent the afternoon in the very nice rooftop lounge of the Radisson Blu Seaside hotel. Before I left, I stepped onto the balcony to have a look at the view.
It wasn’t even 4 pm and the sun had already set. I always have to see the view wherever I go, and this time I’d really been looking forward to it.
It’s the darkest time of the year. People wear reflectors on their coats and bags, for safety, so cars can see them when they cross the street.
The other day, the wind was 11 m/s. It sent a chill right down to your bone and pushing a double stroller along was excruciating. Pavements were icy and slippery, too.
At daycare, my one-year-olds (and all the other kids) played outdoors for an hour – not once but twice. They are already tougher than me!
Hope you are well!
46 replies on “Grey Twilight”
Lovely rooftop photos! How is it going being back at work and being separated from your sweethearts all day? Hope you are all gradually getting used to the change. Thank goodness for so many public holidays in December!
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Hi there Marion! Yep, I’m so happy December will give the little ones a few extra days at home! They still haven’t adjusted to daycare and cry like they are being abandoned… but it’s only been a week! Everyone says they’ll adjust so I guess they will… ”and soon they won’t want to go home!” someone said 😆 Returning to work has gone pretty ok, but wow there is so much more going on in my life than there used to be! Phew…!
Looking forward to Xmas already? Hope you are well?! 😊
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Lovely to hear from you, I’m sure you will all adjust soon but it must be awful leaving them in tears – at least they have each other . We are all fine, thank you x
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beautiful view despite being dark!
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Thanks dear! 😊 I’ll email you soon!
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Like you I love to go up and be able to overlook the place. It’s grey over here as well. But not cold anymore. Past two weeks were cold! Winds from Siberia howled over my poor little country that is used to mellow winds from the south-west. (I do dramatize a bit, but you get the drift). Children are fearless little creatures. 🙂
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Oh poor little Netherlands 😊 Over here it’s what you’d expect this time of the year. They are saying it’ll be a black Xmas this year… then again my iPhone says it might snow this week. Who knows! (I hope it snows because I have some snowy pics from last winter I never posted – they feel like false marketing if I post them when there’s no snow!) 😊
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Brrrrr. Our kids went to school in a very cold climate from early childhood, and they were sent outside at least twice a day for recess all bundled up. I was always glad they got their fresh air dose there so I didn’t have to go outside and play with them – haha! Enjoy your cozy home in these dark days.
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Thanks Lexi! I’ve been saying the same thing: at least now they get some fresh air AND it doesn’t involve me! Still, as someone who grew up in the tropics, it looks so brutal!!!
I hope you’re doing well? 😊
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Rooftop is a nice place to go! Unobstructed view with the wind, without the crowd. Lovely photos! This year monsoon season in the tropics feels like summer still. Burning hot sun.
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Such a different life, monsoon season in the tropics! The complete opposite from ours!
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I pity those teachers that have to stay outside for two hours with the kids! I would have to do outside recess for 45 minutes a day in Poland and it was excruciating!
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Oh yeah, I guess that’s not one of the first things you think of when deciding to become a teacher!! Yikes
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Kids don’t seem to feel the cold, do they? Xx
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Nope! 😂 Though they don’t like it when it’s very windy, they close their eyes and make annoyed faces 😋
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😆
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Mid-city there is plenty to occupy a person, plus the streets are cleared. Looking forward to the sun turning around later this month.
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Same here, very much looking forward to seeing sunlight a bit longer each day
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Twice an hour! Wow. That’s good. I may have said it before but kids are very resilient. I take they are happy at the daycare? It’s easy to judge rapidly. 🙂
Bonne semaine Lumi
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They are still in the initial crying stage but I guess it’ll pass.
It just snowed. A tiny bit. Supposed to rain tomorrow so it’ll be swept away.
Hot in Mexico? Monsoons?
Bonne semaine!
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It will pass. At least they play. Outside!
Snow… Hmmm.
Here is fresh. 12-15 around mid-day. Mexico is in altitude and we get cold fronts from the US. But, the rains are over, thank God, so we have a bright sun all day. 🙂 There are flowers in the gardens. And light until 6, 6:30. The heat will return around the end of January and the weather will be great until April-May.
I wish I could can some light and send it to you. 🙂
Bonne semaine aussi Lumi.
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Thank you, your light is very welcome here! 😊 Flowers and gardens… sounds lovely!!!!
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I have taken a few flower shots last week. I’ll try to include them in a post to send light back to the Old Continent. 🙂
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Such a gentleman! 😁Please do! 🙂
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Will do my best. I had planned a post today, but red tape decided otherwise.
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Fabulous pictures! You caught the beauty of the winter landscape of Helsinki perfectly. I could see the cars driving in different directions but still, the pictures give me a serene feeling of winter. Hope you’re well too 😊🌸
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Thanks, Isabelle 🙂 The cars looked interesting to me too, and the sense of winter though it’s not snowy (there’s a bit of frost on some of the grass).
Is Oslo as covered in Xmas lights as Helsinki is this time of the year?
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Like Helsinki, Oslo has been transformed to a wonderland full of Christmas mood. Even more so than usual it seems, especially around the Christmas market in town. 😊
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Yeah! Tough kids will soon make fun of mom for being too soft. 😉
Here, something that you can understand:
Gorgeous views!
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Oh yep! I can relate to both characters! 🤣🤣
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I’m not much of a city person anymore, but I do think city lights are quite beautiful. Your photos capture that and I love the boats moored next to the busy highways. Not sure I could hack the cold and dark though. Good luck with that.
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Thanks 😁 I like the boats too, I don’t know if you can see them very clearly on the pic but they looked old-fashioned in a nice way: full of character.
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That’s what I liked about them. They didn’t look like plastic floating palaces, but more like working boats (even if they aren’t really).
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I think some of them are. Or were.
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Those views are beautiful. I could do without biting though! That always seems to be the part of cold weather that I can’t handle. It’s funny how our kids adapt to their weather environment. We moved to Virginia from Florida 5 years ago. I still have issues with the cold and they are completely fine. lol.
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I guess the younger the easier it goes! Though yours are quite big already 🙂 Maybe they got enough of Florida’s beautiful sunshine? 😉 Many people over here actually LIKE winter!! It still throws me off
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They seem to like the cold more than the heat, which I don’t understand. lol.
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Brrrrrr…. and down under here its been 38 degrees!
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I know where I’d rather be, out of these two extremes… 😊
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Wonderful photos … chilly times ahead! Stay warm Miss 🙂
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Thanks dear! Just had a big hot chocolate to warm me up! 🙂
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These kids are really tough! And they don’t break easily when they fall. I had to check my boots today. See if they have enough grip for my trip next week 🙂
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Aah, where are you traveling? 😊
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We’re going to Munich and then to Austria. My kids love cars and snowboarding so we thought of that combination? Heheh
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Ooh, hope it’ll be snowy over there!
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I hope so too! My kids would love that. I would love that hahaha 🙂
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