The Bears in Kuusamo Predator Centre

OK, as promised, I'm gonna show you two video clips of some of the bears that we met in Kuusamo Predator Centre. Unfortunately in the first video clip the wind was blowing SO hard that I had a hard time remembering what she was saying. Oh well...you can read more info and find more video clips in their website. 

Enjoy!!!



Here is a short video clip where R2 got to feed Juuso a candy. 

Back from Kuusamo!

Hubby and I went for a week trip to Kuusamo (about 3 hours away by car to the south from here). We rented a cabin 'coz we found a good price for it and we just relaxed a lot during the week. That's also one reason why I haven't been blogging or blog-hopping too much. We did bring a laptop with us this time, but I didn't want to spend too much time online.

It was 24'C when we arrived there last Saturday and it was also around 24'C on Sunday. During the week the temperature went down to around 15'C during the day with some cool wind and it got colder during the night, but the sun was shining almost the entire week. :-D Friday morning was cloudy, but it got sunny during the evening (it went up to 18'C even in the evening). Now we're back in Sodankylä and its 20'C and cloudy. Not bad! :-D

Here are some photos that I took. The surrounding area of the cabin. We went for a walk around the area...

 

R2 watching some geese from afar...

A closer pic of one of the geese. :-D

A pic of me bowling. Photo taken without flash. Because we went in there at around 7 pm, they turned off the lights and then went for a bowling with bowling pins that glowed in the dark. Dunno what it's called in English, but it's called "hohtokeilaus" in Finnish. My first time bowling ever ha ha ha ha ha...

A sneak peek for the rescue centre that we visited (I'll write another post for it along with the video clips). The caretaker feeding a bear...

And a pic of a sleepy fox named Mikko. :-D Ain't he gorgeous? The caretaker said that they fed him lots of reindeer bones and salmon.

A pic of a reindeer and its youngling. It just so happened that two reindeer fawns were born the day before we visited the place he he...I didn't take a pic of the lynx, 'coz I thought it was better to take a video clip of it (couldn't get closer to the cage due to safety reasons).

OK, I'll go unpack now and cook and stuff. Lots of things to do still, but thankfully I still have another week of holiday to go he he he he he he...

3BT: Random Days

1. It took a wooden splinter in my ankle and a sore back to remind me of how amazingly the body works when it's fully well. That it takes so many muscles to move without pain when you try to get up from a lying down position and when you try to move around and change your positions. And the piece of wooden splinter reminds me of the fact that my body is still able to send me an "alarm" when something foreign is entering my body.

2. Yesterday hubby and I visited a couple of animals in captive, namely bears, a sleepy fox, and a lynx. I took some videos, but they have to wait until later. :-D Btw, I fell in love with the gorgeous lynx. :-D

3. We did go bowling and it was fun. :-D My first time ever!!! And I even accidentally scored a strike!!!! YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!! :-D

4. Mirrow-like surfaces. They always take my breath away.

5. My Mom's going to visit some relatives with her sister and nieces. Glad to know she's going to have fun with them. :-D

6. Hot ginger-orange flavoured tea on a cool day. Mmmmmmmmm...

7. Getting along well with not only parents-in-laws but also BIL and SIL is a blessing. :-D
 

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Animals!

On Saturday I got a chance to see a VERY beautiful punatulkku. Click on the link to see the picture of this beautiful bird (especially near the bottom of the page - that picture is BREATHTAKING!). I really wanted to take a good picture of it myself, but unfortunately I didn't bring my camera with me.

It snowed THE WHOLE DAY on Saturday. When we got back from my in-laws, the snow was already as high as my ankle, you know? But today the sun's shining brightly and this morning when I was about to have breakfast, a little squirrel was climbing up and down the tree in front of my kitchen window. The fellow must've been quite young as it was still tiny he he he he he...but it was really nice to see another squirrel after some time. ;-D

Since I need a nap and then I need to study and do my TOUGH homework, I'm gonna leave you with this image below (click to be able to read it more clearly). I'm gonna blog and blog-hop more after my test this Saturday. Wish me luck, everybody he he he he...I need to cram as many new words as possible into my brain he he he...