Sunshine !! I am so happy, today after many days of gray skies, drizzle or rain we had a half cloudy day, and yes, we got to see the sun and a sunset. It always amazes me the power the sun and light has. It was nice looking the other way you saw sun setting and in the other direction the half moon rising. It is now 16:37 as I stared doing this post and its dark outside.
One work week behind me, I can say I am happy its Friday! I don’t know why I once again started to do this November thing. I suppose it was a good idea at the time. I am in trouble with it now, as stated in the last post, my inspirations is as dull as the grey weather outside. What to post… today this is what I came up with. Digital art. I did not have to leave the house, working from home saved time, so I played with old images and created this colorful piece of something 🙂
Yes, no inspiration. Sorry for being so , well boring. I was sitting at my desk at work and I thought that is what I can post, picture of some decorations on my desk. I mean, I am grateful I have a job, that makes it easier to survive and not just November . Well I am revealing more of myself in November than other months…interested or not. I tried the new way to do a post and edit the text, it did not work so smoothly…
Lunch 
Monday, what can you say about November Monday? Not much. Inspiration where are you…. then there is always candles.
Sunday was one more bleak day. Since we got home early this morning, we slept late. The joys of not having small children. Then we decorated. A new wallpaper did wonders to this room. I don’t know if I am trendy or not, but it is new and different. Our cats enjoy the flowers I bought
Pets, big or small to give you affection. Odin came on my lap to have a nap at my friends party. I got to enjoy some views from the 16th floor and nice beverages during the evening… no complaining on this November night
Trying to find beauty in the wet and grey day. Droplets always work for me
Isn’t coffee a solution to lot’s of things… how about if we talk over coffee
Yesterday I jumped a day, today I went for moment of relaxation- a massage for my tense shoulders. On the way I spotted a one rose and rose hip. 
Fruits, vitamins, knitting… 
On way to survive is to listen to music. I took these photos of Michael Monroe performing at a work event I attended. Quality is not that great, but then again we are talking and taking photos of surviving darkness.
It is that time of the year again that survival is definitely on my mind. The all consuming darkness drains me. I will survive, I will drive into the mist and disappear….
Here are some more details from inside, broken windows with autumn colors also caught my attention
Music to beat November, Manhattan transfer in consert 
It is that time of the year again that survival is definitely on my mind. The all consuming darkness drains me. I will survive, I have sunshine on the horizon in December. Most likely most of my photos will be by my mobile as the darkness does not really invite you to take photos unless you are in a city. I do not often go to Helsinki, but the day we got the first snow, not officially, it melted ½ hour before it could have been mentioned as first snow. I saw it and for me it was the first snow of the season. I have to admit I was not thrilled about it. Helsinki railway station in the evening is what I will share as my first post for November.
The season for candles.
Is autumn now over, first snow fell today. These are taken with my mobile 
Driving from Porkkala in the afternoon we passed this field with the woods in the background and a river with deep blue water. This sight appealed to me, mostly due to the light, the low light if autumn is beautiful. The lone walker on the road also caught my attention.
Dawn from lingeringvisions has started a celebration of fall #Festival of Leaves here is one more photo to this challenge.
Here are some details from inside. Stairs
I have not posted anything in this blog for ages, here is one , surprise of autumn
This has once been a great and huge shed. Even the ruins in the condition they are in at the moment are impressive, at least to me. After marveling it from the ceiling I walked inside and what did I see, have a look at the large perspective, details will follow.
Driving to Porkkala in the morning we passed this field with a touch of mist still visible. This sight appealed to me, mostly due to the light. Looking to two directions from the same spot the light was totally different.The low light if autumn is beautiful.
A slightly cloudy and calm afternoon by a lake in Lahti, just a small peek of the sun reflects on the lake. What a lovely sight, sure to give you good autumn vibes 🙂
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 