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Den nächste sommer kommt bestimmt

Many years ago, when I was 18 and lived in Russia, I got a card from my German friend. There was a sunflower on it and a phrase “Den nächste sommer kommt bestimmt…” When it was really cold and dull outside, I always looked at this picture and new that “A new summer will certainly come”.

Spring is here on Roslagsgatan 48 at our office. Street is filled with sun the whole day and soul is singing all days long , “Spring is here!”

It was almost 3 months vacation for Life as an Investment, now we are coming back to life, as Russian Sibirian bear after cold winter.  We have been travelling in Asia, swimming  in Spain in the swimming camp and enjoying snow in cold and windy Russia…

Now we are back!

How have you been?

Best, Anna

This photo was much harder to take than it might seem! First of all, these sunflowers are tall - and I mean tall! They must be between 6 and 7 feet in the air. I was on the ground with them, so, of course, I was looking UP at them. No one wants to see a shot like that...! So, I put the camera on the tripod, set the timer to 5 seconds, extended the legs, set the manual settings correct, then jacked the whole thing in the air, holding it rock steady while it took the exposure. Getting a steady horizon while holding the camera 12 feet in the air is not easy... and after a number of takes, my shoulders were just about spent for the rest of the night. from the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com

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