J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦
@blue-titmouse.bsky.social
Remember, the length of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on 💙
Yankee in Finland Not very tall Not especially thin
Skier, year-round bird feeder, tennis player, dog dad, husband, gardener
Joni Mitchell & Jackson Browne on repeat
Yankee in Finland Not very tall Not especially thin
Skier, year-round bird feeder, tennis player, dog dad, husband, gardener
Joni Mitchell & Jackson Browne on repeat
Good golly! He & President Stubb of Finland — a scratch golfer who attended Furman University on a partial golf scholarship — played a round of golf in Florida together earlier this year (yes, 2025! and the photo is from that event).
Seriously, what is happening here?
Seriously, what is happening here?
August 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Good golly! He & President Stubb of Finland — a scratch golfer who attended Furman University on a partial golf scholarship — played a round of golf in Florida together earlier this year (yes, 2025! and the photo is from that event).
Seriously, what is happening here?
Seriously, what is happening here?
Good golly! He & President Stubb of Finland — a scratch golfer who attended Furman University on a partial golf scholarship — played a round of golf in Florida together earlier this year (yes, 2025! and the photo is from that event).
Seriously, what is happening here?
Seriously, what is happening here?
August 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Good golly! He & President Stubb of Finland — a scratch golfer who attended Furman University on a partial golf scholarship — played a round of golf in Florida together earlier this year (yes, 2025! and the photo is from that event).
Seriously, what is happening here?
Seriously, what is happening here?
Moment of August calm: A neighboring golden oat field ripens under wide blue skies
For centuries a staple food & forage, oats remain central to Finland’s culture and economy, thriving in the clean, cool, rainy northern climate
Daylight now wanes, and with it, nighttime—and evening sweaters—return
For centuries a staple food & forage, oats remain central to Finland’s culture and economy, thriving in the clean, cool, rainy northern climate
Daylight now wanes, and with it, nighttime—and evening sweaters—return
August 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Moment of August calm: A neighboring golden oat field ripens under wide blue skies
For centuries a staple food & forage, oats remain central to Finland’s culture and economy, thriving in the clean, cool, rainy northern climate
Daylight now wanes, and with it, nighttime—and evening sweaters—return
For centuries a staple food & forage, oats remain central to Finland’s culture and economy, thriving in the clean, cool, rainy northern climate
Daylight now wanes, and with it, nighttime—and evening sweaters—return
The Canada-US border 🇨🇦
Established through treaties, negotiations, and compromises between Canada, Britain, and US
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Jay Treaty (1794)
Treaty of 1818 – The 49th Parallel
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
Oregon Treaty (1846)
Alaska Purchase (1867)
Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
Established through treaties, negotiations, and compromises between Canada, Britain, and US
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Jay Treaty (1794)
Treaty of 1818 – The 49th Parallel
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
Oregon Treaty (1846)
Alaska Purchase (1867)
Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
March 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Canada-US border 🇨🇦
Established through treaties, negotiations, and compromises between Canada, Britain, and US
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Jay Treaty (1794)
Treaty of 1818 – The 49th Parallel
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
Oregon Treaty (1846)
Alaska Purchase (1867)
Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
Established through treaties, negotiations, and compromises between Canada, Britain, and US
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Jay Treaty (1794)
Treaty of 1818 – The 49th Parallel
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
Oregon Treaty (1846)
Alaska Purchase (1867)
Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
Tim Horton's TimBits! 🇨🇦
You taunting those of us who have no access to TimBits!
You taunting those of us who have no access to TimBits!
March 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Tim Horton's TimBits! 🇨🇦
You taunting those of us who have no access to TimBits!
You taunting those of us who have no access to TimBits!
A Moment of Calm - The Spring Equinox
Sunset in Finland over a quiet countryside forest
Daylight and darkness momentarily in perfect balance
Today the first pair of migrating swans arrived at the still frozen lake
Soon to be nightless nights, land of the midnight sun
🌅🌿 #SpringEquinox #Finland
Sunset in Finland over a quiet countryside forest
Daylight and darkness momentarily in perfect balance
Today the first pair of migrating swans arrived at the still frozen lake
Soon to be nightless nights, land of the midnight sun
🌅🌿 #SpringEquinox #Finland
March 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A Moment of Calm - The Spring Equinox
Sunset in Finland over a quiet countryside forest
Daylight and darkness momentarily in perfect balance
Today the first pair of migrating swans arrived at the still frozen lake
Soon to be nightless nights, land of the midnight sun
🌅🌿 #SpringEquinox #Finland
Sunset in Finland over a quiet countryside forest
Daylight and darkness momentarily in perfect balance
Today the first pair of migrating swans arrived at the still frozen lake
Soon to be nightless nights, land of the midnight sun
🌅🌿 #SpringEquinox #Finland
Said with a straight face: "Tariffs are a tax cut!"
March 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Said with a straight face: "Tariffs are a tax cut!"
And, she said tariffs are a tax cut with a straight face....
March 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And, she said tariffs are a tax cut with a straight face....
History shows the resilience, courage, and unwavering determination of Canadians
As the US undermines and threatens Canada through economic pressure, political hostility & reckless rhetoric
The words "Let’s Go…Canada!" are not just a relic of the past; they are a rallying cry for today
Elbows up!
As the US undermines and threatens Canada through economic pressure, political hostility & reckless rhetoric
The words "Let’s Go…Canada!" are not just a relic of the past; they are a rallying cry for today
Elbows up!
March 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
History shows the resilience, courage, and unwavering determination of Canadians
As the US undermines and threatens Canada through economic pressure, political hostility & reckless rhetoric
The words "Let’s Go…Canada!" are not just a relic of the past; they are a rallying cry for today
Elbows up!
As the US undermines and threatens Canada through economic pressure, political hostility & reckless rhetoric
The words "Let’s Go…Canada!" are not just a relic of the past; they are a rallying cry for today
Elbows up!
Moment of Peace
A March morning in southern Finland, where winter and spring
vie for the spotlight as the days grow longer.
Fresh snow overnight, a cool yet warming sun by day, forest awakening — a quiet reminder that nature moves ever onward.
❄️☀️ #SpringOrWinter #MarchMystery #NordicMornings
A March morning in southern Finland, where winter and spring
vie for the spotlight as the days grow longer.
Fresh snow overnight, a cool yet warming sun by day, forest awakening — a quiet reminder that nature moves ever onward.
❄️☀️ #SpringOrWinter #MarchMystery #NordicMornings
March 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Moment of Peace
A March morning in southern Finland, where winter and spring
vie for the spotlight as the days grow longer.
Fresh snow overnight, a cool yet warming sun by day, forest awakening — a quiet reminder that nature moves ever onward.
❄️☀️ #SpringOrWinter #MarchMystery #NordicMornings
A March morning in southern Finland, where winter and spring
vie for the spotlight as the days grow longer.
Fresh snow overnight, a cool yet warming sun by day, forest awakening — a quiet reminder that nature moves ever onward.
❄️☀️ #SpringOrWinter #MarchMystery #NordicMornings
Historical poster from 90 years ago warned Americans that fascism wasn’t just a distant threat — it can take root here
Today as this sentiment resurfaces, we must remember silence enables oppression
History shows the cost of complacency
Stand against hate, uphold democracy, and never look away
Today as this sentiment resurfaces, we must remember silence enables oppression
History shows the cost of complacency
Stand against hate, uphold democracy, and never look away
March 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Historical poster from 90 years ago warned Americans that fascism wasn’t just a distant threat — it can take root here
Today as this sentiment resurfaces, we must remember silence enables oppression
History shows the cost of complacency
Stand against hate, uphold democracy, and never look away
Today as this sentiment resurfaces, we must remember silence enables oppression
History shows the cost of complacency
Stand against hate, uphold democracy, and never look away
Love 🇨🇦 the tiny little Tim Horton's coffee cup bottom left corner! Missing my Tim Bits here in Finland...Go Canada!
March 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Love 🇨🇦 the tiny little Tim Horton's coffee cup bottom left corner! Missing my Tim Bits here in Finland...Go Canada!
Finnish 🇫🇮 Eggs On Sale Again This Week!
Free-range eggs $1.65 for 10 — a 30% discount from the usual $2.35 🥚
Meanwhile, the Mango 🍑 Mussolini still can’t grasp the impact of tariffs...
Or is there something bigger at play than just the price of eggs? 🤔
Free-range eggs $1.65 for 10 — a 30% discount from the usual $2.35 🥚
Meanwhile, the Mango 🍑 Mussolini still can’t grasp the impact of tariffs...
Or is there something bigger at play than just the price of eggs? 🤔
March 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Finnish 🇫🇮 Eggs On Sale Again This Week!
Free-range eggs $1.65 for 10 — a 30% discount from the usual $2.35 🥚
Meanwhile, the Mango 🍑 Mussolini still can’t grasp the impact of tariffs...
Or is there something bigger at play than just the price of eggs? 🤔
Free-range eggs $1.65 for 10 — a 30% discount from the usual $2.35 🥚
Meanwhile, the Mango 🍑 Mussolini still can’t grasp the impact of tariffs...
Or is there something bigger at play than just the price of eggs? 🤔
February winter moon rising over resting cropland and the wonderful Finnish forest....
February 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
February winter moon rising over resting cropland and the wonderful Finnish forest....
Here are undeniable thematic similarities in how fear, racial
anxiety, and cultural decline are weaponized for political
power. This kind of messaging—whether in 1940s Germany or
21st-century GOP Republicans—relies on scapegoating,
nationalism, and demonizing opponents as existential threats
anxiety, and cultural decline are weaponized for political
power. This kind of messaging—whether in 1940s Germany or
21st-century GOP Republicans—relies on scapegoating,
nationalism, and demonizing opponents as existential threats
February 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here are undeniable thematic similarities in how fear, racial
anxiety, and cultural decline are weaponized for political
power. This kind of messaging—whether in 1940s Germany or
21st-century GOP Republicans—relies on scapegoating,
nationalism, and demonizing opponents as existential threats
anxiety, and cultural decline are weaponized for political
power. This kind of messaging—whether in 1940s Germany or
21st-century GOP Republicans—relies on scapegoating,
nationalism, and demonizing opponents as existential threats
Ironically, if these workers dared speak honestly today under the Trump administration, they might say:
"Americans, heed the warnings of history.
The erosion of freedoms leads to Nazi dictatorship.
Protect your democracy — silence and complacency
will cost you liberty, not bring you security."
"Americans, heed the warnings of history.
The erosion of freedoms leads to Nazi dictatorship.
Protect your democracy — silence and complacency
will cost you liberty, not bring you security."
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ironically, if these workers dared speak honestly today under the Trump administration, they might say:
"Americans, heed the warnings of history.
The erosion of freedoms leads to Nazi dictatorship.
Protect your democracy — silence and complacency
will cost you liberty, not bring you security."
"Americans, heed the warnings of history.
The erosion of freedoms leads to Nazi dictatorship.
Protect your democracy — silence and complacency
will cost you liberty, not bring you security."
A peaceful Sunday winter dawn in southern Finland
January 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A peaceful Sunday winter dawn in southern Finland
(Here is today’s momentary break from the world chaos…)
While insects are not my thing, fascinating 🧐 to see (while out walking the dog) a species of spider 🕷️ thriving (tons of them) in 28F/-3C temperatures here in southern Finland during a January winter snow today
They’re all cruising around! 🙂
While insects are not my thing, fascinating 🧐 to see (while out walking the dog) a species of spider 🕷️ thriving (tons of them) in 28F/-3C temperatures here in southern Finland during a January winter snow today
They’re all cruising around! 🙂
January 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
(Here is today’s momentary break from the world chaos…)
While insects are not my thing, fascinating 🧐 to see (while out walking the dog) a species of spider 🕷️ thriving (tons of them) in 28F/-3C temperatures here in southern Finland during a January winter snow today
They’re all cruising around! 🙂
While insects are not my thing, fascinating 🧐 to see (while out walking the dog) a species of spider 🕷️ thriving (tons of them) in 28F/-3C temperatures here in southern Finland during a January winter snow today
They’re all cruising around! 🙂
Snow mist this early January afternoon in southern Finland
January 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Snow mist this early January afternoon in southern Finland
Oligarchy: a form of government where control rests in the hands of a small, privileged, wealthy group of people.
In an oligarchy, decisions and policies are often made to benefit the ruling group rather than the broader population.
How did we get here?
In an oligarchy, decisions and policies are often made to benefit the ruling group rather than the broader population.
How did we get here?
January 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Oligarchy: a form of government where control rests in the hands of a small, privileged, wealthy group of people.
In an oligarchy, decisions and policies are often made to benefit the ruling group rather than the broader population.
How did we get here?
In an oligarchy, decisions and policies are often made to benefit the ruling group rather than the broader population.
How did we get here?
Winter scene in the Nordics
December 8, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Winter scene in the Nordics