New view to the east.

We moved mattresses over today. First night in the new place! I also went to the carnival parade with the little one. We managed to fill the whole bag we had with us. The weirdest gift we received this time was a red watering can. 🤷‍♂️

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When we first got Ivy (the plant), she barely reached over the edge of her pot. Now, she’s made her way halfway around the room in both directions. Of course, we’re taking her with us to the new apartment and we hope she likes it there as much as we do.

We moved a whole lot of stuff today. I am exhausted! Also, a lot has changed since I took this image.

Portrait.

Suvi found a sticky hand in one of the many boxes that already made their way over to the new flat.

Put together some more new furniture today and we're slowly moving our stuff into the new place, box by box. We also made some progress decluttering the old basement. (No time for photography today and the weather was shit.)

Another incredible sunrise this morning. Taken from the bike, while waiting at a traffic light.

Sunrise. Should have brought a longer lens, but you know, I don't want to get dragged down during my morning commute.

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I informed the winners of the 365 print raffle just now. Excited to send out more zines and prints into the world. 🙌

Observing light and shadow. Beautiful weather today!

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Moved a couple more boxes into the new apartment and finished cleaning out our new storage space in the basement. I already assembled two shelves down there yesterday. The future will be organized!

Lumi went to a KPop Demon Hunters-themed birthday party today. 👹

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In other news, we've already moved a few boxes into the new apartment. I also put up two shelves in the basement. The plan is to keep things more organized there in the future – compared to our current situation, which is just pure chaos.

Not a good day for photography. Only shot four images. The first one was of this signpost above during my commute. I just educated myself on the meaning of the signs below the big obvious one: Turns out they specify the diamater and location of waterlines, hydrants and shut-off valves for the fire department.

Almost time to move in.

So much is happening at once right now, it is hard to keep track. Mostly good things but a couple of sad things as well. Got the keys to the new flat yesterday. It is almost ready! We're really looking forward to moving in. Got the above photo in during my commute (on foot) today. Walk/drive past this hotel almost every day but I never photographed it.

Sewing class.

Since I am in a color phase right now, I might as well keep it going for a little while. Took this on my way to Parkleuchten during blue hour, but it didn't fit in with the other images. Also, throwback to this photo from a couple of weeks ago.

Went to Parkleuchten again with the family and a couple of friends today. It wasn't quite as packed as yesterday so I had some more room to photograph. The first installation is really cool. Glad I was able to capture the tiny lights projected onto the ceiling. Lumi brought her camera as well and took this great portrait of me. ❤️

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Went to Parkleuchten today. They have a couple of new, interesting installations and I am looking forward to going back with the kids, hopefully tomorrow. I was shooting in my usual b/w, but I must be realistic here: These images just need color. 🤷‍♂️

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Jasper finished his 365 project today. Congrats! 🎉 I have no idea how he takes photos and also writes as much as he does every day, but I am here for it.

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Pretty full day today. Only got out with the camera quite late. Parkleuchten is on again. Hope I can make it this weekend – the weather looks promising. 🤞

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Very thankful for the kind words I got for finishing another full year of daily posting. 🙏 Reminder that you can still have a chance to get a zine or a print. Details here.

Suvi had her school entrance examination today. She was quite nervous but handled all the little assignments and tests very well. Proud parent over here. (Although the whole idea of evaluating a child's abilities in 20 minutes is kinda moot, imho, but I guess they have to do something.)

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Oh, yeah: Another 365 days of daily posting – successful! 💯 In a couple of minutes you'll find a post about this third completion over on the other blog. I've written down some thoughts and – as a means of celebration – I am giving away a couple of zines and prints. 🥳 Check out the details.

I deliberately arrived a bit earlier for kindergarten pickup, so I had time for a twenty-minute walk in the nearby woods. It felt good to be back outside again.

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This is a special stats day for me. The three longest posting streaks are now 366, 365, and 364 days. Come to think of it, the next two days will be special as well: tomorrow I'll finish another year of daily posting, the day after, the longest streaks will be 367, 366, and 365 days. Still contemplating how to properly celebrate this milestone. I might have a couple of giveaways… 🤔

I am on the mend, still not 100% but getting there. It is quite hard to take photographs when I'm doing the morning commute by car. It also sucks, because it takes much longer than using the bike. Fingers crossed I am back on the bike before the week ends! 🤞

Made it out of the house (barely) to get Ulya to her exam this morning. The reliability of Deutsche Bahn gets even worse – if that is even possible – when there is snow, so the car it was. She passed! 🎉 (Two more to go this semester.)

View from the bed, where I stayed for most of the day.

It's gonna be a slow weekend. Feeling a bit sick, so I was stuck indoors, despite the nice weather. Hope this will pass quickly. 🤞 (Photo from a couple of days ago.)

Photography-wise it was a bleak day, hence the boring image of a Raspberry Pi above. On days like this I tend to post more diary-style photographs that have no artistic aspiration whatsoever. But they are still valuable in that they function as markers: The day I set up my first Pi-hole. 🤷‍♂️

Observing geometry.

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Taught her about long exposures today, standing on a bridge with the cars going by below. She actually asked me about it, and even though she was quite small back then, she remembered us creating this long exposure image.

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Took a nice evening stroll and brought the Leica. It's been a while. I think I am getting lazy, the Fuji is just so convenient and easy. I definitely see differently between the two cameras though, if that makes sense. The above scene caught my eye when I already had my shot(s) for today, but in the end found these sharply illuminated, twisted branches to be more visually interesting.

Oh boy. Not a fan, but then again, very grateful for modern dentistry – no one wants Cast Away-level dental care. Thankfully, just some old fillings replaced today, no ice skates required.

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Just ten more days and I will have completed my third (!) full year of daily posting! (Not in a row, but still… 🙂)