Celebrating Independence Day in Finland, 2016-12-06

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Gun Roswell

In honour of Finland’s Independence Day on the 6th of December
Since 1917, 99 years and counting!

“My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person. I love peace and quiet – something I don’t get very often” Christopher Lee

Celebrating Independence Day in Finland, 2016-12-06

In honour of Finland’s Independence Day, our national anthem translated to English.

Please find the national anthem in YouTube
More on Independence Day in Finland in Wikipedia

Lyrics from lyricstranslate.com

Our Land

Oh Our Land Finland Fatherland
Echo Loudly Golden Word
No Valley No Hill
No Water Shore More Dear
Than This Northern Homeland
This Precious Land Of Our Fathers
No Valley No Hill
No Water Shore More Dear
Than This Northern Homeland
This Precious Land Of Our Fathers
One Day From Your Bud
You Will Bloom
From Our Love Shall Rise
Your Hope Glorious Joy
And Once Your Song Fatherland
Higher Still Will Ring
From Our Love Shall Rise
Your Hope Glorious Joy
And Once Your Song Fatherland
Higher Still Will Ring

Daily Photo: Row, Row, Row Your Boat (one)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Humour and Song

“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

“Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.”
-Traditional song

Daily Photo: Row, Row, Row Your Boat (two)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Humour and Song

“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row your boat
Round the moat
Let it gently float
But watch out
For the big goat!

Daily Photo: A Call Home from London (two)

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Song and Humour

“In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone.
You had to go to a post office to make a phone call.”
Barbara Demick

A Call Home from London

Colour me red
Colour me a booth
Colour me a red
Telephone booth

Daily Photo: A Call Home from London (one)

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Song and Humour

“In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone.
You had to go to a post office to make a phone call.”
Barbara Demick

A Call Home from London

“London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared, and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
London calling, now don’t look to us”
– The Clash