We had a little father-daughter photo fun at lunch yesterday:
Category: Fun
Funny, strange and interesting things we run across.
Norwegian Ingenuity
After looking at Russian ingenuity, I thought I’d share something I saw at Hamningberg, Norway, on the Varanger peninsula. The winds must get pretty strong:
Russian Ingenuity
What do you do if your washing machine is too big for the space you have? Well, you can do what a friend did:
Classic
I was at the train station in Luga and need to use the restroom. I closed the door behind me so I could have some privacy, and this is what I saw:
Yes, the window was open to a sidewalk. So much for privacy! I laughed out loud. But really, what are they thinking?!
Val Rides!
The training wheels have come off.
We’ve been at dacha for the past few days, and Valerie asked if we would take the training wheels off her bike. After a day of mama keeping her steady, she finally got the knack of it:
Kunda Mill
Last week in Estonia we did some exploring between meetings. Estonia has many old manor houses, and we went snooping around for them. You can see ALL of them at this website. Estonia has some beautiful places.
One great thing we found was an old water mill. Water mills are always in great locations, near flowing water often with beautiful trees, down in a low spot of land so that the place is remote. I often look for watermills in the various countries we visit. I’ve found them in Russia, Finland, Estonia, Montenegro and of course the US.
In addition to a great location, this mill has some wonderful old buildings. They are in disrepair (but the roofs and foundations are good) and it was fun to imagine how they could be brought back to life and used as a ministry center. (Anyone want to chip in a few hundred thousand dollars?)
First a video and then some pictures:
Fishing Under the Ice
Finns are amazing. Here are some beneath the ice views from beautiful lake Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland. (In case you don’t get what’s going on, watch to the very end.)
Russians are Very Creative and Talented
You don’t see this every day:
A Snapshot From Montenegro
As we were driving around the Bay of Kotor the other day, we entered this village:
Remember, you need to roll that R.
Grand Rapids LipDub
What’s that, you say? It’s the city of Grand Rapids setting a world record. Watch to the end, it’s pretty good.
It brought a smile to my face:
You can learn more about it here.
Mike and Olga Cantrell 