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Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 15: Lucky.

Smashed cashew nuts, one of the ingredients for a delicious bread.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 14: Smash.

The top five places in the english paperbacks in a local bookstore are occupied by George R. R. Martin’s books.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 12: Fantastical.

Capsaicin overload from this plateful of homegrown chilis (homegrown apart from one fruit, that is).
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 11: Overload.

This is just downstream of Tammerkoski, the river that bisects Tampere. On account of dam repairs, the river is now temporarily drained.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 07: Drastic Change.

Probably the most engaging character of the decade – a red bird full of anger.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 06: Engaging.

Devotion, as shown by the well-worn page of one of my favorite dishes, a mushroom risotto – from the original Naked Chef.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 05: Devotion.

For ink I avoided tattoos, and settled for a slice of a replica of the declaration of independence.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 04: Ink.

Wisdom was a tough subject in this month’s challenge. In the end I settled for a selection of books with wise thoughts inside.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 03: Wisdom.

This is a kuksa, a traditional sami drinking vessel. Carved from a birch burl and decorated with a couple of burnt symbols, it’s as elegant a cup as one can wish for.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 08 / 01: Simple Elegance.
A fresh list of topics for the August challenge.
Firmly fumbled the challenge. Even if I did get some fabulously flared-up images from the darkening Prater patio in Berlin.
A new month, a new photo hunt.
A very pleasant blood orange margarita (this, too, is a photo from the archives).
Photo Hunt 2011 / 05 / 11: Something juicy.
One-point perspective lines on the brand new backyard patio.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 05 / 10: One-point perspective lines.
Yesterday’s books: finnish absurdism, nordic noir, the best current fantasy novel series, popular astronomy and a miscellany on american history.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 05 / 09: Reading material.
That’s the crater in the middle of the back yard now, with half a stump still to be tricked out of the ground.
Photo Hunt 2011 / 05 / 08: A spring activity.