Vappuaatto

Tomorrow is the May Day - today we celebrate. (Juha H.)

Takapihan kukkia

Spring flowers from my backyard. - Yesterday I mastered one musical project and burned the whole on CD. My songs and texts for Sini. Today I began a new musical adventure and recorded first tracks for the first song of the next project. Poems are written by Veikko-Kalevi Riihinen. (Juha H.)

Kimpale sulaa

Snow's gone and soon the last remnants of icy cover of the Lake Keitele will be gone, too. (Juha H.)

Keitele

Lake Keitele today. (Juha H.)

Paju

Willow. - Nice day. Jori, Sini and I rehearsed as part of a larger forthcoming concert. Jori played grand piano, Sini read some poetry and I had my flute and PA to handle... (Juha H.)

Sammakko

Frog. - J-V was here today. He recorded two guitar solos. Nice! (Juha H.)

Neitoperhonen

While trekking today: Peacock butterfly (Inachis io). - I made a video and it can be seen here. Campfire, Korg Wave Drum Oriental, clarinet and no-flute. (Juha H.)

Lauteet palaa!!

Third evening in a row sitting by the campfire in our backyard. This time Sini and I burned the old benches of our sauna. (Juha H.)

Potkurin polttajaiset

Good Friday. - Potkuri (=kicksledge...) burning. Winter's gone - so it's the time to burn it... (Juha H.)

Korg Wave Drum Oriental

Above a photo while Sini and I burned some twigs in our backyard. - Earlier today I got Korg Wave Drum Oriental!! It very much seems to be a wonderfully miraculous an instrument!! I banged on it for a couple of hours. Now my fingers are a bit swollen and sore... Happily so! (Juha H.)

Lumi suli pois

Snow's gone - my backyard is free. (Juha H.)

Ars 2011

Back from Helsinki. There Sini and I went to Kiasma and we experienced a wonderful exhibition of African Art. Above one example. (Juha H.)

Koivu ja Dead Cult Diaries

Birch from my backyard. - I just heard a confirmation that Dead Cult Diaries are going to tour China Fall 2011. (Juha H.)

Takapihan lumi sulaa ja Dream Theater

Snow melting in my backyard. - Is this guy, Aquiles Priester the next drummer of Dream Theater? (Juha H.)

Myllypuro

Little brook breaking its icy cover. (Juha H.)

Paatit

Boats waiting for summer. (Juha H.)

Ranta

Shore. - Today I composed three songs. The poems were written by Veikko-Kalvei Riihinen. Now I've composed fourteen songs for our next joint venture. At the moment they are mere thoughts on paper. Later this spring I'll begin to record them. Nice days ahead. (Juha H.)

Keitele

Lake Keitele on a bright, bright day. (Juha H.)

Neal Asher

Above books written by Neal Asher I've read so far. There are still quite many to go. Asher is a masterful depicter of alien creatures, alien biology. He also tells stories of the possibilities how mankind may evolve or at least change to something not seen before. Interesting thoughts and fascinating perspectives. (Juha H.)

Keitele

Lake Keitele. Within a few weeks the ice is going to melt away. Waiting, waiting. (Juha H.)

Silikkitien lumi sulaa

Snow on the Silkroad is melting fast. - Sini sang one more composition that I wrote earlier this year - a very sad song about rain... But there are happier times ahead - bright and sunny days of Spring. (Juha H.)

Keikka takana

I'm pretty happy and reliefed - the concert with mixed choir and some musicians is over and done. There were 25 singers, pianist and bass player. Jori was the leader of the whole project. I played percussion, acoustic guitar, recorder, flute and tenor sax. All went quite well and some fun did we have. The venue was packed full.

Frost is over - it's raining water.

Juha H.

Pilvet taivaalla

Cloudy day but my mind is quite clear - like the photo above. Today I began my next musical adventure and composed two songs - poems are written by Veikko-Kalevi Riihinen. (Juha H.)