May 4–11: miscellaneous

Another miscellany, focused on the ubiquity of the sun by this point.

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Late sun on some office buildings on the back way home from TKK.

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Late sun on Rautatieasema and Sokos.

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Cathedral twilight.

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The gunite-covered foundation hole along Merikasarminkatu on the way back to the apartment.

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Twilight over the Katajanokka Jugend quarter.

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The view from the apartment balcony out toward Korkeasaari and Hanasaari and beyond.

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Ever more copious sun.

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Still waxing moon.

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Definitive white nights were happening by this point, which was really exciting.

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I took a walk fairly late in the evening but before sunset, I think to take a break from the marathon of finishing up my final drawings.

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Sun colors.

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The camera lens was pretty well caked.

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Courtyard sunset.

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Bricksun.

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Blue, yellow and green.

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The buds were opening up just in time for us to leave before the leaves really showed up fully.

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Eastern view just off shore. I didn't want to have to leave just as things were getting so pretty, but there it was.

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Severe clear sunset.

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It's quite something how varied in color a clear sky often is around sunset; it's not just a simple gradient.

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More flora springing back to life.

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A little more sun on the way back to the apartment.

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The laundry alley.

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The sun was finding its way around into every corner.

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There was quite a rainstorm on final review day; this is looking over the TKK campus from Paja.

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The sun showed up for a bit before being swallowed up again.

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A look inside Lasipalatsi after our post-review dinner there.

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11:20 PM and still lots of color in the sky!

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The typical nighttime illumination of the lobby.

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The elevators only had single-layer doors, which is why this one is seen to be descending.