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- 2Alberta Aviation Museum
- 1Falkholt, Carolina (Painter and Graffiti Artist)
- 1Lam, Jen
- 1Mikko Virkkula, Sculptor
- 1Sokolov, Pavel (sculptor)
- 23Russia, St. Petersburg
- 14September, 2016
- 4Architectural decoration - Polar Regions
- 4Metal architectural decoration
- 32016/09/11
- 3Cast Iron
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.jpg "Fireweed seed pods")
2021-08-29
After the fireweed flowers have dropped, the purple-red seed pods are left. These eventually break open to release seeds with fluff attached. The seeds are blown by the wind.
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2021-08-29
When the fireweed seed pods dry and crack open, each pod releases a large volume of fluff for its size. The wind then disperses the seeds and fluff.
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2018-06-18
In a large apartment development, some of the green space has been converted to alottments, where people grow vegetables and flowers. In this image there are potatoes, chives, peonies and rhubarb. The netted structures covered strawberries.
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.jpg "Leaping reindeer sculpture at Rovaniemi airport, Finland")
2018-06-10
On the top of a rocky outcrop, facing the airport, are eight stylized reindeer. There are seven large ones and one small calf against the leg of the second reindeer from the right. The statues are made of metal mesh, outlined in solid metal and using solid metal for the antlers.
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.jpg "Section of Överhogdal Weave 1A")
2018-06-19
The Överhogdal Weaves are a collection of 5 ancient Scandinavian weavings, which have been dated to between 800 and 1100 AD. They were discovered in 1910 in a church in Jamtland, Sweden and are held at Jamtli, the regional museum in Ostersund, Sweden. The images have been interpreted in...
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2018-06-21
The red-breasted goose breeds in Arctic Siberia. This specimen is on display in the Polar collection at the Swedish Royal Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet) in Stockholm.
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.jpg "Carpet beaters for sale in Östersund, Sweden")
2018-06-17
Carpet beaters are readily available in supermarkets in Östersund, Sweden. Beating carpets is still a common method of cleaning them. Some apartment blocks have communal carpet beating racks.
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.jpg "Stylized Reindeer Sculpture in Concrete and Steel")
2018-06-11
Two concrete and metal reindeer stand on the sidewalk outside of the City Hall in Rovaniemi, Finland. Constructed from large concrete forms, two arcs of metal tube on the head represent horns. Each reindeer has red and yellow stripes.
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2018-06-15
This list of vegetables that grow well in Rovaniemi's Community Garden was pasted to the bulletin board at the garden. Column 1 (top to bottom): potatoes, carrots, turnips, parsnips, radishes, peas, broad beans, scarlet runner bans, spinach, silver beets, chilis, peppers, rhubarb. Column 2...
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.jpg "Shooting range at the Swedish National Biathlon Arena in Östersund, Sweden")
2018-06-17
In June, there were many biathletes training at the Swedish National Biathlon Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The image shows several preparing to shoot, or lying on the ground in shooting position, aiming at targets at the end of the range. Using roller skis instead of snow skills, after shooting,...