Auf Wiedersehen Butterfly

 

It was probably the last lovely summer day

The summer bird had flown
The Sun was hiding away
I felt this was the last I’d see of you

So now as the Day, I Falter colourfully

and Night, I Falter greyly
I was ready for the final winter
and the ultimate freeze.

But Hey! I was wrong

lovely sunny summer day today.
As you displayed to me
your pretty wings once more

Fluttering in and around

in a chaotic dance
As butterflies randomly picking flowers.
You have found me.

So just as I thought I could see the end.

I now know, there are plenty more summers in between
I just have to survive the winters.
and be with you again.

by Ian and A

Most Estonian?

In Facebook there is a group "You know you are from Estonian when..." where Estonians and people knowing Estonians have gathered lots of great and funny observations about Estonians. Like for example:

You know you are from Estonian when...

1. You use the word ‘normal’ if something is ok.
...
24. Your best friend's girlfriend is your English teacher's daughter and they live next door to your grandparents, who were colleagues with your advisor, who is friends with your...
...
61. "Ühesõnaga" means that a really long explanation is coming
...
93. When you hear "Kristina", you think of Shmigun, not Aguilera.
...
141. You say to a foreigner "Sure! I'll help you learn the Estonian language!", and then you disappear...
...
148. As a child you went looking for a fern flower on Jaaniõhtu.


In the moment it ends with number 148 and still says "to be continued..."...
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art by 5-year-old Mari Lee "an one"

Least religious?

The BBC reported that Estonia was the least religous country... by survey.
But do Estonians believe in anything?... or thats what they ask.
You can hear the radio version here This is quite interesting radio programme and includes a lot of interesting cultural and historical points... some can be read in the written summary here.

Here are some stats from wikipedia and interestingly it seems to be the "Scandanavian" countries that seem to have a low percentage of "Religion". On this page there is an additional column that says "I believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 54% Estonians said yes to this, along with the Scandanvian countries too.

Anyway no real comment apart from that interesting comparison.
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art by 5-year-old Mari Lee "a two"