Tallinn Photographer Wanted

Thanks to Everyone for their kind, wacky, interesting comments. And my apologies for not answering anything. I no longer live in Tallinn so the site is available to any photographer who wishes to take over. Just drop me a line and we'll arrange the transfer.

Tallinn Daily Photo:vacancy for photographer!

Hello All,
Those who visited this site at any time must have noticed I stopped posting a while ago. Basically, I am swamped in work and realised that I was actually not even going out enough to take photos anyway. So it's on hold. But: if anyone knows a Tallinner who would like to take over the site, ask them to contact me. Otherwise, it has to wait till I've got my head above water again.

In the park. 

The same. Daytime. 

Nuit. 

Tuesday disappeared in a nightmare of computing. To compensate my crowds of downcast viewers, a (retrodated) picture of electrical sheathes. 

Diplomatic car. 

View down Viru tänav (street) one sunny afternoon 

Street sign, and no prizes for guessing anything. 

Front of the Russian Museum. There are even rumours it might open one day. 

A quiet street in Tallinn old town. 

Only one came down. 

And this one, peeking its onion skull from behind the trees, is St Basil's 

Without sticking my hand in the fire, I think this one is St Michael's Swedish church. 

Kiddies' time at the outdoor opera. (Trouty got the pancake!) 

Factory visit. 

Beats Nintendo any day. 

And what else at the end of the yellow brick road? 

Evening. 

And here it is a day or so later. Anyone interested should type "Coprinus comatus" in Google and find out why. 

The shaggy mane mushroom, Coprinus comatus, also known as inky cap or "lawyer's wig". Interesting one this, stay tuned... 

Any ideas? 

And this one is almost certainly the same as yesterday's, but found a couple of kms away in a park. (The same... same species not same individual. Fungi may be highly air-transmissible, but either as spores or mushroom pancakes.) 

Back to mushrooms. I only have a moderate interest in fungi. Once, though, at a lecture at the British Natural History Museum, I was very surprised to hear that a very much larger proportion of mushrooms are edible than actually believed. One rather startling story was that one species, identified empirically as poisonous in western Europe was considered a delicacy in Russia. Yes: identical, same chemical composition, same everything, different expectations, different effects. 

And today, for the birthday of my friend and mystery DailyPhotoBlogger, a gift. 

Sunset on cyclists. 

Summer comes to an end.