Sami Serola (inactive)'s photos with the keyword: pebbles

Contribution for the Macro Dreams challenge: pebbles So hungry " I could eat pebbles ", as says Lauri in the first significant novel in Finnish written by Aleksis Kivi . So, this proverb is very familiar to us Finns. A teaspoon filled with pebbles found around Kristinestad . That small coastal town had a great role in tar export around 17th century. Ships sailed out with barrels of tar as their cargo, and came back with gravel as their ballast. So, stones from the faraway shores and exotic immigrant plants can be found still today around the streets of Kristinestad.