My June Reading: LGBT stories

My June reading is brought to you by Valkopentu! Since June is Pride Month, all the books have LGBT characters. As a bonus, most books also have ethnically diverse characters.

• Takako Shimura “Wandering Son” vol.1-3 [Japan] 
• Elizabeth Bear “Karen Memory” [USA] 
• Malinda Lo “Adaptation” [China, USA] 
• Noelle Stevenson,  Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters “Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy” [USA] 
• Marja Björk “Poika” [Finland] 
• Sarah Diemer “The Dark Wife” [USA] 

A Butterfly [Daily Photo #121]

Books About Animals [Daily Photo #120]

In the library today.

me: I'm returning 6 books to library and taking 1!
husband: *doubtful look*
me: *takes 3*
husband: what happened to 1-book plan?
me: ...me?

— Екатерина (@EkaterinaTrayt) July 29, 2016

Frog Fog Walk [Daily Photo #119]

“Hello, my name is Yutaka.”

Ripening [Daily Photo #118]

Sailor V [Daily Photo #117]

I've finished reading the main Sailor Moon manga series, and now I only have one volume of Sailor V left...

Pea Harvest [Daily Photo #116]

Peas are my favourite edible to grow, because they don't require much, they don't mind cold so you can plant them early, you can grow peas in small pots too, and they enrich the soil for whoever you plant after!

Tuliaiset [Daily Photo #115]

Today my husband's parents visited us. ^u^ They brought these gifts!

Homemade bakery = best.

(Check these, too!)

A Toad [Daily Photo #114]

Tonight we met a toad! It sat patiently and let us take photos.

Tapiola [Daily Photo #113]

Today I worked on my book in a café for the first time! Despite the fact that I'd slept for only 2,5 hours, I managed to brainstorm a scene and came to a very important conclusion: it needs crossdressing. =D Everything is better with crossdressing!

Cloudberry [Daily Photo #112]

Cloudberries are getting bigger and bigger!

Wikipedia says,

“The ripe fruits are golden-yellow, soft and juicy, and are rich in vitamin C. When eaten fresh, cloudberries have a distinctive tart taste. When over-ripe, they have a creamy texture somewhat like yogurt and a sweetened flavour. They are often made into jams, juices, tarts, and liqueurs. In Finland, the berries are eaten with heated "leipäjuusto" (a local cheese; the name translates to "bread-cheese"), as well as cream and sugar. In Sweden, cloudberries (sv. hjortron) and cloudberry jam are used as a topping for ice cream, pancakes, and waffles. In Norway, they are often mixed with whipped cream and sugar to be served as a dessert called "Multekrem" (cloudberry cream), as a jam or as an ingredient in homemade ice cream. Cloudberry yoghurt—molte-/multeyoughurt—is a supermarket item in Norway.”

Resting [Daily Photo #111]

Today I found this bumblebee resting in a flower.

Swans and Llamas [Daily Photo #110]

Today we went to a lake and met this swan.

Rainbow [Daily Photo #109]

Yellow Flowers [Daily Photo #108]

Cloudy [Daily Photo #107]

Spectrum [Daily Photo #106]

A Reward [Daily Photo #105]

As a reward for writing a lot lately I got a new Schleich toy! This is a Norwegian Fjord Horse! Nice to meet you. Although you're Norwegian, I want to give you a Russian name. Hmmm, what could it be…

A Curious Self-Portrait [Daily Photo #104]

Look what this frog-pencil drew tonight!

(I helped a little.)

Steel [Daily Photo #103]

From the fortress...

Warm Socks [Daily Photo #102]

Since this “summer” is quite chilly, I often have to wear warm clothes like these socks!

Vegan Potato Burger [Daily Photo #101]

Today I baked banana muffins for breakfast and later my husband made vegan burgers. ^^ Cooking is fun! By the way, the salad ingredients are all from our garden.

Gardening [Daily Photo #100]

Wow, already a full hundred of daily photo posts! Time sure flies. Today I planted some stuff and cleaned out weeds in our garden. So let me show you some of my green friends!

Berries [Daily Photo #99]

Red elderberry

(mildly poisonous...)

Blueberry

(delicious!)

A Lost Item [Daily Photo #98]

We found this shopping list on a bus stop bench today. It's so specific about things! For example, cucumber must be crooked! o_O

Vanilla Sugar [Daily Photo #97]

Green Apples [Daily Photo #96]

Shadows [Daily Photo #95]

Veggies [Daily Photo #94]

Rainbow Library [Daily Photo #93]

LGBTQ+ books in Sello Library today.

YA fantasy books in Finnish. 

I got Sisarpuut by Anu Holopainen (Syysmaa #2). Can't wait to start it!

A Birdwatching Wolf [Daily Photo #92]

“Wow, such binocular.”

Daily Photo #91: Black-and-white