{"id":377,"date":"2010-05-11T10:42:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T08:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2010-05-11T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T08:42:43","slug":"where-ikea-makes-a-snowman-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-makes-a-snowman-for-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea makes a snowman for Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p>apparently, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/tag\/paris\/\" target=\"_self\">Paris<\/a> mystery has to wait still. because last weekend i travelled to south-Estonia and discovered spring! u know, on saturday, it was 25*C!! this is approximately 20* more than it has been here in Kadriorg. because if you are a giraffe, like me, you&#8217;d prefer warmer climate, especially in spring or summer. so, as it is quite nice weather, i went to pick some flowers. i don&#8217;t like flowers all the time, but sometimes i like them. i don&#8217;t know why, actually.. most of them don&#8217;t taste very good either, i can tell you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0424.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-378 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0424-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0424-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0424-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>so, here it&#8217;s me roaming for some spring flowers, hehe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0426.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-379 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0426-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0426-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0426-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and here i have gathered a whole bunch of them already. i mostly look for <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hepatica\" target=\"_blank\">Sinilill<\/a>ed because this is the favorite of my friend Sipsik. you know why? it&#8217;s quite simple, really. u know how they are called in Svensk &#8211; <em>Bl\u00e5sippssl\u00e4ktet<\/em>. as u can see, my friend&#8217;s nickname (Sips)\u00a0is also included in the flowers name! so, no mystery there at all!<\/p>\n<p>after all this work i could not resist my chance to &#8211; sunbathe! i also did a little daydreaming too. quite nice with all this sun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0432.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-380 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0432-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0432-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0432-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but not every day was like that, i&#8217;m afraid. because on sunday, it was snowing!! well, it was not snowing really, but i did discover a huge pile of snow! take a look over here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0447.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-382 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0447\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0447-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0447-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0447-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this snow was very nice and soft, so i could dig a big hole inside. and u know, it is very much real snow!! so, i could not resist this time my chance to do the small snowman still this year, as my friend Sipsik <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-wants-to-build-a-snowman\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">suggested<\/a>. so i did!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0438.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-381 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0438-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0438-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/DSC_0438-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this snowman does remind me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">flickr<\/a> for some reason, i have to say..\u00a0 but it&#8217;s quite fun to build a snowman still on 9th of May in this neck of woods, don&#8217;t you think? this same day it also appeared to be a Mother&#8217;s Day, so it&#8217;s name is Happy Mother&#8217;s Day Snowman, hehe! so, lots of fun in south-Estonia. what about you, did you build a snowman for Mothers day or did you have 25 degrees? let me know! have fun and cu l8r!<\/p>\n<p>ps. my facebook page now has 100 fans, jei! thanks for coming! if you know some other giraffe fans, then u can\u00a0invite them also, it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ikeathegiraffepage\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ikeathegiraffepage<\/a>\u00a0have fun!<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton377\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-makes-a-snowman-for-mothers-day%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..%20where%20Ikea%20makes%20a%20snowman%20for%20Mother%26%238217%3Bs%20Day&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! 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