There are many layers of snow on the flower pots in front of my working place, Iiris House in Itäkeskus of Helsinki. The autumn flowers (heather) were put into the pots in October before the president of Finland, Tarja Halonen, visited the house. This year the snow came earlier than usual and covered the flowers. There are some warm water pipes under ground and the snow melted in some places but not on the pots..
