#Toome (Toom[ingas])
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Toome is usually the genitive of #cathedral (#toom), but here, in the middle of a sea of trees (scuse mixed metaphor), it is a short form of #Toominga.
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#Plant #Taim
#Tree #Puu
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Toome is usually the genitive of #cathedral (#toom), but here, in the middle of a sea of trees (scuse mixed metaphor), it is a short form of #Toominga.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Tree #Puu
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Tirdi (Tirt)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Grasshopper. This could also be the common-or-garden #cicada, which sings so sweetly in the suburbs but could equally be any #leafhopper, treehopper or spittlebug. Insect, plant and bird names can be very variable and fuzzy. Trust me on this.
#Nature #Loodus
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Grasshopper. This could also be the common-or-garden #cicada, which sings so sweetly in the suburbs but could equally be any #leafhopper, treehopper or spittlebug. Insect, plant and bird names can be very variable and fuzzy. Trust me on this.
#Nature #Loodus
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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#Rännaku (Rännak)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Wandering, excursion, trip.
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#Leisure #VabaAeg
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Wandering, excursion, trip.
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#Leisure #VabaAeg
November 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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#Lehtpuu (Lehtpuu)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Deciduous tree; lit. leaf tree.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Tree #Puu
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#Deciduous tree; lit. leaf tree.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Tree #Puu
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#Turbasambla (Turbasammal)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#SphagnumMoss, lit. peat moss. With 37 species including the #Baltic, red, soft, dull (as in corners), northern and so on and so forth. See also #Harusambla.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Moss#Sammal
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#SphagnumMoss, lit. peat moss. With 37 species including the #Baltic, red, soft, dull (as in corners), northern and so on and so forth. See also #Harusambla.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Moss#Sammal
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#Rohula (Rohula)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Lit. place of grass or herbal remedies, place where grass, etc., is. Russified as #Рохульская (Rohulska). Known as #Aia and variants until 1925.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Health #Tervis
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Lit. place of grass or herbal remedies, place where grass, etc., is. Russified as #Рохульская (Rohulska). Known as #Aia and variants until 1925.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Health #Tervis
October 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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#Metsaveere (Metsaveere)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Edge of the forest. Initially known as #Aleksandrovi / Александровская ул. (1915-1925), then, unusually, #Tulika, contemporary with the street in #Kristiine of the same name from 1931 to 1959. Also #Halla from 1940-1941.
#Nature #Loodus
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Edge of the forest. Initially known as #Aleksandrovi / Александровская ул. (1915-1925), then, unusually, #Tulika, contemporary with the street in #Kristiine of the same name from 1931 to 1959. Also #Halla from 1940-1941.
#Nature #Loodus
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#Rebase (Rebane)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Fox. Native to #Estonia is the #punarebane, red fox, #VulpesVulpes. One of #Pääskula’s woodland mammal group. See #Hirve.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Mammal #Imetaja
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Fox. Native to #Estonia is the #punarebane, red fox, #VulpesVulpes. One of #Pääskula’s woodland mammal group. See #Hirve.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Mammal #Imetaja
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Muraka (Murakas)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Berry of the #Rubus genus. Three main varieties in #Estonia: #põldmurakas aka #põldmari, dewberry, #RubusCaesius; #mesimurakas, arctic raspberry, #RArcticus; and the one most commonly understood as #murakas: #rabamurakas, the #cloudberry or bakeapple,
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#Berry of the #Rubus genus. Three main varieties in #Estonia: #põldmurakas aka #põldmari, dewberry, #RubusCaesius; #mesimurakas, arctic raspberry, #RArcticus; and the one most commonly understood as #murakas: #rabamurakas, the #cloudberry or bakeapple,
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October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#Vikerkaare (Vikerkaar)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Rainbow.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Celestial #Taevalik
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Rainbow.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Celestial #Taevalik
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Pääsküla prügila tuleb taasavada, seal neil oli nalja ja toimetamist kuipalju.
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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#Pilliroo (Pilliroog)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Reed, bulrush.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Grass #Rohu
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Reed, bulrush.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Grass #Rohu
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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#Sireli (Sirel)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Lilac, #SyringaSpp.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
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#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Lilac, #SyringaSpp.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
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October 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Saagi (Saak)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla #VanaPääsküla
#Crops, harvest. By extension, it also means yield, returns, plunder, booty, catch or haul according to your perception of the nature of the universe. Anagram of #Gaasi. See #Külvi.
#Agriculture #Farming #PõlluMajandus
#Harvest #Lõikus
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla #VanaPääsküla
#Crops, harvest. By extension, it also means yield, returns, plunder, booty, catch or haul according to your perception of the nature of the universe. Anagram of #Gaasi. See #Külvi.
#Agriculture #Farming #PõlluMajandus
#Harvest #Lõikus
October 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#Kadaka (Kadakas) #Asum
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Nõmme #Mustamäe #Pääsküla #VanaMustamäe #Hiiu #Kadaka #Lilleküla #Marja
#Juniper, name of 3 entities: a Sub-district built on an eponymous former manor house known as #Kaddak in the 18th C and belonging to #Haabersti (and the name of a village in
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#Tallinn #Kristiine #Nõmme #Mustamäe #Pääsküla #VanaMustamäe #Hiiu #Kadaka #Lilleküla #Marja
#Juniper, name of 3 entities: a Sub-district built on an eponymous former manor house known as #Kaddak in the 18th C and belonging to #Haabersti (and the name of a village in
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October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#Raba (Raba)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Bog, swamp, fen. Actually, at the end of this street is the (in)famous #Pääsküla #prügimägi (landfill, or garbage) mountain, as it’s called with such poetic grace and delicacy.
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#Marsh#Soo
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Bog, swamp, fen. Actually, at the end of this street is the (in)famous #Pääsküla #prügimägi (landfill, or garbage) mountain, as it’s called with such poetic grace and delicacy.
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#Infrastructure #Taristu
#Marsh#Soo
October 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#Seedri (Seeder)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Cedar, #CedrusSpp. Any in #Estonia are introduced. Also formerly #Turgenevi or #Тургеневская ул.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Trees #Puud
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Cedar, #CedrusSpp. Any in #Estonia are introduced. Also formerly #Turgenevi or #Тургеневская ул.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Trees #Puud
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Käokõrva (Käokõrv)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Cetraria, a #lichen, for which the genus has no common name. Five species common to #Estonia: harilik käokõrv (all five may also be called X käosamblik), lit. common cetraria, #CetrariaSepincola (#TuckermanopsisSepincola?);
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#Cetraria, a #lichen, for which the genus has no common name. Five species common to #Estonia: harilik käokõrv (all five may also be called X käosamblik), lit. common cetraria, #CetrariaSepincola (#TuckermanopsisSepincola?);
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September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#Mägra (Mäger)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Badger. Native to #Estonia is the #EurasianBadger, #MelesMeles. One of #Pääskula’s woodland mammal group. See #Naaritsa.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animals #Loomad
#Mammals #Imetajad
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Badger. Native to #Estonia is the #EurasianBadger, #MelesMeles. One of #Pääskula’s woodland mammal group. See #Naaritsa.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Animals #Loomad
#Mammals #Imetajad
September 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Saarepuu (Saarepuu)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Alternative name for #HarilikSaar, #ash, European or common ash, #FraxinusExcelsior.
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Alternative name for #HarilikSaar, #ash, European or common ash, #FraxinusExcelsior.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Trees #Puud
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Päikese (Päike[ne])
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Sun. Päikese puiestee was called #ProžektoriPuiestee from 1940-41, a more martial manner of illuminating the sky, and #PeetriProspekt / Петровский проспект until 1925. Päikese tn was also an earlier name (1929-59) of #Saturni.
#Celestial #Taevalik
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Sun. Päikese puiestee was called #ProžektoriPuiestee from 1940-41, a more martial manner of illuminating the sky, and #PeetriProspekt / Петровский проспект until 1925. Päikese tn was also an earlier name (1929-59) of #Saturni.
#Celestial #Taevalik
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#Metsaveere (Metsaveere)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Edge of the forest. Initially known as #Aleksandrovi (1915-1925), then #Tulika (in #German: #Hahnenfußstraße, lit. rooster’s foot), unusually, contemporary with the street in #Kristiine of the same name from 1931 to 1959. Also #Halla from 1940-41.
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Edge of the forest. Initially known as #Aleksandrovi (1915-1925), then #Tulika (in #German: #Hahnenfußstraße, lit. rooster’s foot), unusually, contemporary with the street in #Kristiine of the same name from 1931 to 1959. Also #Halla from 1940-41.
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Pärja (Pärg)
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#Wreath, garland, or chaplet. Two streets same name: one, in #Pääsküla, known until 1925 as #Шаховская чл, probably after #PrinceSergeyVladimirovichShakhovskoy (1852-1894), #GovernorGeneral of #Estonia from 1885 to 1894, chairman of the committee in charge
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#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Wreath, garland, or chaplet. Two streets same name: one, in #Pääsküla, known until 1925 as #Шаховская чл, probably after #PrinceSergeyVladimirovichShakhovskoy (1852-1894), #GovernorGeneral of #Estonia from 1885 to 1894, chairman of the committee in charge
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September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Põllu (Põld)
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#Field, arable land (the #Polish for field is pole, from which #Poland also derives). This is a rather enigmatic word: #EES suggests a pre- or proto-germanic source, *pelto or *felþo-, which does indeed give rise to Mod. Ger. #Feld,
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#Tallinn #Nõmme #Nõmme #Hiiu #Kivimäe #Pääsküla
#Field, arable land (the #Polish for field is pole, from which #Poland also derives). This is a rather enigmatic word: #EES suggests a pre- or proto-germanic source, *pelto or *felþo-, which does indeed give rise to Mod. Ger. #Feld,
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September 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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#Turbasambla (Turbasammal)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#SphagnumMoss, lit. peat moss. With 37 species including the Baltic, red, soft, dull (as in corners), northern and so on and so forth. See also #Harusambla.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Mosses #Samblad
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#SphagnumMoss, lit. peat moss. With 37 species including the Baltic, red, soft, dull (as in corners), northern and so on and so forth. See also #Harusambla.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Mosses #Samblad
September 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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