Author: Arnaldo Pellini
Forest road
Fallen trees 1/2
More daily walks in the forest here in Hyväsalmi in Ihamaniemi and more fallen trees. Some of them due to the winds, some of them because the forest nearby has been cut and the protection that once was there has gone, and some of them because of the thin soil. They reminded me of the thought experiment that is sometime attributed to the philosopher George Berkley: “If a tree falls in a forest and no […]
Fallen trees 2/2
Lakeshore
Reflections
It was nice to go down to the shoreline the other night and look at the still water of the lake reflecting the sunset sky. There was no wind and the colour of the water almost matched the colour of the sky
Forest cabin
Kusksa
Autumn patterns
Autumn is here. The leaves have fallen. The branches of the tree prepare for the winter. They overlook the lake shore. They resist the wind from the West. I look at all this and feel the wind myself. This is where I am now. I am part of this evolving ecosystem and wonder at these autumn patterns.
Homeostasis
There is a balance in these trees on the lakeside. They are in balance with the stones on the lake shore. The water in the lake. The birds that are migrating south.