Buon compleanno. Un’immagine dell’inverno che stiamo attraversando. Tanta neve. La campagna e i boschi che si sono addormentati e che si risveglieranno quando inizierà a fare un po’ più caldo. A poco a poco la neve si scioglierà. Il ghiaccio nel lago se ne andrà per ultimo. Questo albero resiste. È riuscito ad infilare le sue radici tra le fessure di questa pietra che dà sul lago. In primavera germoglieranno alcune foglie. Si godranno il […]
Summer ecosystem in Tampere
A few years ago, I read Duncan Green‘s book, How Change Happens. One particular paragraph really resonated with me. “Once I began thinking about systems, I started to see complexity and unpredictable ‘emergent change’ everywhere—in politics, economics, at work, and even in the lives of those around me.” Duncan Green, How Change Happens I often recall that paragraph when strolling through the forest near Tampere or while walking my dog at the Arboretum. Especially during […]
I guess you can see it. They really show how old they are. But they still go strong. Up and down the hill. Walking on the soft moss that covers the rocks like a carpet and when I look for blueberries. In the mornings they get a bit wet and cannot hold water very well anymore. My socks get wet but I do not mind. They have walked hundreds of kilometres and in many countries. […]
I am back in Finland. I have been in Italy for three weeks. In my hometown, Cremona. It has been the longest I have been there for many years. A question that I was asked few times has been: how is it to live in Finland? We came back to Europe, and chose Finland, five years ago. That was June 2017. We chose Tampere over Helsinki because we lived here about 10 years earlier. It […]
The winter is very slowly giving way to spring. Not that the spring temperatures are here, but there is more light in the morning, A few weeks ago I woudl have taken this photo in the dark. There is light. ThThe winter is very slowly giving way to spring. Not that the spring temperatures are here, but there is more light in the morning, A few weeks ago I would have taken this photo in […]