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Fallen trees – 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
The lakeshore
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.
Fireplace
Yesterday. It was just four thirty in the aftwrnoon buy it was already dark. The sign on the road told us to turn left. We followed a forest road for about three kilometres. The snow on top of it was pressed by some cars that had passed by during the day. It made the surface smooth and not slippery. We passed few cottages with decorative LED light on but nobody inside. We reached the fireplace. […]
Midsummer /5
Black and white photos from this year's Midsummer