Winter landscape in Niinikumpu / 3
The trees on top of the hill and the fog that surrounds them. The peacefull winter landscape. At least one photo a day
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Winter landscape in Niinikumpu / 2
At least one photo a day
Winter landscape in Niinikumpu / 1
There is a strange foggy weather which is not common in this part of Finland. I ma in Karelia. There is snow on the ground but the temperature is mild. The houses are far from each other here in the countryside. I walk the 6km of the loop around the hill and see only a few cars passing by. The days are short and nature is on pause until the early signs of spring in […]
The next trip
Travelling again today. Off to Helsinki Vantaa. The sun is bright. The train runs smoothly. The fields have been harvested. The countryside is getting ready for the autumn. One photo a day
Levitation
I was at the bus stop and felt light. So light that I felt like levitating and floating over the group and managed a friend to take this photo. One photo a day
Forest walk
One photo a day
Modernity
You walk down the stairs from the old Central Post Office, in between the Kiasma museum. You turn the corner and the new Oodi library suddenly appears. It reminds me of an old piece of wood that has travelled a long time, carried by waves and the currents across lakes and rivers and that has finally reached a shore where somebody has picked it up and brought it home. One photo a day
Windy Summer Night
Summer. Late night. The sun will not set. No clouds. The wind is blowing and pushes the waves. One photo a day
Winter wonderland series / 9
The countryside in Eastern Finland, close to the border with Russia is more hilly than in the west of the country. There are these soft hills which resemble waves in the open sea. About 150 years ago this part of Finland was covered by forest and bug rocks. The farmers who settled here cleared the land one tree at a time, one rock at a time. Some of those rocks were used to build the […]
Winter wonderland series / 8
The wind was blowing strong the day we took this walk. The radio and the weather apps where informing about this big snow storm coming which would touch more than half of Finland. People were advised to stay in for the night and the early hours of the following day. We had few hours of light and went for a walk in the countryside. The light was grey. The wind was carrying dry snow which […]