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 […]
The path to the forest is covered by new snow. The steps from people who walked past have disappeared. I make my way with the fresh snow reaching my knee. It is nice to start a new path that other people may follow until the next big snowfall. The dog follows me. He avoids the snow in front which is too deep for him. I throw him some snowballs along the steps we have left […]
I walk the usual path in the Arboretum park lost in my thoughts. The trees on my left. The lake on my right. My dog pulls following some scents under a thin layer of snow. I can see the bend of the path about 100 meters ahead. I see the tree that has grown diagonally and not straight up. Maybe it was due to the winds or the soft soil at the edge of the […]
I lace up my trekking boots, grab my walking stick, and give a quick whistle to the dog.
Like every summer, the Heinävesi Music Festival brought classical music to this small town in Eastern Finland
I went back to the railway station in Heinävesi the other day. I had to take the 16:45 train to Pietsämäki.
Low clouds over Pyhäjärvi in Kontiola. A thunderstorm is approaching.
Shelter in a forest