It is the last sunset of 2023. It is cold. No clouds. It is an early sunset this time of the year at 16:12. Never mind, the colours are nice, the air is crisp, the landscape seems in high definition. 2024 is just one sunrise away. Let’s hope it will bring more sense into this world. That wars will end. That hatred will be turned into acceptance and empathy. There are so many problems we […]
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 […]
I lace up my trekking boots, grab my walking stick, and give a quick whistle to the dog.
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 guess you can see it. They really show how old they are.
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 […]