The photographs were taken in Helsinki on February 26th.
This morning I walked for 2 hours 20 minutes around lake Meiko, visiting lake Vaipo and lake Vitträsk as well. In many places the frozen snow carried a person walking. I walked through the open swamp Slätmossen. On the Meiko lake there were people skiing and ice-fishing, but otherwise it was very quiet.
(Posting title is from the poem A Home by Sarah C. Woolsey.)
The photographs were taken in Meiko on February 24th.
This morning I walked for two hours in north parts of Nuuksio, visiting seven lakes: Poika-Suolikas, Lummukas, Syvä-Antias, Iso-Antias, Levo-Antias, Sammalkuoho and Suolikas. In many places the snow was frozen so that it carried a man walking. When I started walking, the temperature was -12 °C, and when I returned, -5 °C.
(Posting title is from the poem A Lock of Her Hair by Robert Wrigley.)
The photographs were taken in Meiko on February 24th.
So far this year I have got 1,212 km of riding the bicycle.
(Posting title is from the song Harvest Moon by Neil Young.)
The photographs were taken in Meiko on February 24th.
Yesterday I cleaned and oiled the bicycle chain. Street maintenance are using salt to cope with the snow on the road, and that is bad news for chains and other such parts.
(Posting title is from the poem George Washington by Adam Fitzgerald.)
The photograph was taken in Meiko on February 24th.
This morning we had -10 °C, and -2 °C in the afternoon. For tomorrow the weather forecast promises -12 °C in the morning and +1 °C in the afternoon. There is plenty of sunshine.
(Posting title is from the poem A Man in Blue by James Schuyler.)
The photograph was taken in Meiko on February 24th.
Nights are cold this week, but during the day the temperature rises to 0 °C, and snow starts to melt. Spring is progressing, slowly.
(Posting title is from the poem Human Family by Maya Angelou.)
The photograph was taken at lake Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on February 23rd.
Snow and ice is melting today, and temperature will rise up to +5 °C in the afternoon. Next week seems to be colder, though, especially the nights, but at least there isn't heavy snowfall or rain the in the forecast.
(Posting title is from the poem Where Shadow Chases Light by Rabindranath Tagore.)
The photographs were taken at lake Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on February 23rd.
In the morning the road was icy, but the ice melted during the afternoon. So far this year I have got 1,077 km riding the bicycle.
(Posting title is from the poem Light Between The Trees by Henry Van Dyke.)
The photographs were taken at lake Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on February 23rd.
(Posting title is from the poem Colors passing through us by Marge Piercy.)
The photographs were taken in Nuuksio on February 22nd.
The weather is getting colder, and we had -4 °C in the morning and in the afternoon. There was some snowfall, but the snow mostly melted away from the road except places where there was ice. So far this year I have got 1,010 km riding the bicycle.
(Posting title is from the poem Charley by Stephen Sandy.)
The photographs were taken in Nuuksio on February 22nd.
(Posting title is from the poem Intimate Letters by Rosanna Warren.)
The photographs were taken in Nuuksio on February 22nd.
This morning I walked 1 1/2 hours in Petikko. The snow fields were frozen so that they carried a person walking in many places.
(Posting title is from the poem Discovery by Mary Jo Salter.)
The photographs were taken at Velskola on February 21st.
This morning I went for a walk in the north parts of Sipoonkorpi national park. The snow was frozen, but didn't carry a person walking, except in places where there were ski tracks or tracks from animals. I managed to get a bit lost, which was great, and found plenty of new sights.
(Posting title is from the poem History of My Heart by Robert Pinsky.)
The photographs were taken at Velskola on February 21st.
I commuted by bicycle today. In the morning the temperature was -13 °C, and in the afternoon -5 °C. Snow is melting by the roadside, and melt water is freezing on the road making it slippery.
(Posting title is from the song Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso.)
The photographs were taken at Velskola on February 21st.
I commuted by car and train today, because of meetings. The temperature was -10 °C in the morning and -6 °C in the afternoon.
(Posting title is from the song No Quarter by Led Zeppelin.)
The photographs were taken at Velskola on February 21st.
The weather got colder today, -1 °C in the morning and -3 °C in the afternoon. There was ice on the road, and heavy headwind when riding back home from work. So far this year I have got 909 km riding the bicycle.
The brake pads are wearing out fast during winter. Today I installed new pads both in front and back, and I expect that I need to replace them within three weeks or so.
(Posting title is from the poem The Poet by Molly Peacock.)
The photographs were taken on February 20th in Luukki.
We got more rain today, and the snow and ice has melted away from most of the road between home and work. Those parts where snow and ice still remains are not so good for riding the bicycle, and there are puddles of water hiding ice bumps and ridges. And plenty of slush.
(Posting title is from the poem Marge's Shoes by Sylvia Ross.)
The photographs were taken on February 20th in Luukki.
Today we got some rain, and the snow and ice is melting into slush. Riding the bicycle will be somewhat difficult if the slush freezes into ridges, but that remains to be seen.
(Posting title is from the poem Girl Riding a Horse in a Field of Sunflowers by David Allan Evans.)
The photographs were taken on February 20th in Luukki.
I'm planning to go see the movie Coco this afternoon. I have no idea whether it is any good, but the daughters are keen on seeing it.
(Posting title is from the poem Riding Herd by Walter McDonald.)
The photographs were taken at Petikko on February 19th.
This morning I walked for 2 1/2 hours in Nuuksio. The temperature was at 0 °C, and snow was starting to melt. Depth of snow was 30 cm and I thought that snow shoes might be a good idea, even though the tall rubber boots were almost tall enough to cope with the snow.
(Posting title is from the poem Daylight Saving Time Flies Like an Instagram of a Weasel Riding a Woodpecker & You Feel Everything Will Be Alright by Regie Cabico.)
The photographs were taken on February 18th.
I got 8 1/2 hours of exercise in five days, commuting by bicycle on four days. So far this year I have got 808 km riding the bicycle. In the beginning of the week at was rather cold, but today the temperature rose to +1 °C. There was 5 cm of new snow, and the old snow and ice underneath started to melt.
(Posting title is from the poem Good Friday, 1613. Riding Westward by John Donne.)
The photographs were taken in Helsinki on February 17th.
Today I commuted by car, train and metro. This would have been an excellent day for commuting by bicycle, but that wasn't possible. For tomorrow the forecast promises some new snow, but I hope it isn't so much as to prevent riding the bicycle.
(Posting title is from the poem A blind man was riding an unheated train by Arseny Tarkovsky, translated from the Russian by Philip Metres and Dimitri Psurtsev.)
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