And here and there I noticed, when I strained

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View 2

The photographs were taken on April 30th in Luukki.

(Posting title is from the poem In the Fog by Giovanni Pascoli.)

And the scattering

Lake 1

Lake 2

The photographs were taken on April 30th at lake Kaitalampi in Luukki.

(Posting title is from the poem Fog Horns by David Mason.)

And then moves on

Fog 1

Fog 2

Fog 3

The photographs were taken on April 30th at lake Kaitalampi in Luukki.

I was rather busy today, all kinds of things to do. In the afternoon the temperature rose up to 28 °C, which is quite a lot for commuting by bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem Fog by Carl Sandburg.)

The small, almost invisible scars

Fog 1

Fog 2

The photographs were taken on April 30th at lake Kaitalampi in Luukki.

The weather continues to be warm and dry, the warmest May in record. The longer-term weather forecast says that there might be some rain in the beginning of June, but that remains to be seen.

(Posting title is from the poem The Elements of San Joaquin by Gary Soto.)

And out my hand in act

Fog 1

Fog 2

Fog 3

The photographs were taken on April 30th at lake Kaitalampi in Luukki.

This morning I walked for two hours in the south parts of Sipoonkorpi national park. It was quiet early in the morning, and there were plenty of summer flowers to be seen.

(Posting title is from the poem Elements by Paul Engle.)

Man swallows a concept

Field

The photograph was taken on April 29th in Petikko.

I commuted by bicycle every day this week. So far this year I have got 2,208 km riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem Man Subdues the Elements by Amy Bonner.)

Transported by the complete

Willow 1

Willow 2

Willow 3

The photographs were taken on April 29th in Petikko.

The weather continues to be warm and sunny, and there hasn't been rain for quite a while. Dust is everywhere.

(Posting title is from the poem Table of Elements by Pamela Alexander.)

In the ashes, after, you see me

View

The photograph was taken on April 29th.

I got today root canal treatment. Not one of the best days.

(Posting title is from the poem The Four Elements by Leslie Harrison.)

But mind is more than merely eye

Green

The photograph was taken on April 29th.

Today was a fine day for commuting by bicycle, once again. The temperature was 12 °C in the morning and 24 °C in the afternoon. The rest of the week seems to be the same. Some rain would be welcome, though.

(Posting title is from the poem The Elements by Anne Rouse.)

You are not the child of earth. Beauty still thy name.

Green 1

Green 2

The photographs were taken on May 13th.

So far this week I have got 11 1/2 hours of exercise. I need to do some work in the garden in the afternoon, but otherwise I'll take it easy today.

(Posting title is from the poem The Elements by Alice Notley.)

All the ways your arms kept hoping towards

Flower 1

Flower 2

The photographs were taken on May 13th.

This morning I got three hours of exercise, visiting nine lakes north of Siikajärvi: Kolperinlampi, Sikoilampi, Sarvilampi, Iso-Holma, Pitkä Saarijärvi, Ympyrkäinenlampi, Holma-Saarijärvi, Kukkoilampi and Kolmoislammit. I saw two nesting pairs of Gavia stellata.

(Posting title is from the poem Squarings: Lightenings by Seamus Heaney.)

And I won't tell you goodbye

Flowers 1

Flowers 2

Flowers 3

The photographs were taken on May 13th.

I commuted by bicycle every day this week. So far this year I have got 2041 km riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the song Don't Ask Me No Questions by Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

So I tried to run

View

The photograph was taken on April 28th in Sipoonkorpi national park.

Today the weather was cooler than yesterday. Apparently there is thunder and rain some 50 km north of Helsinki, but not here.

(Posting title is from the song Mother by John Lennon.)

When you do the things you do

River 1

River 2

The photographs were taken on April 28th in Sipoonkorpi national park.

Today wasn't quite as warm as yesterday, only 26 °C in the afternoon. There hasn't been rain since quite some time, and it would be great to get some to wash the dust away.

(Posting title is from the song Nobody Loves Me but My Mother by B. B. King.)

Oh, be something you love and understand

Flower 1

Flower 2

Flower 3

The photographs were taken on April 28th in Sipoonkorpi national park.

Today was the warmest day for commuting by bicycle in a very long time. In the afternoon we had 28 °C. In fact, last summer there never was as warm weather as today, so the previous time for so warm weather must have been in 2016.

(Posting title is from the song Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

Not about to see your light

Spring 1

Spring 2

The photographs were taken on April 22nd.

This morning I walked for an hour, taking photographs of cherry trees and other such signs of spring. In the afternoon I did some work in the garden. It is warm, 26 °C.

(Posting title is from the song Mother by Danzig.)

To ever play the blues

Flower 1

Flower 2

Flower 3

The photographs were taken on April 22nd.

This morning I walked for 2 1/4 hours in Vaakkoi, visiting eight lakes. In six days I have got 11 1/2 hours of exercise, of which 4 1/2 hours riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the song The Ballad of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

What more can I say

Hat

The photograph was taken at Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on April 21st.

Today I'm planning to go for a walk at noon, to enjoy the sunny weather.

(Posting title is from the song I Need You by Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

Well, I'm going down to the swamp

View 1

View 2

The photographs were taken at Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on April 21st.

This morning I walked for two hours, listening to birds and taking photographs of the spring landscape. A white-tailed deer noticed me.

(Posting title is from the song Swamp Music by Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

Later that day it rained

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View 2

The photographs were taken at lake Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on April 21st.

In three days I got 5 1/4 hours of exercise, most of it commuting by bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem A Regret by David Trinidad.)

And I won’t believe my eyes

Field

The photograph was taken on April 15th.

This was once again a great day for commuting by bicycle. Birch trees are showing a bit of green, as leaves are starting to appear.

(Posting title is from the song Laura (Walk With Me) by Vajé.)

Into the field of vision, to redissolve

Snow

The photograph was taken on April 15th.

Today was a great day for commuting by bicycle. In the afternoon the temperature rose to 21 °C. The rest of the week should be sunny and warm as well.

(Posting title is from the poem A Midsummer Night’s Stroll by Philip Nikolayev.)

Or was it the other way around

Tree

The photograph was taken on April 15th.

The weather forecast for the next week looks promising: dry and sunny weather, 5 °C in the morning and 15 °C in the afternoon. Commuting by bicycle should be a pleasure.

(Posting title is from the poem A Red Tricycle in the Belly of the Pool by Karyna McGlynn.)

Now the branch that waved so high

Forest

The photograph was taken on April 14th at Tremanskärr.

Today was a fine day for commuting by bicycle, especially in the afternoon. The roads are quite dry, and there is little mud left on the paths in central park.

(Posting title is from the poem A Lament by Katharine Tynan.)

Every time I see this one

Swamp

The photograph was taken on April 14th at Tremanskärr swamp.

(Posting title is from the poem This One, That One by Lawson Fusao Inada.)

For the room with the prettiest view

Trees 1

Trees 2

The photographs were taken on April 14th at Tremanskärr.

It rained this morning, and I got wet when commuting by bicycle. In the afternoon the weather was dry, and it was fine going. Quite a difference.

(Posting title is from the poem El Florida Room by Richard Blanc.)

And I have planned

Snow

The photograph was taken on April 14th at Tremanskärr swamp.

This is a rainy day. I have been doing a bit of writing, and some reading is in the program as well. The rain may stop in the afternoon, and then it might be a nice time to go for a walk. Yesterday I got well over three hours of walking, and there was plenty of other stuff as well, for example going shopping with the daughters.

(Posting title is from the poem Heart’s Needle by W. D. Snodgrass.)