Monday, December 31, 2018

And her eyes are the doors

The photographs were taken at Meiko on December 8th. There was some snow covering the landscape, but it soon melted away.

(Posting title is from the poem Medusa on Sansome and Pine by Tiffany Higgins.)

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Questions passed person to person

The photographs were taken in Nuuksio by lake Sammalkuoho on December 6th. I explored the landscape south of lake Suolikas with my daughter, and we got even a bit lost, which felt fine.

(Posting title is from the poem Protest in Philippines by David Lau.)

Saturday, December 29, 2018

If I closed my eyes, just as

The photographs were taken in Petikko on December 2nd.

I have been walking quite a lot this week, about 1 1/2 hours each day. It it great that there is snow on the ground, so it isn't so dark, but due to the temperature hovering around 0 °C the paths and roads are slippery with ice, so one need to take care when walking.

(Posting title is from the poem After All Have Gone by Mai Der Vang.)

Friday, December 28, 2018

Immediately, they had linked

The photographs were taken at lake Kaitalampi in Luukki on December 1st. The weather started getting colder then. Even though the ice was rather thin there were signs of people ice fishing on the lake.

(Posting title is from the poem The Extension of the Dead by Gary Fincke.)

Thursday, December 27, 2018

That between my where and my when

The photographs were taken on November 25th.

The landscape is now quite different to what it was a month ago. We have snow, and even though some of it is melting away due to the temperature creeping above 0 °C, 9 cm of snow still remains. I walked for two hours today, rather slowly due to ice on the roads and paths.

(Posting title is from the poem After Vallejo by Tom Sleigh.)

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

To slip upon the sliding ice

The photographs were taken at lake Myllyjärvi south of Luukki on November 24th.

(Posting title is from the poem Self Help by Bruce Covey.)

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

They took photos of us

The photograph was taken on November 11th.

(Posting title is from the poem Leviathan by Clare Pollard.)

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Like a losing lottery ticket

The photographs were taken on November 11th.

(Posting title is from the poem I Was In A Hurry by Dunya Mikhail.)

Saturday, December 22, 2018

But we certainly do not

The photographs eres taken on November 10th.

(Posting title is from the poem January in Detroit or Search for Tomorrow Starring Ken and Ann by Ken Mikolowski.)

Thursday, December 20, 2018

And so I fan my flushed face

The photograph was taken on November 4th.

(Posting title is from the poem More Money Than God by Richard Michelson.)

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

When visiting hours are over

The photograph was taken on November 3rd.

(Posting title is from the poem Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri.)

Monday, December 17, 2018

With everything optimal

The photographs were taken on October 28th.

(Posting title is from the poem Turtle by Kay Ryan.)

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Looks like, and for

The photograph was taken on October 27th.

(Posting title is from the poem The Fourth Hour of the Night by Frank Bidart.)

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Would things be worse

The photographs were taken on October 21st.

(Posting title is from the poem Trimmings by Frances Leviston.)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

I was satisfied, so long as it wasn’t impossible

The photographs were taken on October 19th at Malminkartano hill in Helsinki.

(Posting title is from the poem Want by Gretchen Marquette.)

Monday, December 10, 2018

The day is new and fair with good smells in the air

The photographs were taken on October 18th.

(Posting title is from the poem Spring Day by Amy Lowell.)

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Not useful as love or loneliness

The photographs were taken on October 17th at Sirkus Finlandia in Helsinki.

(Posting title is from the poem A Poem Called Day by Stanley Moss.)

Friday, December 7, 2018

We live in a talking day world

The photographs were taken on October 17th at Velskola.

(Posting title is from the poem The Talking Day by Michael Klein.)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

And all the petty miseries of life

The photographs were taken on October 17th at Velskola.

(Posting title is from the poem Washing Day by Anna Lætitia Barbauld.)

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

No longer wanting to know

The photographs were taken on October 16th at Petikko.

(Posting title is from the poem Day After Day of the Dead by Nathaniel Mackey.)

Monday, December 3, 2018

To hang some sleepiness around us

The photographs were taken on October 16th at Petikko.

(Posting title is from the poem Calm Day by Ghassan Zaqtan.)

Saturday, December 1, 2018

To turn toward the light

The photographs were taken on October 14th while visiting Timmermalmi nature protection area.

(Posting title is from the poem Tooth Painter by Lucille Lang Day.)