Thought he knew

Bird

The photograph was taken at Ähtäri Zoo on July 22nd.

(Posting title is from the poem Runaway ran away by Camille T. Dungy.)

So fortune now becomes my mortal foe

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The photographs were taken at Ähtäri Zoo on July 22nd.

(Posting title is from the poem Fortune Hath Taken Thee Away, My Love by Sir Walter Ralegh.)

By mistake, the mysterious smile

Panda

The photograph was taken at Ähtäri Zoo on July 22nd.

(Posting title is from the poem What loves, takes away by Eleanor Wilner.)

I can no longer stand

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

Zoo 3

The photographs were taken at Tropicario Zoo in Helsinki on July 16th.

(Posting title is from the poem Away to Canada by Joshua McCarter Simpson.)

As though bringing

Flower

The photograph was taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on July 2nd.

(Posting title is from the poem A Ball Rolls on a Point by Kay Ryan.)

Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life

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The photographs were taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on July 2nd.

(Posting title is from the poem The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner by Randall Jarrell.)

It was always possible

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The photographs were taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on July 2nd.

(Posting title is from the poem Eight Ball by Claudia Emerson.)

In a small, dusty, rather gritty, somewhat scratchy

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

Zoo 3

The photographs were taken at the Tropicario Zoo on October 13th.

(Posting title is from the poem A Man in Blue by James Schuyler.)

And you wanted to step inside

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The photographs were taken on July 16th at Ähtäri Zoo.

(Posting title is from the poem Growing a Bear by Hannah Gamble.)

The rest of my days I spend

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Bear 2

The photographs were taken on July 16th at Ähtäri Zoo.

(Posting title is from the poem The Bear by Galway Kinnell.)

Trees, houses I only visualize in dreams

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

The photographs were taken on July 16th at Ähtäri Zoo.

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

The skulls and spines of cattle

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

The photographs were taken on July 16th at Ähtäri Zoo.

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

A thinking to push us

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The photographs were taken on July 16th at Ähtäri Zoo.

(Posting title is from the poem Sharking the Birdcage by CAConrad.)

What does it mean to be alone?

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The photographs were taken on June 9th at Korkeasaari Zoo.

The warm weather continues here in Finland. During the night the temperature dropped to 17 °C, which was good, but for the afternoon the forecast promises 30 °C.

(Posting title is from the poem Alexa, what is there to know about love? by Brian Bilston.)

To open up again

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

The photographs were taken in London Zoo on July 31st.

The weather is rather cool. In the morning we had 6 °C, and at noon 12 °C. But next week the weather may warm up a bit.

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

Whose lorn estate my verse may never tell

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The photographs were taken on July 31st at London Zoo.

This morning I walked for almost three hours at Sipoonkorpi National Park, exploring the swamps northeast of Viirilä. I tasted blueberries, (overripe) cloudberries, raspberries and cranberries. A couple of deer fly got to me.

(Posting title is from the poem Supremacy by Edwin Arlington Robinson.)

Like the inscriptions on tombs

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

The photographs were taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on July 12th.

My Specialized Sport TR bicycle shoes are starting to need replacement, being worn out. I have got over 25,000 km of riding with them. However, the shoe model I bought six years ago is no longer available, and I need to look for a replacement. Before the Specialized shoes I had Adidas bicycle shoes, but they didn't fit my feet, and in fact my feet got so bad that ordinary walking and standing was hurting. With the Specialized shoes I haven't had any pain or inconvenience. I guess I need to go to a bicycle shop and try out shoes, but usually there are few choices available with shoe size 48 (13 in US).

(Posting title is from the poem We wonder at our shifting capacities by Anna Moschovakis.)

Gave him a supercilious stare

Fox

The photograph was taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on July 12th.

This morning I explored river Vantaa and places on both sides of the Ring I road in Helsinki, riding the bicycle. I even got a bit lost, and found some new routes and vistas.

(Posting title is from the poem King John’s Christmas by A.A. Milne.)

To mix good and evil, to blur the line

Snake 1

Snake 2

Snake 3

Today is World Snake Day. The photographs were taken at Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki on July 12th and 16th.

(Posting title is from the poem You Who Wronged by Czeslaw Milosz, translated by Richard Lourie.)

It seemed like the thing to do

Zoo 1

Zoo 2

Zoo 3

Te photographs were taken at Korkeasaari Zoo on June 25th.

This morning I walked for three hours in Meiko, exploring the swamps between lake Tränuhals and lake Kotolampi. There were ripe cloudberries to pick and eat, and some may still remain after I went through the swamps. I tasted also blueberries, wild strawberries and raspberries.

(Posting title is from the poem Turkey Shooting on Mount Monadnoc by Leroy Searle.)