The dreamy answer to that one

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The photograph was taken at Träskända park in Espoo on April 22nd.

(Posting title is from the poem Early Morning, Left-Handed by Hilda Raz.)

We seldom put it into practice

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The photographs were taken on August 2nd while riding the bicycle in the Central Park in Espoo.

(Posting title is from the poem Epistle to Mrs. Tyler by Christopher Smart.)

See and if I only could

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The photographs were taken on September 10th while I visited Hatanpää Arboretum in Tampere.

I have taken quite a lot of photographs this weekend as well. Autumn colors are prominent, and there is a lot of variety in the landscape. And lots of details to explore with a camera.

(Posting title is from the song Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.)

You should see the things we do, baby

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The photographs were taken at Hyde Park in London on August 3rd.

Today on the way home cars were stuck on the road for 1 1/2 kilometers, because of an accident. I rode the bicycle past the traffic jam, enjoying backwind.

(Posting title is from the song Ready For It? by Taylor Swift.)

And we know what we want

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The photographs were taken at Dutch garden in London's Holland Park on August 2nd.

This morning I walked two hours at Tremanskärr, going across swamps. There were no deer fly. I tasted raspberries and lingonberries. The cranberries are not yet ripe.

While walking I did a little bit of thinking about Trump. The United States doesn't have a president after Obama, just a creature that can simulate a human being for a short while if he is tightly controlled and scripted.

(Posting title is from the song Road to Nowhere by David Byrne.)

I'd rather know

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The photographs were taken at Holland Park in London on August 2nd.

This morning I walked for over two hours in the forests and swamps near Myllyjärvi lake, south of Luukki. There were no moose flies which was a pleasant surprise.

(Posting title is from the song Blindsided by Bon Iver.)

Thinking one day I’ll touch the world with bare hands

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The photographs were taken on June 16th while visiting Rhododendron park at Haaga in Helsinki.

This morning I rode the bicycle for over 1 1/2 hours, riding through Seutula along a route I found last summer. The bicycle was quiet, quite a change from the noise it made before the repairs.

I have been following what happens with the Trump kakistocracy. What makes me wonder are the people in the United States who call themselves "patriots" but are ready to do great harm to the country and to the people. Destroying education and health care are just a few examples of this.

(Posting title is from the poem Don't You Wonder, Sometimes? by Tracy K. Smith.)

I walk for a long time and try to conjure

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The photograph was taken in Helsinki on March 1st.

This morning I walked for two hours, exploring Timmermalmi nature protection area. I saw half a dozen swans flying, and listened to birds singing.

(Posting title is from the poem Last by Donald Revell.)

Delight of gardens

Between blades, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Fallopia japonica, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Leaf, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Yesterday we visited Träskända Manor Park in Espoo, a beautiful but nowadays a bit neglected park with a long history. Here are some photographs taken there. It was hot, but there was some wind in the park, and the old trees provided plenty of shadow.

Wetness - let there be dry days

Rush color, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Park, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Tree curtain, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Here are three photographs taken today. It was wet once again, thickly clouded. Fortunately autumn leaf colors provide some refreshment for the eyes.

Two views to a park

Dark park, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Frosted park, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Today we had a clear winter night with a crescent moon providing some additional light. I took a few photos in the park nearby, and later realized how very different the same subject can made to look.

In the dark photo the trees are directly lighted by the moon, but the exposure is much shorter than in the second photo, where we look mostly at the "shadow side" of the trees. This was a revelation to me.

The color balance was surprisingly quite good. In the dark photo I did remove a slight yellow color cast, but for the second one I didn't do any changes to the jpeg from the LX3.