Tuesday, January 3, 2017

That lifts my knee when I walk

The photographs were taken on December 17th. There were warning signs of moose hunt at the roadside, so I knew not to go to that direction. Earlier this autumn I had a walk in this forest, starting from the other side, and then I saw two moose, who ran away, and a bit later I met a hunter who told that they were going through the forest. I had dark blue, green and black clothing without any bright colors, not the best choice for a walk in a forest that was full of hunters with rifles.

Maybe I should say something about year 2017. One thing to remember is the great work done by organizations such as Red Cross, Unicef and Amnesty. This is more important than ever.

(Posting title is from the poem A Motor by Marvin Bell.)

Monday, January 2, 2017

Our scene is foggy we are asking you to clarify

The photograph was taken on December 17th.

Today the temperature is at -4 °C. Later this week the forecast promises as cold as -20 °C weather. That would feel like winter, especially if there would be a little bit of snow as well. For two weeks we have had warm weather, and it has been dark. The length of day is today six hours, 14 minutes longer than at the shortest.

(Posting title is from the poem Now you are all here you might as well know... by Thomas James Merton.)

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Was the view that I knew what was true

The photographs were taken on December 17th, on a foggy morning.

Yesterday we got a new temperature record in Finland for the last day of the year: +8.9 °C. Today the temperature dropped to below 0 °C.

(Posting title is from the poem The Foggy, Foggy Blue by Delmore Schwartz.)