Today was a cold day, -21 °C in the morning and -15 °C in the afternoon. The photographs were taken on December 29th at Oittaa when it was also cold and sunny.
(Posting title is from the poem For Louis Pasteur by Edgar Bowers.)
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Practice and metaphysic all the same
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
That when brought into vision become an inferno
On December 29th at Oittaa there were artificial snow machines making big noise, sucking water from lake Bodom and making piles of snow, to be used for cross-country skiing tracks. It was cold, and there was plenty of frost covering the landscape.
Today I commuted by bicycle. It was -13 °C, and the conditions were good, even though the road was a bit bumpy. The commute takes 55-65 minutes in one direction, so I'm getting two hours of exercise.
I tried today the new Alpina K9 boots, and they fit just right, even though I bought them one size larger than usually. They were on sale as "hunting boots", but as I'm not into hunting, I think they are good also for walking with a camera. Coincidentally I'm currently reading The Hallowed Hunt, a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold.
(Posting title is from the poem The Mystery of the Hunt by Michael McClure.)
Monday, January 18, 2016
Be caught in a commonplace way
The photographs were taken at lake Bodom on December 29th, before sunrise. The ice was quite thin. On December 30th a person skating on the lake drowned when the ice fell apart, and another got luckily rescued. This in not uncommon in early (or late) winter.
Yesterday I finally decided that the hiking boots I have been using - made by Sievi - are too worn out to be useful any more. The leather is cracked in many places, and is falling into pieces. Snow gets inside the lining, as the gore-tex is no longer intact, and after a while the feet get wet inside the boots when the snow melts.
In a year I walk about 1000 km, or perhaps somewhat more. To complement the Sievi boots in extremely wet conditions - and for deep snow - I bought Nokian rubber boots in the summer 2012, and they are still in good condition.
I have been using the Nokian rubber boots and the Sievi boots about as much during the year, so I guess the Sievi boots have got over 3000 km of walking, and the Nokian boots about 2000 km.
Yesterday I ordered new hiking boots. There was one pair of size 48 (US size 13) Alpina K9 boots on sale, and I decided to try them out. They seem to be competent and durable, but that remains to be seen.
(Posting title is from the poem The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.)
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