Tuesday, June 14, 2016

In the old life there was a photo

The photographs were taken on May 29th in Nuuksio.

The weather has been excellent for commuting by bicycle, but for Thursday the forecast promises a lot of rain. Well, perhaps that can still change.

(Posting title is from the poem Drifting by Shirley Kaufman.)

Monday, June 13, 2016

There are limits to imagination

The photographs were taken on May 29th in Nuuksio.

Today on the way home riding the bicycle there was a lady, quite a few years older than me, whom I passed at one point, but she caught up with me several times when I stopped a traffic lights or when I slowed when going uphill. It took me some time to realize that she had an e-bike and that explained her speed. Or perhaps the bicycle just looked like an e-bike.

(Posting title is from the poem Heroic Simile by Robert Hass.)

Sunday, June 12, 2016

What else is there?

The photographs were taken on May 29th in Nuuksio, walking around lake Suolikas.

This morning I walked for two hours in Tremanskärr, exploring the swamps and listening to birds.

I rode the bicycle for six hours this week, and walked four hours during the weekend. I'm not sure whether the four hours spent at Linnanmäki Amusement Park counts as exercise, but maybe it does, as it was mostly walking from one ride to another, as there was no waiting time at the queues.

(Posting title is from the poem Dog Woman by Chris Abani.)