You say, "I understand." You really don't.

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The photographs were taken in Helsinki on November 19th.

(Posting title is from the poem SCHOOLS by Paula Tatarunis.)

To watch the eye look everywhere to find

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The photographs were taken on November 19th.

Today there was wet snow on top of ice in the morning. In the afternoon the snow had melted, and there was water on top of ice. The Marathon Winter tires were once again a necessity. When I came home, I replaced brake pads with new ones. Also, I installed new cleats to the bicycle shoes, because the old ones were quite worn out.

(Posting title is from the poem Dominion Over the Larger Animal by Sophie Cabot Black.)

A fiery finger on the leaves

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The photographs were taken on November 17th.

The length of day is now six hours, which means that it is dark when commuting. Today there was a little bit of snowfall in the afternoon, but for the night the weather forecast promises rain.

(Posting title is from the poem In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: 99 by Lord Tennyson.)