Deciphered

Lake 1

Lake 2

Lake 3

The photographs were taken at Vaipo lake in Meiko on March 31st.

The new bicycle wheels which I ordered are still in transit. Today I had a look at the tires, and took apart the outer parts of the Nexus 8 gear hub. Maybe I should have a look inside as well, to see how a worn out gear hub looks. There is quite a lot of resistance when trying to turn the gears, so I guess the new wheel will make riding the bicycle somewhat easier than it was with the old hub.

(Posting title is from the poem Loop by Rae Armantrout.)

To satisfy a lifelong curiosity

Lake 1

Lake 2

The photographs were taken at Meiko on October 20th.

I commuted by bicycle today. The snow has melted away, but in many places there is lots of gravel on top of asphalt. So far this year I have got 5,929 km riding the bicycle.

(Posting title is from the poem The Star-splitter by Robert Frost.)

And what it will bring

Meiko 1

Meiko 2

Meiko 3

Meiko 4

The photographs were taken at Meiko on March 24th.

Last week I got 11 1/2 hours exercise even though I rested on Sunday. This week seems to be shaping up nice for commuting by bicycle. The shifting on the gear hub is working fine after I did some adjusting to it last Friday.

(Posting title is from the poem Cloud No Bigger than a Man’s Hand by Dick Allen.)

You saw me when I was invisible

Lake 1

Lake 2

Lake 3

Lake 4

Lake 5

I visited Tampere today. It is always a pleasure.

The photographs were taken at lake Vaipo on October 16th. You can perhaps guess from the photographs how quiet it was.

(Posting title is from the poem The Confession of St. Jim-Ralph by Denis Johnson.)

And I took all the time in the world

Lake 1

Lake 2

Lake 3

Lake 4

I did some repairs to the car today, replacing the battery and two H7 lamps. The battery has run out several times, and I decided to replace it with a new 60 Ah battery to see whether that fixes the problems. At the same time I replaced two H7 light bulbs. The left side bulb is really difficult to replace, because there is so little room, but when I removed the battery, it was easy to do. I hope the car is now ready for the cold and dark of the winter.

The photographs were taken at lake Vaipo on October 16th.

PS: The Panasonic LX100 did rather will in 2015 Roundup of Advanced Zoom Compacts by Digital Photography Review.

(Posting title is from the poem Evening Practice by D. Nurkse.)

Looking for the landmarks that would guide him

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On April 2nd I walked for three hours, around Meiko and Vaipo lakes, and visiting Vitträsk lake and Slättmossen swamp. Snow was melting and causing some flooding. I have a scar in my leg, slowly fading away, and from this I remember that I took a fall when climbing over a fallen tree.

(Posting title is from the poem In a Field Outside the Town by Gabriel Spera.)

The little raw soul was caught by no one

Fallen

Meiko 1

Meiko 2

Vaipo 1

Vaipo 2

I walked in the forests of Meiko and Vaakkoi for 8 1/2 hours between Monday and Wednesday, and visited six lakes I hadn't previously seen: Tränuhals, Vaipo, Vitträsk, Väärä-Musta, Saaren Musta and Vaakkoi.

I have been thinking that perhaps it could be an interesting project to visit by walking a number of lakes in Finland. There are 187,888 lakes so this project could be going on for a long time... However, one should have some rules, for example the minimum distance of the walk to a lake, preventing too easy cases, and whether one should also walk around the lake or just see it.

Here are some photographs taken on Tuesday. I have visited Meiko lake already quite a few times, but this was my first visit to Vaipo lake. It is an interesting place, especially because there are large swamps to explore west of the lake. I have hundreds of photographs still waiting to be processed, so there is more to come...

(Posting title is from the poem The Glass Essay by Anne Carson.)