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Inspirational moments
They've been cutting forest on the other side of the road the whole day. It wasn't a clear cut, "only" thinning. But still, the impact is immense. The sound of the birds in the morning as they were crying out their warnings; the view of the tree tops swaying and just seconds after being pulled down to the ground and then shaved by the harvester; the power of the harvester - how man made strenght can bring the natural world to its knees in an instant..
I know this country (FI) lives off of its green gold but I feel like some reciprocity is missing. A ritual, even. To give something back.
So I walked around in the devastation thinking: I see you. I feel this. My son saw it too and though he was mesmerized by the #harvester during the day, he was now pointing out "mom, there's blood on the trees". I made some #vihtas for the #sauna from the branches of the felled trees. One of #birch & #rowan, another small one from #juniper. We gave our thanks in the #löyly as we sang the sauna song.
#forest #metsä #hakkuu #reciprocity #vasta #balance #tasapaino #finland #energy #energia
30 min in the nearby forest and breakfast is served. Around these parts there's been a mama bear with 2 babies roaming around so I tried out forest singing, inspired by @sanniorasmaa, to make my presence known. Plenty of goodies left for me and the mesikämmen family. #blueberries #mustikka #superfood #localproduce #pickandeat #subsistence
Approaching Autumn.
#colors #pihlaja #rowan #voikukka #dandelion #birch #koivu
This summer is about new things. Though sleeping outside is nothing new to me, sleeping well outside is! This summer I've gone camping in my yard in Belgium, glamping at @finndome, slept badly at my moms yard in southern Finland (too cold), and slept like a baby in a lean-to at @forestbathingfinland. I've slept in my own tent and I've even slept under the open sky on a bedrock. There's something very magical about waking up outside. Also, you'll never beat nature to waking up as the first one. There's always some early bird taking all the glory. #nukuyöulkona #sleepoutside #grounding #differentangle #silence #summer #summernight
