Tonight is the last night in Meltosjärvi at Loma-Vietonen. The next four nights will be spent in Rovaniemi, away from the peace and quietness of the Lappish lakeland.
I am going to miss the time with Hiski and Tuija.
Finland is a country of colourful contrasts and wide open spaces. If God will it will not be my last visit to this part of the world.
“Autumn teaches us that fruition is also death; that ripeness is a form of decay. The willows, having stood for so long near water, begin to rust. Leaves are verbs that conjugate the seasons.” Gretel Ehrlich
“True solace is finding none, which is to say, it is everywhere.” Gretel Ehrlich
Africa, Europe, Russia / Siberia! Well done KLR! 
A very poetic heading as well as photo of the wheel! If you ask an art class to write about everything the picture implies you might get a couple of books from that.
Maybe the heading and front cover of a new book Lodie?
A ‘good’ ‘bye’ almost seems a contradiction in terms somehow… Perhaps one doesn’t want a goodbye, no matter how fervently expressed, to become a bygone when turning away to move onwards. Shared precious moments are re-lived by those staying behind, while being carried in the heart of the traveller to new conversations. A ‘fare’ ‘well’ wish that promises a re-connection. And so one parts with a tear but looks forward with a smile…