permaculture

[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Daniel Jager <dfjager@yahoo.com> wrote:

> For 3 years I had done research in North Karelia, the Finnish 'side' of
> Karelia. The landscape is almost identical to its Russian counterpart.
> In the area were I did my research, there were abandoned villages just
> like in the picture. Quite a few villages, however, were well maintained.
> And the tiny village where the research institute was, was exceptional.
> I remember the lake; lake Mekrijaervi. It had this magical view. Utter
> beauty. With those intense sharp colors that only occur closer to the
> poles. And it was magical no matter what time of the day you would look on
> her waters, no matter the weather, and no matter the time of year.
>

Beautiful. How lucky you are to have lived and worked in Karelia.

Here are more collected photos you might enjoy:

Russian Art
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103323666932740258290/albums/5790849662874955105

Aardvark Era
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103323666932740258290/albums/5682408208396498833

aardvark60
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103323666932740258290/albums/5676383068466581377

The Fence & Other Subjects
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103323666932740258290/albums/5739151538692153985