Compared to the scorching heat of 2018, May 2019 was awfully wet. To the point I went for only one hike – to a place of which I have memory filled with mud. I’ve gone for another hike on 1.6., which is not May anymore, but I’ll mention it here as well, because it was similar in some aspects.
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Seasonal inspiration: autumn
The final ‘episode’ of the blog posts on taking inspiration from the individual seasons comes. Let’s see what the autumn can do!
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: summer
Who wouldn’t like summer, right? Warm days, outdoor joy, meat on the grill… Following the winter and the spring, today I’ll talk about taking inspiration from the summer.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: spring
I’ve covered inspiration from winter and how you can use it for writing in one of my recent posts. Today, I continue with this mini-series with the spring.
Continue readingWinter’s reluctant end
I haven’t been writing about my hiking much in the past months. Partially because I was mostly returning to known places, partially because the weather was not that good for taking pictures – and I even forgot my camera at home one of those days.
But, the last few days changed it, at least somewhat.
Continue reading2018 photography spotlight: flowers
Spring might be some time away but I am already thinking of places I’ll want to visit once the snow is gone and the landscape starts blooming. So, as a break between writing-related posts, I’m showing my 5 favorite photos of flowers made in 2018. If you’re in some cold-gripped area while reading this, let’s hope it’ll warm you up.
Continue reading2018 hiking highlights
With the year coming to a close, I am doing a “best of” highlight of this year’s hiking.
Spruce elegy
An article in the local newspaper had reminded me of several things that are obvious, yet people are still blind to them. Climate is changing – and maybe way too much. And there’s no better proof than the spruce forests – what’s left of them, anyway.
Hiking: Look back at October
Continuing the way I did it in September, this post will be a summary of my October travels with several photos.
Hiking: Look back at September, part two
This post will cover the four-day stay in Slovakia from the end of the month, with a lot of photos.
Going into mountains reaching 1600-2100m ASL in late September is tricky. Weather can go full summer or full winter on you. In my case, it did both. I was prepared for the cold part but less so for the warm part – my summer gear was already deep in the closet and I took thicker socks.
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