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4 seasons, the same place
I’m lucky to live in a country with four different seasons. I couldn’t live in a country where it’s summer all the time. I need cold and darkness. And snow. Some Finns complain about the cold and the darkness, so they go abroad. Especially older people. But I don’t mind it. After darkness, there is light. Summer comes every year, sooner or later.
What’s good about seasons is that you never know what the weather will be like. In Finland, the weather changes quickly. First it’s sunny, but then the rain comes. The weather forecast doesn’t always matter. They could have said the day would be sunny, but that doesn’t mean it will.
The weather changes wherever you are. If you’re in the North, it can be colder there than in the South of Finland. In the North, winter arrives faster than in the South. Finland might be a small country, but it’s still pretty big when it comes to weather.
The video below shows four seasons, all filmed in the same place. Summer, Spring, Autumn and Winter.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O8CtRk8C8ws
I tried to post the video, but the video got too big. So click on the link, and you’ll see the video. Hopefully.
Colors from an Autumn photo
Canva lets you create a video from a photo. But apparently, there is a monthly limit on this AI-generated tool. A shame because it’s fun to use. I hope the GIF works for you.
I tested the tool with a photo I took of colorful Autumn leaves some years ago. The image suits this season, where you can see nature’s colors.
Here’s the original photo.
Not having a jolly good time
“And we will have
A jolly good time” – Lazy Days by Robbie Williams
Well, I’m not having a jolly good time.
The end of the year is getting closer. I haven’t achieved anything that I had planned. I’m still in the same place as I was before. For example, I still have to watch my money. I thought I would have financial security by now, but no money is coming in.
I’ve had so many other things to think about besides blogging, so I didn’t realize I hadn’t blogged for two months. Blogging isn’t what it used to be. I wonder if people still care about blogs. Not mine anyway. I’ve been away so long; people might have forgotten about this blog. Even I am a little bored with blogging. There is so much else to do than think about blogging. It’s usually life in general that does that.
Even if I haven’t posted, I still had traffic, but now I don’t. This blog has reached over 100,000 views in the 13 years I’ve had the blog. This year, traffic has been higher than ever. Look at the image below.
The only time I’m having a jolly good time is when I write fan fiction and go to ice hockey games. (I have a season ticket to my local team, HC TPS) And of course, when I take photos and videos. But I don’t get paid to do that. I wish I did, but no one buys.
I should be grateful I still have my health and that I live in a country without war. You should enjoy the small things and do something every day. I have taken up reading books. I never thought I would. I’ve read books before, but never anything longer than 100 pages. Right now I’m reading “The murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie. So I am actually having a jolly good time. And as long as the weather is nice, it’s good to read outside.
