The photographic slump continues, waiting for the greens. It’s actually starting to happen now, with ever so slight green tint on the birches. Some birches actually very nearly sport mouse ears by now, so give it another week and the landscape will be transformed. Exciting times… this is the spring equivalent of first snow!

I have been keeping an eye on Mon, to see when the ice would melt. Those blocks of ice left on dry land after the flood waters disappeared are huge – a couple of weeks ago they were at least half a meter thick, on average! So even with the warm weather, it takes time before they melt, and then it takes a bit more time before anything grows there.

I’ve done a lot of cycling lately, exploring all the small roads in the forest. Last year the roads were unpassable because of the fallen trees, but now they have cleared out the wreckage. Mountain bike is a must – as I found today, some of the roads don’t actually lead anywhere, they just get gradually smaller until they disappear completely. In the middle of the forest. I haven’t discovered anything new to shoot but it doesn’t really matter, it’s a lot of fun just to ride the bike through the forest. But still, I’m really itching to get into photography again!