Up early after catching the late ferry home. Nights are short, but with this equipment available, I have nothing much else in mind, as you see here with the shortage of entries. I imagine this pace will continue until I reach Iceland, and perhaps beyond … Difficult to see when this merry-go-round will slow in the near future. I am considering coming back to Finland for September and October, but plans could change. I’ll be talking to Tapio during June to see how (if) things develop for me in the US and so on. After another long day in the sound lab, I had a nice ride back to Suomenlinna sitting alone at the back of the ferry, watching the skyline of the city recede under the still-brilliant Venus, who has reigned over the evening sky for the entire winter and spring so far. Along with Venus is a sliver of moon, something like it was last month in Vienna when eating ice cream with Mathias, Sylvia, and Jon. At least now it is clear today, after the morning starting off very cloudy. And as I write, the machine runs out of battery power (I left the plug adapter at the lab), so, good night.
In my new robe this morning — someone else.
Poet grieving over shivering monkeys, what of this child cast out in an autumn wind?
Friends part forever — wild geese lost in the clouds.
— haiku by Basho