Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven


blue1948 said:
The stone is rare and the wife heard it was local to where she was born but apparently it is more widespread but may be it is unique to Finland ,I don't know .The reason people are moving down is for work .A lot of the wood trade has gone with the demand for paper dropping and the Finnish government has decided that for one reason or other to concentrate the populus in the south around five or six cities .As it is more economical tending the services in a smaller area .
If you get the chance you tube a video on the Finnish countryside ,it is stunning -stunningly flat but beautiful with it's 200,000 lakes .Try this but don't stop there :-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFcvmNDKuBo
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Finally got watching that video. It looks totally untouched by man and just how Mother Mature intended. Stunning.

Have you encountered any of the bears?
 

Armaghtoffee said:
Finally got watching that video. It looks totally untouched by man and just how Mother Mature intended. Stunning.

Have you encountered any of the bears?
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We had a bear about 1/4 mile away in the last house luckily it was the other side of a small river ,we didn't see it but a neighbour did -from our side of the river .Finland is about 1.5 times the size of the UK and 1/10 of the population ,so 15 times as much space per capita. We lived in the second largest city and could walk for hours and not meet anyone ,granted we were on the edge .
 
blue1948 said:
We had a bear about 1/4 mile away in the last house luckily it was the other side of a small river ,we didn't see it but a neighbour did -from our side of the river .Finland is about 1.5 times the size of the UK and 1/10 of the population ,so 15 times as much space per capita. We lived in the second largest city and could walk for hours and not meet anyone ,granted we were on the edge .
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It could be quite the spot for a Billionaire recluse who enjoys nature.

For anyone who hasn’t actually experienced it, that scale of isolation is hard to comprehend.
 

Armaghtoffee said:
It could be quite the spot for a Billionaire recluse who enjoys nature.

For anyone who hasn’t actually experienced it, that scale of isolation is hard to comprehend.
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Watched this on BBC a couple of years back. Filmed in Norway but I guess the isolation is comparable with parts of Finland. No commentary just two hours of (mostly) peace and quiet.
 
Morning all. Friend bought me a journal a couple of years ago to jot down a random thought each day. This week is blank because I wasn’t well enough to make an entry, nothing serious just combination of consequences of falling over + chest infection left me feeling ropey. It’s a lovely morning bit breezy, good day for hanging out the washing, mundane but given how I felt last year its great just to be able to do it.
For those suffering hope your troubles are eased and have a good day, all.?
 

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