Winter without ice or snow? It did not used to be like this or be like this at all; I’m sure of it.
I remember clearing the snow from the ice beneath of the frozen cove in order to play… ice hockey. Goal cages of own manufacture; wooden planks and poultry netting/chicken wire. A flood light from the nearby fishing hut to light the arena.
Then commenced the dead serious game (some people just cant live with being defeated, ever, not even in a single game – they’re simply born sore losers and there are plenty to go around). Most goals makes most points makes winner. Is this really the exact same place? Where we swim, row, sail and fish (without any luck)? Standing on water.
Is it dangerous sentimentality or nostalgia? Recalling times that are not even really lost – since they’re recollected. Probably both, nevertheless the environment, habitat, Gaia has changed dramatically and she will not revert the change anytime soon.
No ice and no snow…
Photo by: M. V. Uggla © 2025, 15:56 CET+