My forest - VIDEO

A warm evening, unmistakably summer. Rare, it seems. Just like the old forest that opens behind our village. Untamed and wild. The forest birds and grouse thrive there, along with eagles, leverets, and foxes.

And me.

I didn’t realize how vast this forest was until I saw it from a bird’s-eye perspective. Behind this protected forest lies a national park that stretches widely into Russia. The furthest hills are already in the wilderness of our eastern neighbor. On clear days, even in June, they are visible from our yard, capped with snow.

It’s a tremendous honor to live in such a place. I understand it more deeply all the time.

This forest has become important to me in a short time. I call it my forest not because I feel I own it, but because of its significance to me. On the contrary, I am here humbly as a guest. I take only photos with me and leave only footprints behind, as the old saying goes.

Here, you step into a different world. A new dimension that isn’t anchored in this time. It’s difficult to explain. Words often fall short of capturing the atmospheres and emotions I find in nature.

That’s why I want to show it. To visualize the atmosphere I experience when I step into the quiet evening forest, onto the soft moss.

I hope this video helps you feel that atmosphere too 💚

♥ Sanna