A turquoise mountain lake ringed by spruce

November 3, 2026 · 7 min

Colour season at the turquoise lake

Larch gold, a thin line of snow on the shore and why I go at first light.

Madina sitting by a turquoise lake

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An orchard on the edge of the city, a cloth bag, and the red apples nobody reaches at the top of the tree.

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