Autumn 2025

Now we're straight into week five of this 2025 rollercoaster autumn tour 2025. Picking up speed in an unpredicted but pleasant way. Things seem to happen quicker and quicker the further I'm rolling, landscapes, language, country and company are changing in chaotic, whirling patterns hard to decipher. A kaleidoscope of words, images, persons, impossible to understand, throws everything that just felt stable, safe and sound into new constellations with every kilometre made. Am I still following a plan? Is there still a map? Has there ever been one? Where did I start from, where do I go? Do I care?

Just now it's Nightbird sharing part of the journey for 15 Shows. That's good, it means exchange and exchange is good. Still, there remains the Question: are we humble pilgrims reaching for - erm - what exactly? Servants to songs that were rather given to us than being written by us?

I'm losing increasingly interest in sharing things on social media. Sometimes I can't resist doing Instas, but it's a lot less than it used to be. Still, I've got the urge of mentioning places (sometimes even people) I've come across or whom I shared special moments with. Images too. For what other reason should I take them? Some of all this right here. Preferring my blog on maekkelae.com though. Less SocMed pressure there. Feel free to pop in every now and again.

Yours, M.