Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 10 July 2026
Silage is done, it was busy busy week. Saturday it was rainy and I had some cutted hay. I moved ready bales and had rest. Sunday was full day still with silage. I came out as winner from that week. We basically have all the bales we need for next winter already.
So now I can turn my head for fishing, and other life also. Monday and Wednesday was heavy rain, which was basically day off and handling some running things which has been forgotten for weeks. Wednesday was funny as I put human clothes on and had town day... I felt like human again, it was uncomfortable.
Tuesday was some rain showers and I had guiding on our lake. Fish where active with short period on time, rising fish now and then. Unluckily guests were family with children and their patience was not long enough that we would get trout. It would have been easy game with fly, with lure you need more patience. One of the boys caught pike so it was okay day overall.
Wednesday we had masseur coming to our home. I call her as eagle's claw or vulture's claw. She always finds places from my body which I didn't even know have muscles, or that muscles are so deep. She normal comes every two or three weeks and she has been keeping my body in some kind of order.
Last time she visited was early May, before our holiday which is two months ago. I knew that there is price to pay on that. First one month fishing, hiking, etc. Then one month with reindeer work, building fences etc and then as finishing exercise, sitting on tractor 12 hours days, reindeer marking on side and short sleeps. I knew that I'm in trouble, yet I couldn't postpone her anymore if I want to have decent rest of summer.
So she came on Wednesday, she warm up with Satu as usual and then me. You can't even imagine how tight and stuck muscles can be. I didn't either until she started. After two hours I was still alive and hoping day off on Thursday so I could recover some. Well it doesn't work like that in my world so some urgent fence building and then some other things to do.
I watched France-Morocco world cup match last night and hoping to have easy Friday and maybe some fishing on lake. I drank my morning coffee and lifted cup... right shoulder jammed badly. I think I need to call eagle's claw to visit us soon again. I have to get back on this two to three week cycle.
Now time to some things and then afternoon matching the hatch in our lake. There is price to pay, in my case as I don't stretch or do any other muscle maintenance.... Price is to keep wreck as body.
Have a nice weekend and go fishing.
Mika from North