I have not found time to update this blog for some time. It will continue to be that way at least for the next few weeks when I will be in Iceland. Hopefully it will be a very interesting trip. I plan to see lots of geology which should not be difficult because Iceland is one of the most spectacular geological hotspots on this planet.
I also have to think about the future of Sandatlas. I’ve been doing so during the past few weeks but I have not decided anything. I feel that it does not make much sense to continue as before. Blogging is interesting but consumes lots of time which should probably be invested elsewhere. I will also most likely continue my geology studies as a PhD student. It means that I have even more geological stories to tell but unfortunately less time to do that.
One possible way to keep going is to change the general character of Sandatlas. Maybe I should write it mostly as a photo blog. I do take lots of geological photos and like to travel. I have therefore no shortage of material but have less and less time to write lengthy posts. Maybe a blog post consisting of one or two photos and few explaining sentences is a solution? We’ll see.
Of course your time is precious, but please do keep sharing your photos – they are excellent.
Thanks, Simon! It is a great motivator to know that I am not writing to myself only.
+1!
I have to say I agree with Simon, your photos are excellent and it would be great if you continue sharing them. You are showcasing a lot of exotic geology I would otherwise not see, and I really appreciate that!
Please keep going..I am new to geology since moving here on Hoy Orkney.Your superb pics and explanations have been invaluable to me and Carol my wife.All I hope is that you STUFF your site with more,its my main reference point…thanks so much.P.s just a suggestion..maybe you could invite peoples pics of rocks and minerals??? and weird stuff..geological lol.
Siim, while I understand giving up blogging when life is busy, I hope you don’t! Your travel posts are wonderful virtual field trips. How about an occasional post with photos and a bit of information?
Siim–I agree with Hollis and the others. Nothing says you have to blog every day, or even every week. Why not just blog some photos and text when you feel like doing it? Yours is one of my favourite blogs, and I’d hate to see it disappear completely.
I always look forward to what you have to write and the photos you share. I understand how blogging takes up your time. Photos and a line or two will be appreciate but please don’t stop writing all together. Your blog is one my favorites and I will miss you.
It seems that it is decided. I will try to keep going in one way or another. Thanks for commenting! Right now I am in Iceland but my situation here is funny and sad at the same time. My luggage did not arrive. It is warm summer in Estonia. I have not used long pants for some time and went on board of plane with shorts also. But here in Iceland I seem to be the only fool with such a dress code. It is cold, windy and rainy. I also miss my sleeping bag, tent, tripod, other warm clothes, raincoat,and many other things. Don’t worry though. I spent a night in a guesthouse in Reykjavik and now I am decided to take as much out of this day as possible. I plan to visit geysers, Thingvellir where one can see the boundary between Eurasia and North America and Gullfoss (one of Iceland’s many beautiful waterfalls). And maybe in the evening I will somehow reclaim my stuff when the next plane arrives. I really do hope so.
It’s a shame about your luggage, good luck in keeping warm! At Gullfoss I remember seeing a nice current-rippled sandstone in between the layers of volcanic rocks, neat!
Siim, I do understand the problem of only 24 hours in a day and some sleep is necessary 🙂
but PLEASE don’t stop, share from time to time your magical pictures with few words, and only when it’s possible for you: write a blog, please.
I do miss you already!
(you know me as Gea)
Like Dimpf (see below from Gea in Holland) I hope you will continue your beautiful collection of photographs and their comments. We just returned from Estonia and Scandinavia and I’d like to download your pictures about the kukersitemines, for we were not allowed to enter them.
I am sure your pictures from a working mine and the beautiful alum shale from the estonian coast really do upgrade my powerpoint presentation for all the geological clubs in Holland. Thanks!