Kuolleet omenapuut: Runollista proosaa

Aapeli Muttinen drifts away from the clatter of the city to a modest country villa he calls Tusculum, perched on a quiet hill above the Saimaa inlet. The opening paints his first days of summer in a haze of golden light, where the air smells of fresh pine and the lake shimmers like amber. Here, the weary shopkeeper sheds his urban roles and lets the rhythm of lingering mornings and idle afternoons settle over him like a soft blanket.

From his balcony he watches blossoms unfurl, sips tea while listening to distant water‑birds, and savors simple meals of fresh fish, potatoes and eggs. Accompanied by the gentle presence of Lyygia, he rows a small boat across the calm waters, letting the sky’s pale blues and the whisper of reeds become his only companions. The prose lingers in these quiet moments, offering listeners a lyrical escape into a world where the ordinary turns into quiet wonder.