long sways

the cover photo was taken during my winter trip to vladimir and suzdal. one day, we went to see the church on the nerl river. it was frosty and sunny, and not cold at all, despite the temperature being around -18 degrees celsius. to get to the church, we had to walk about 2 km across a field and partly along a frozen old riverbed. on the way, we saw sellers selling scarves, dolls and other traditional russian souvenirs, which were much cheaper here than in the city. i bought myself and my mother some fridge magnets with a picture of the church on them. there was also this lone horse that could take you for a carriage ride across the vast field in front of the church. it looked a bit lonely and depressed, and people just came up to pet it and take pictures. i guess that day and its ambiance somehow stuck in my head, and i feel like this music perfectly captures that memory.