Restoration journal

Allika changes little by little: a garden bed appears, an old wall comes into view, or a good view is simply worth keeping.

M104 · forest sauna, identified by the photographer on 17 September 2026. Camera date: 3 June 2026, not independently confirmed.

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M104 · forest sauna, identified by the photographer on 17 September 2026. Camera date: 3 June 2026, not independently confirmed.
Photo archive · November 2026

When a photograph becomes a record: five images from Allika

A floor photograph, several similar viewpoints and a winter aerial view help us test what our archive actually preserves. Its value lies in both the image and the information kept beside it.

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M057 · 17 July 2025, 16:01:11 on the camera clock. A bed beside a building.
Original photographs, 2025–2026

Reading the garden: beds, flowers and fruit

A wooden bed, flowers beside a wall, berries and apple branches show different parts of Allika's garden. Seven photographs let us examine each scene and compare what is visible.

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30 November 2024 · M003 · Camera date
Original photographs, 2024–2026

Where the yard meets the woodland

In photographs of Allika, a roof, a mown strip and branches over an opening all help define the yard. Six images show how its buildings relate to the surrounding woodland.

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20 May 2026 · A flowering apple branch · Dates follow the camera clock
Photo archive 2024–2026

One yard, different seasons

A winter landscape, a flowering branch and apples beneath a swing: photographs from different years connect wide views of Allika with everyday details.

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June–August 2026 · Allika
June–August 2026

Under the woodland sauna floor: a summer journal

From an exposed base to a continuous grey surface: original photographs record work that will soon be hidden. A close look at Allika’s woodland sauna in June and August 2026, with dates and viewpoints kept distinct.

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Allika · August 2026
August 2026

A sauna at the forest edge

A small log sauna stands among ferns and young trees. In August, greenery almost folds around it.

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Allika · August 2026
August 2026

Stone, logs and forest

Up close, the sauna looks different: a stone base, heavy logs and forest almost against the wall.

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Allika yard · May 2026
May 2026

The first line of a garden bed

First comes a wooden frame. Then soil, hoops and an open place where something can begin to grow.

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Allika yard · May 2026
May 2026

In the greenhouse, at the beginning

A watering hose, young plants and a narrow boardwalk. In spring, everything in a greenhouse feels simple and important at once.

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Allika · summer 2025
Summer 2025

Beehives in the yard

Three hives stand on a simple base in the yard — a small row that gives the place its own rhythm.

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Allika · August 2026
August 2026

An outbuilding in summer

Grey timber, a shingle roof, ferns and light through the trees — a yard at the height of summer.

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Allika yard · May 2026
May 2026

A greenhouse in the yard

A light frame, film, bricks along the edge and prepared soil: spring work that makes room for growing.

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Allika house · present-day view
Present-day view

Inside the house

In an empty room, the log walls, open ceiling and window light are the first things to catch the eye.

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Allika · summer view
Summer view

House and yard

The house does not stand alone here. The yard, tree, path and shadows give it its scale.

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Around Allika · summer view
Summer view

At the forest edge

The timber building and greenery grow alongside each other here. The forest is not a backdrop; it is part of the place.

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