First comes snow on the tips of the highest mountains. Then comes the breeze – it chills itself as it passes over the mountain tops before plunging into the valleys. Then comes the Autumn frost. First, it disappears in the morning, but soon it stays longer and longer, until it covers the landscape with a silky glow, in the highest sun.
This leaf, as big as my palm, was crispy through and through at three in the afternoon.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
The Norwegian smålens goose, or smålsensgås, is a heritage breed of Norway. Our smålensgjess arrived on the farm in September 2011.
There is an opposition in everything. At the darkest time of the year, we celebrate Christmas. And at the exact opposite end, when the midnight sun is at its highest, we celebrate Midsummer.
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A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.
Great photo with all the details.