The Morning of the Midnight Sun
I wish you were there, then you wouldn’t have to rely on my measly words or pictures to tell of this moment.
These are the days of the midnight sun. The mountains are so high that sunrise is mimicked each morning. The city lays dark but the sky is bright. The sun makes it’s climb over the Alps in the east.
Everything is so still, so quiet, but there is so much happening all around me that I can’t stop turning and turning to see every piece of the morning. Waiting for the light to touch the city is almost agonising and yet I hoped this moment would last forever.
Standing on the dock alone I was filled with excitement and wished my family could be with me to have this moment too. But alas, it was all mine to have and to hold. What seemed like and eternity and a moment too soon – the sun peeked over Blåtind (Blue mountain). The darkness fell from the city and into the fjord. And was soon scared away from the water.
This moment is still in my being, and as there are no words on earth that can adequately describe this experience, I am doomed to relive the ‘awe’ only in my memories.
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L-Jay, your photos are breathtaking! Oh, how I wish I could be standing there to see these scenes in person. That last photo with the sun, mountains and sky was unbelievable.
I also wanted to tell you that last Wednesday, I participated in a meme called Walk Down Memory Lane. It’s when you share a memory from the past that you want to document. I chose to write about my Grandpa Sumstad. As a result, I found three new relatives of mine! So, I continued that post yesterday. One of these new relatives lives in Oslo and the other two are in the US. I was so excited and wanted to share the news with you. BTW, I know I’m behind in reading your blog but it’s been very busy and crazy here lately. I will eventually get caught up. I want to read about how you are doing with your pregnancy.