This whole month has been raining. The leaves have turned yellow overnight. The sky gets darker every day. The great white Winter is coming.
Even though nature has a schedule to keep, she still remembers that we need to look out our windows and catch moments of her beauty.
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
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.
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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Who would not want to live in a place like this??? Thank you for reminding me why I love Norway and its beauties!
All of the rainbows almost made up for the summer of rain!
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from L-Jay:
Yes, it there was a bit of the ‘heavens opening’ this season. But I’m for whatever it takes to keep this country beautiful