First Day of Night
The photo above was taken at midday – the sun never made it over the horizon. Today was the first day of the long night in Tromsø. This is the beginning of the dark season, or the dark Winter, where we have no sun for two months. Technically there are no more sun-days until mid-January but as you can see we still have light. Even though we don’t get to see the sun its light still peeks over the horizon. Each day the light gets lower and more blue until the middle of the dark season – around 22nd December. When the season turns, the days will get lighter and then the sun will reappear.
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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.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
wow… very beautiful picture!
It’s amazing how different it is in the north of Norway. But oh so beautiful! I received several photos of Sumstad from my relatives this weekend and hope to post them later this week. On Sunday, I made Norwegian waffles and posted about my mom.
Love and hugs,
Debbie
I always enjoyed how the norwegians would say, “det gaar mot moerkere dager” up until december 21 and “det gaar mot lysere dager” afterwards
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from L-Jay:
I always say ‘i natt’ instead of ‘i kveld’ forgetting that it actually means the graveyard shift, after the evening is over…lol. Norwegians seem to be very specific with timing.