New Years day 2011 gave us a light sprinkling of white fluffy snow. Down our drive.
Our tarred wooden shed by the duck pond. No effects, just blue light from the dark season.
Across the duck pond the trees hold the fallen snow. The landscape is naturally in high contrast letting the blue light frame it.
This is going to be a great year!
I think Autumn is my favourite season in Norway – the weather is still warm here in Tromsø, the sunsets come down over the mountains again and the blueberries are ripe for the picking.
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Picture from FacebookCurling is one of the more obscure events in the Winter Olympics, but is still one of the many events where Norwegians seem to excel.
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.
Nisse parties happen in many kindergartens, primary schools, church and community groups in Norway. They are a casual celebration of the julenisse (Christmas elf) tradition especially for children (but the big kids love them too).
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Is it hard to get a job in Norway?
A lonely mountain on the edge of the Finnmark Plateau.
Utrolig plats!
Godt Nytt År!