Chicks are a symbol of Norwegian Easter and so it is lovely to have 50 little chicky-babes to care for at this time.  Last year we decided to get the only Norwegian breed of chicken in Norway called Jærhøns – ‘Jær’ after the Jæren region where they were developed and ‘høns’ for chickens.  A little [...]

I love moose!  I’m talking about the majestic wildebeests of the Arctic. (Of course, my better-half isn’t half bad either).  More than any other animal I see in the wild, I get excited at the slightest glimpse of a moose.  Tigers, elephants, kangaroos or geese just don’t do if for me.  So you can imagine [...]

Mist comes in different colours in Norway.  Green is my favourite one.  Mists can be so thick and engulfing.  You wouldn’t think that this boat shed would be sitting is a big fjord, opposite a little village and surrounded by snowy mountains.

Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun.  In Norway the sun rises, but it gets higher and higher every day until it doesn’t rise anymore.  Not until next year.  Norway is the Land of the Rising Rising Sun.