A few weeks ago, we got the latest addition to our farm: Our two horses. The first one is a Shetland pony called Missy, and the other a Norwegian Fjording horse called Drage («Dragon»). For a while, we had been looking around Finnmark for a pony that Lilu and other kids could ride and that [...]

Winter comes early in Norway, however, the schedules of sheep are generally a little different than for warmer countries. In Norway, before sheep go into the barn they are often sheared.  We do this in Australia in the Spring time so the sheep don’t have to suffer through a Summer with a thick wooly fleece. [...]

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 [...]