Bear is six months now and he is turning out to be a great farm dog. I think it is harder in Norway to have a dog, just for the mere fact that it has to be inside a lot of the time during winter. Dogs can stay outside in the cold and snow but [...]
We have had about a metre of snow on our roof for some time now. We have been living ‘on the edge’. Roof avalanches are a part of life in Norway and if you live here long enough you are bound to get caught in one or at least watch the person in front of [...]
We have about a knee-high layer of snow all over the farm. Sometimes it is thigh high so I have to remember where the drainage gullies and ditches are. But there is always someone who comes along who can show you up. I’m sure Lilu won’t stay lighter than snow forever.
Unbeknown to me since last week, we have a public ski track on our farm. I saw a strange plow just in our fence making a track. Just before I was about to run out and stop the plow with a blockade of me, myself and I, Moose said ‘Oh, yeah. We have a ski [...]
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.
From the west, a wall of stone Saints and Prophets will confront you. All sides of the Cathedral are very textured and deserve a long walk around. You’ll see gargoyles and gothic arches, thick wooden doors with rusty floral art and Anglo-Norman/Romanesque bits and pieces ‘stuck on’ that intensifies your ground view. However, the outside of Nidaros Cathedral is even more intriguing when you know the history.
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A popular Summer activity in Norway is kayaking. The coast of Norway is dotted with thousands of little islands making the perfect conditions for a smooth paddle.
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
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