Blog break

I'm taking a 2 week break on this blog.

See you again in mid February!

Signs, Signs

At a norwegian farmer's fair a company was 

demonstrating some kind of carving tool, 

and this company obviously did not want 

their men to receive fringe benefits :-)

Signs, Signs

The Weekend in Black and White

This is a "natural" black & white shot; 

the world was simply black and white that day.

This photo also appears in the post 

Icing Sugar on my other blog "My Small Stones"

The Weekend  in Black and White

Friday's Fences

Friday's Fences #17

Skywatch Friday, Himmelsk and Ein stück himmel

Last weekend I witnessed something utterly amazing, something that's right up there next to, or even above, the Aurora Borealis. They are Nacreous clouds, better known as Mother-of-Pearl clouds. They are rare, and once seen are never forgotten. I was returning from an early visit to Bergen, and was on my way to the ferry at Halhjem just as the sun was rising. This phenomenon lasted for 1,5 hours, and I got lots of photos. What a way it was to start the day!

Norsk tekst under bildene.

Forrige helg opplevde jeg noe helt fantastisk, noe jeg bare har lest om før, på høyde med, eller over, nordlys. Dette er Perlemorsskyer. De er sjeldne, og har man sett dem, glemmer man det aldri. Jeg var på vei hjem fra et tidlig ærend i Bergen og fikk øye på skyene på vei til ferja på Halhjem. Fenomenet varte i over 1,5 time, og jeg fikk masse bilder, både fra bilen, ferjekaien og fra ferja. For en flott start på dagen!

Skywatch Friday, Season 5, Episode 28

Himmelsk #68

Ein stück himmel #3

Guest Heart Thursday

This week I have:

Climbing ivy hearts

A mountainside snow heart

An ad for pie, with lots of pepper hearts.

("Joker" is a norwegian grocery store chain)

Have a great weekend!

Guest Heart Thursday #93

Signs, Signs

During one of my visits to Cannes, France, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès was hosting an advertising conference, and their theme was a statement that all of us should keep in mind!

Visit  Lesley for more Signs.

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

We can always dream....

Concha beach, Itacaré, Brazil 2006

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Guest Heart Thursday

As I passed by my parked boots in the hallway, 

I noticed the big long heart 

formed by the zippered opening.

I then remembered another shot of the same boots, on my feet,

together forming a (kind of) heart.

I see three hearts here, in the middle of the picture.

A big sunlit one in the back, then a small darker one,

and then a partial one, lit on the left side,

darker on the tight.

The little one is cradled between the other two.

Guest Heart Thursday #92

Signs, Signs

A couple of shots from a small café somewhere 

north of Sydney on the east coast of Australia.

This has to be the most unusual Special I have ever come across.

(Sorry about the slight blur, 

I was trying to take the shot quickly and discretely.)

Personally I prefer to order first and then pay,

 so I know what I'm paying for and how much!

Signs, Signs

Sunday Bridges and Our World Tuesday

I live on an island on the west coast of Norway. In order to get anywhere we depend on bridges, tunnels and ferries. Until 2001 our only option for getting off the island at all was the ferry. 

Then in April 2001 a triangular traffic system of 2 big bridges (and 1 smaller), and a sub sea tunnel, was opened, and we could almost stop living by ferry schedules. 

We can get off our island ferry free now, and even continue across the country to Oslo, but to continue along the coast north to Bergen or south to Stavanger, there are still half hour ferry rides to be caught. 

Please click on the photos for a better view.

Sunday Bridges XCV

Our World Tuesday Week 20

Shadow Shot Sunday

I am there, hidden in that shadow...
Another shot from the Centennial Park near Sydney.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Skywatch Friday and Himmelsk

Sunsets have been scarce here lately, well, the visible ones anyway. The days are just grey, and then it gets dark. So I looked back to my wonderful month in Australia, where blue skies were ample.

A pair of australian galahs curiously looking down on our picnic in Centennial Park near Sydney. These were unusually white in color, and there was a big flock of them. 

Det har vært langt mellom fine, synlige solnedganger her i det siste. Dagene er bare grå, og så blir det mørkt. Så jeg har gått tilbake til bildene mine fra Australia i sommer, hvor det var masse deilig blå himmel.

Disse to galahene var svært nysgjerrige på vår picnic i Centennial Park nær Sydney. De var uvanlig hvite på fargen, og det var en stor flokk av dem der.

Skywatch Friday Season 5, Episode 26

Himmelsk #66

Guest Heart Thursday

A heart in Chinatown, Sydney

A fluffy heart cloud

A big gnarly heart rock

An exquisite orchid flower heart 

A food heart that I noticed as I dried off 

this squash after having washed it

Guest Heart Thursday #91

Signs, Signs

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, 

and that the new year has treated you well so far!

The sign says "Fire Station". It's from a small village in northern Norway.

I think I would be kind of worried if I lived in a place where this was the fire station. On the other hand, it doesn't look like they get called out a lot, so maybe they don't have many fires. Or, the final option, they just don't care any more.

Signs, Signs