"A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders." -Lord Dunzany

Archive for October, 2010

Today’s Panorama

Narvik Seen from Ankenes this morning. Click on the image to se the full size photo.


Redcurrant Delights

Redcurrant (Ribes ruber)

Redcurrant (Ribes ruber)

Cooking redcurrant

Cooking redcurrant


Harvest – Redcurrant

Redcurrant (NO: rips, LAT: Ribes rubrum)

Redcurrant (Norwegian: rips, Latin: Ribes rubrum) in the cottage garden. These trees are approximately 150 years old…!!!


Gaukværøy (Værøy), Bø i Vesterålen

Gaukværøy, more popularly known as Værøy seen from Vinjesjøen (please click link for position).


Narvik, February of 2009

Narvik in February 2009

Narvik in February of 2009. The sun doesn’t shine that time of year, so it is this dark pretty much all day long.


Beisfjord Today

Beisfjord today


The Sleeping Queen

The Sleeping Queen – Den Sovende Dronning – 1.576 m.

The Sleeping Queen - Den Sovende Dronning




Peace, Joy & Freedom

"Children Playing" with the National Monument of Freedom "Trinigon 3" in the background.

“Children Playing” with the National Monument of Freedom “Trinigon 3” in the background. “Trinigon 3” consists of the polished steel plates and is 18 meter high.


Flaming Silver Birch

Silver Birch (Betula pendula) with autumn colored leafs in the evening sun. This photo was taken this evening at the cemetary in Narvik.


Classic Norwegian Fishing Vessel – Ariadne

Classic Norwegian Fishing Vessel - Ariadne

Classic Norwegian Fishing Vessel – Ariadne – in port. The building on the left in the background is the head office of “The Most Beautiful Sea Voyage in The World – “Hurtigruten”. Hurtigruten is a group of ships continuosly transporting tourists, Norwegians, cars and goods up and down the coastline of Norway. It has done so for more than 115 years!


Narvik Harbour

Narvik Harbour

To the left, Ankenes, The Mt. Sleeping Queen (Sovende Dronning) 1.576 m. To the right, the inlet of the Ofoten Fjord, LKAB iron ore shipping facility and part of Narvik (Framnes) on the far right.


Moonshine in the Harbour…

Moonshine in the Harbour


Beisfjord this evening