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

Archive for 9. November 2010

Low sun shines on the mountain peaks by the Ofoten Fjord

Low sun shines on the mountain peaks by the Ofoten Fjord

Low sun shines on the mountain peaks by the Ofoten Fjord


Last shimmer of daylight in the North

In 20 days there is no sunshine and most of the day is pitch black until 13th of January. Around Christmas there is just an hour or two of twilight. The rest of the day it is totally black. In that perspective I must say the electricity producers should be ashamed of themselves. They practically give away industrial electricity to neighbor countries like Sweden and Denmark for free, while old, poor people in Norway freeze to death during the winter because they cannot pay the electricity bill. Shame on you!

Sometimes I get a feeling that the owners of the energy companies and politicians almost hate the people they are here to serve. There is a widespread nepotism in this society that will devour it unless it is stopped. To build a good society, both heart and mind must communicate with each other in the decision makers. Today it more or less seems that the only thing they are interested in is their own reelection, their own benefits and their own pension. That is no way to govern a society.

Well, we still have got the beautiful nature – for now…

Last Shimmer of Daylight

Last Shimmer of Daylight in the North