I asked most people for a donation for disaster relief for a Xmas present, but when I visited the botanical garden in Oslo in the autumn with my […]
walks
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Jondal to the Folgefonna Glacier
I remember many years ago walking with a Norwegian colleague in the mountains in Scotland (Ben More). Seeing a snow patch a long way off our route he […]
Garden tour
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Jondal, the Hardanger Academy and the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2018
It’s been announced that this year’s Nordic Permaculture Festival will be arranged between 12th and 15th July 2018 in Jondal at the Hardanger Academy for Peace, Development and […]
Moon
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Once in a Blue moon
The first full moon of the year was tonight and it briefy made an appearance from behind the clouds…the next is also in January, on the 31st and […]
Edimentals / Garden tour
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Baroniet Rosendal
Barony Rosendal (Baroniet Rosendal) is a historic estate and manor house on the Hardangerfjord going back to the 1650s. As part of Perennialen III, on our way to […]
Tubers / Uncategorized
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Last harvest of 2017 and the most colourful!
I harvested Ulluco and Oca tubers which I grow on indoors from the first frost to the end of the year!This is probably the last time I grow […]
Tubers / Uncategorized
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Happy New Edimental Year
Wishing all my friends, family and all the amazing folk I’ve met live and online this year a very happy green year in which things WILL begin to […]
Birds
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Redpolls on anise hyssop
A new for me plant that is both edimental (edible and ornamental) and is also bird food in the winter! Even more reason to grow North American Anise […]
Birds
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Large Jackdaw Flock
It’s always fun to see a large flock of Jackdaws flying high over the house….probably most of the birds in Trøndelag (our county) are in this flock! From […]
Birds
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Large Brambling flock
Over 50 bramblings (bjørkefink) under the bird feeder this morning! Post Views: 117
Food / grain
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Around the Year with Quinoa in Malvik
Quinoa had been used as an annual grain crop in the Andes since ancient times, and was domesticated at least 4,000 years ago. Around 1990, I received seeds […]
Fjord views / Moon
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Dancing moonlit waves
Fun to watch these moonlit waves dancing on the shoreline below the house! Post Views: 134
Birds
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Bullfinches on Norwegian maple seed
A bullfinch (dompap) pair feeding on Norwegian maple (spisslønn) seed! I’ve seen them before in the tree taking the seeds, but not on the ground before! Post Views: […]
Moon
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Heart Moonbow and Reflection
My daughter is coming over to stay this evening and when I came home I saw a light in the loft bedroom and thought she must have arrived […]
Birds
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Eagle day in Malvik
I’ve seen White-tailed Eagles (havørn) passing the house and down in the bay 3 times today! The second video below is taken from my desk, in slow motion :) Post […]
Book reviews / Foraging / Invasive plants
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Incredible “Incredible Wild Edibles” by Sam Thayer
Sam Thayer is without doubt my favourite foraging author and his new book Incredible Wild Edibles does nothing to change that! It’s been 7 years since his book […]
Birds
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Goldcrest at Storlien
The goldcrest (fuglekonge) delivered by the cat today reminded me of another winter goldcrest! My schoolfriend Geoff Gale was visiting in late winter and we were in the […]
Birds
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Bird queen Xmas present
The cat brought in an unexpected gift this morning here on Nesodden, a female goldcrest (fuglekonge), Norway’s smallest bird! It took some time to recover, but eventually flew […]
Birds
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Fieldfares partying!
A storm is blowing this morning and a flock of some 30 fieldfares (gråtrost) were feeding and fighting over fallen half rotten apples in the garden! Post […]
Birds / Snow
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Hawfinch hoping for a green Xmas
This hawfinch is hoping for a green Xmas, but his hopes are probably not good as it looks like there will be good skiing in Malvikmarka when I return from […]
Perennial vegetable shoots / Perennial vegetables
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Wild “Asparagus” for the king and queen’s 80th birthdays?
I noticed in a recent number (3/2017) of the Norwegian Useful Plants excellent magazine “Sopp og Nyttevekster” a picture on page 41 (picture) accompanying a recipe for “Spring […]
Birds
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More December birds
House sparrows (a flock of 25 taking turns on the bird feeder), with brambling and hawfinch (gråspurv, bjørkefink og kjernebiter): Great spotted woodpecker (flaggspett): Post Views: 161
Trees
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Grow your own Christmas tree
There’s been a lot of talk recently that we should return to real Xmas trees from the plastic trees which were once touted as being more environmentally friendly […]
Birds
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Woodpigeons
Woodpigeons (ringduer) picking up crumbs under the bird feeder today: Post Views: 129