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Birds
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Starling meeting
A group of starlings / stær were having a meeting in a spruce tree this evening….probably discussing the filthy accommodation I have on offer… :( Post Views: 103
Forest Gardening / Perennials
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Trachystemon flowering in the cellar
Trachystemon orientalis flowers early in the spring….I found a plant I was overwintering in the cellar in full flower today :) See my earlier […]
Fruit / Perennials
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Physalis “Indian Strain”?
This Physalis which I’ve called “Indian Strain” is now going into its 7th year. I got this from Seed Savers Exchange in the US. However, that one is […]
Birds
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Mute swans in the bay
A new species for me here! I noticed a pair of mute swans / knoppsvaner […]
Fjord views
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Good to be jet-lagged
Good to be jet-lagged when you get to witness this and hear the dawn chorus again ;) Post Views: 104
Anredera cordifolia / Dandelions / garlic bulbils / Perennials
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Norwegian sansai
Good to be back from Japan to Norwegian sansai (foraged vegetables)…. From top left, left to right: Angelica archangelica “Vossakvann”, various dandelions / løvetann (Taraxacum), Rumex patientia (patience […]
Root crops
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Edible rooted chicory
Posted on Facebook on 4th December 2011: “I harvested my root chicory today (Di Sancino) and was pleased with the yield – very long uniform white roots. Only […]
Garden tour / Permaculture
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Visiting the Koster Islands
Really looking forward to visiting the beautiful tranquil Koster Islands again at the end of April and Helena von Bothmer‘s permaculture centre and gardens there. See the following […]
Birds
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Sparrowhawk
There was a commotion in the garden with the house sparrows making a racket…this was the culprit, a splendid male ! He flew off a few moments later […]
Birds
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Yellowhammer flock
A flock of 25 yellowhammers / gulspurv in the garden today :) Post Views: 152
cross-country skiing / Snow
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Cross-country ski 12th March
Some pictures from a late afternoon ski on the new trail between Hønstad and Ranheim … Post Views: 140
Fjord views / Sun
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Early morning view 11th March 2016
The view from the balcony at 6:30 this morning, with Jackdaws flying over from the roost towards the east.. Post Views: 138
Edimentals
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Wendy Pillar on Edimentals
A nice blog entry from Wendy Pillar on the subject of Edimentals : http://www.wendypillar.co.uk/blog16.html Post Views: 171
Garden views / Snow / Uncategorized
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Old snow in the garden
Plenty of snow still in the garden..a long time before I start digging ;) Post Views: 146
Ferns / Winter shoots
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Forced ostrich wings…
The Norwegian name for ostrich fern is strutseving (ostrich wing) and fiddleheads are now appearing in my kitchen window, two months before they will be out in the […]
Onions / Winter shoots
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Forced Japanese Chives
One of the perennials I’m forcing indoors this winter is Allium schoenoprasum var yezomonticola, which I call Japanese Chives / japansk-gressløk. It’s much more productive than common chives, […]
Climbers / Onions / Perennial vegetable shoots
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Hablitzia and the few-flowered leeks
In December’s very mild weather there was mass germination of Hablitzia around my oldest plant next to the house. This has happened before, but none of the seedlings […]
Root crops
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Edible rooted chicory
As some of you will know, chicories (sikkori) are just about my favourite veggies, in part due to their flexibility providing edible cooked greens, salad greens in an […]
garlic bulbils
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Garlic topset shoots
Every winter for the last 10 years I’ve been sprouting the bulbils of the Scandinavian heirloom garlic Aleksandra. I sow them in soil and cut down about 3 […]
Climbers / Edimentals
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Bay Hablitzia
I have two large pot grown bay trees (Laurus nobilis) which are moved into my porch for the winter. In the summer, they are outside quite near to […]
Birds
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House heron
Grey Heron (gråhegre) resting on the house in the bay, below my house! Post Views: 141
Dandelions / Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Pink dandelion: a new edimentaraxacum!
Looking forward to growing this dandelion….seed arrived today from China! http://www.plantarium.ru/d…/plants/3/376/207376_1271364a.jpg Post Views: 266