Not sure what to call the first sunrise of the year, but as long as there are no clouds it happens on 11th January every year here. I’m […]
View towards Hell
This was the view towards a little place called Hell which lies due east of here yesterday morning: Post Views: 125
Actual sunyear rise today
…and today, the sun actually rose (visibly) for the first time this year. Here’s a series taken between 9:45 and 11:10. It’s now (11:40) set again behind the […]
The sun is back
I noticed this morning sun shadows on the wall behind my back in the living room! YES, the sun is back. A whole week of cloudy weather after […]
Red sky rainbow
An unusual combination of red skies and a rainbow over Forbordsfjellet as the sun set last night just after the last visitors on the year’s last official garden […]
I’ll never tire of that view!
Woken at 5:58 am by the first rays of the sun and bird song as warmer weather has arrived at last. Post Views: 63
Basking again
Apologies to all who contacted me wondering if I was alright as I hadn’t posted for a month! No alarm…I’ve been very focussed on writing a series of […]
One of the last sunrises
One of the last sunrises of 2020 as we will soon go into the tunnel until around January 10th…the longest night! Post Views: 70
Fiery skies over a place called Hell
There were crazy fiery skies towards the east where the village of Hell is this morning (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway). Sorry, but trouble is brewing! Post Views: 129
Autumn on the way
It felt really autumny early this morning with geese moving, cranes (trane) calling in the distance and fog hanging over Stjørdal. Post Views: 143
This week’s fjord views
The night has become dark enough again after a 3 month pause for the moonshine to reflect in the fjord again! Post Views: 113
Forbordsfjellet sunrise day
The position of sunrise on the horizon changes rapidly here, perhaps 5 degs. every week. Twice a year sunrise happens close to the peak of Forbordsfjellet the mountain […]
Sun pillar
Sun pillar just before sunrise at 3 am chez moi! Post Views: 113
Föhn Skyscapes
A strong warm föhn wind has blowing for the last 24 hours and with it some fantastic skyskapes! Post Views: 127
Greys and browns
It’s still cool here, but with the snow line receded upwards we are left with a lot of brown from the naked fields and the greys of the […]
Dawn chorus of one: 23rd March 2020
A woodpigeon (ringdue) singing the dawn in this morning. Post Views: 91
Mist and sunrise
Thick mist overnight was clearing at 9 this morning as the sun rose over the spruce forest. Post Views: 92
Skyscapes
Nice to be back to Malvik’s wonderful skyscapes! Post Views: 60
Dawn and dusk
At this time of year dawn and dusk coincides for several hours and there’s no sun-up and sun-down again until after11th January; this is the most beautiful time […]
Dawsk 13th November 2019
Now rising at 9:25….and we’re entering the most beautiful time of year here (in my opinion) with extended dawns and dusks merged into one, let’s call it dawsk […]
Home again
Great to be home again after my non-stop tour of Eastern and Mid-West USA. 12 talks and 2 walk and talks complete without any deviations from plan! Thanks […]
