Skagsanden Reflection - Friday Photo #720

Friday Photo #720 – Skagsanden Reflection

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Photo: Mountain reflections on Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 9, 2026. 17:38 Low tide at Skagsanden beach is more or less a guarantee of reflections. High tide, on the other hand, often sees the beach…
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Rainbow Sky - Friday Photo #719

Friday Photo #719 – Rainbow Sky

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Photo: Colorful northern lights from G3 storm light up sky over the sea, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 10, 2026. 20:35 I normally consider the blustery autumn weather of September and October to be ‘rainbow season’…
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First Snow - Friday Photo #718

Friday Photo #718 – First Snow

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Photo: Autumn snow on the upper half of Himmeltindan, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 9, 2026. 09:29 The first autumn snow has dusted the mountains of Lofoten over the last several days, with this morning’s snow line…
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October Sunrise - Friday Photo #717

Friday Photo #717 – October Sunrise

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Photo: October sun rises over mountains of Norwegian mainland, Olenilsøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 1, 2025. 07:30 With last week’s passing of the Autumnal Equinox the sun is over half way on its journey towards…
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Autumn Reflection - Friday Photo #716

Friday Photo #716 – Autumn Reflection

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Photo: Autumn colors reflect in small pond, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 19, 2026. 16:38 The autumn color feels like it arrived a bit early this year. Luckily most of the leaves seemed to hold during the first høststorm…
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First Storm - Friday Photo #715

Friday Photo #715 – First Storm

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Photo: Wind and waves at Unstad beach during the year’s first autumn storm, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 13, 2026. 15:07 Sunday saw the arrival of the year’s first Autumn storm - høststorm on Lofoten as a low…
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Rocket Launch - Friday Photo #714

Friday Photo #714 – Rocket Lauch

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Photo: Isar space agency rocket launched from Andøya glows in the sky over Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 9, 2026. 22:18 As darkness approached the low clouds which had been filling the sky over my neighbourhood cleared. I had the…
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Olstind Aurora - Friday Photo #713

Friday Photo #713 – Olstind Aurora

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Photo: September Northern Lights rise into the sky over Olstinden mountain peak, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 29, 2025. 00:43 Lofoten’s aurora season has already started for the year, though the weather has so far…
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First Aurora - Friday Photo #712

Friday Photo #712 – First Aurora

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Photo: First visible northern lights under full moon in late August twilight sky, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 28, 2026. 00:01 I was hesitantly optimistic as the sky remained clear into the fading twilight of late August.…
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Sun's Farewell - Friday Photo #711

Friday Photo #711 – Sun’s Farewell

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Photo: Late August setting sun about to return behind the mountain as summer fades, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 19, 2026. 20:40 I have not seen many sunsets this summer. And in a few more days the sun will return to…
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No Eclipse - Friday Photo #710

Friday Photo #710 – No Eclipse

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Photo: Cloudy sky over Myrland beach during 2026 solar eclipse, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 12, 2026. 19:22 With the sun shining brightly in the mostly blue afternoon sky, I was hesitantly optimistic for a viewing of…
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Summer FIreweed - Friday Photo #709

Friday Photo #709 – Summer Fireweed

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Photo: Late summer fireweed, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 1, 2026. 15:14 Already a week into August and it is starting to feel like the year that summer forgot. The last time the temperature broke 20˚c in Leknes was…
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Medskolmen Sunset - Friday Photo #708

Friday Photo #708 – Medskolmen sunset

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Photo: Setting sun behind Medskolmen mountain peak, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 29, 2020. 22:36 I can see Skolmen/Medskolmen looking out the window from my office right now as it rises like a steep wall out of the sea.…
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Morning Sun - Friday Photo #707

Friday Photo #707 – Memories of the Sun

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Photo: Morning sun shines bright in sky over Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 19, 2024. 03:18 I couldn’t post another grey, cloudy images this week. Not because it hasn’t been grey, cold, and cloudy almost the entire time,…
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Waiting for Summer - Friday Photo #706

Friday Photo #706 – Waiting for Summer

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Photo: Dark and cloudy July sky over Storsandes beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 16, 2026. 23:18 This years feels like a summer of two Norways. Down south, Norway is baking in 30˚ C temperatures and endless sunshine,…
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Summer Grey - Friday Photo #705

Friday Photo #705 – Summer Grey

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Photo: Tourist fishing boat sits alone in the empty sea, Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 10, 2026. 13:52 As Lofoten approaches its last week of the midnight sun season, the sun, unfortunately, still remains an elusive guest…
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