Flakstadøy Mountains - Friday Photo #443
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Friday Photo #443 – Sun Is Back

Photo: Mountain peaks of Flakstadøy reflect in small tidal pool, Vareid, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 30, 2021. 23:13 The midnight sun returned to Lofoten last night after an absence of several weeks. Not that the sun…
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Flowers and Rain - Friday Photo #442
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Friday Photo #442 – Flowers And Rain

Photo: The look of early summer: wildflowers and rain, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 24, 2021. 15:57 After June’s fantastic start this year, the weather has unfortunately returned to more normal conditions for early summer,…
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Mountain Clouds - Friday Photo #441
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Friday Photo #441 – Mountain Clouds

Photo: Misty clouds form over Tverrfjellet after evening rain, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2021. 06:59 I usually don’t camp too much during June unless I’m heading out to the mountains for more than one night. Otherwise,…
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Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #440
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Friday Photo #440 – After Midnight

Photo: Midnight sun under Fredvang bridge, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2021. 00:46 The Lofoten Islands are now two weeks into summer’s midnight sun season - and still more than a month away until the sun will touch…
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Sumer - Friday Photo #439
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Friday Photo #439 – Early Summer

Photo: Cloudless summer sky and fresh summer green over Sakrisøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 2, 2021. 14:02 Lofoten is off to a fantastic start to June this year, already with temperatures between 19-21˚C since the start of the…
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Storbåthellaren - Friday Photo #438
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Friday Photo #438 – Storbåthellaren

Photo: Looking out over Nappstraumen from Storbåthellaren cave, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 24, 2021. 15:40 Even after 5 years of living and 20 years since my first visit to Lofoten, there are still some places that have…
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Midnight Sea - Friday Photo #437
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Friday Photo #437 – Midnight Flow

Photo: Midnight sunset over Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 18, 2021. 00:06 The arrival of the midnight sun is just a few days away here on Lofoten, but already for the last week, we’ve had incredible all ‘night’…
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Spring Thaw - Friday Photo #436
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Friday Photo #436 – Spring Thaw

Photo: Small waterfall flowing from melting spring snow below the mountains of Flakstad, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 12, 2021. 21:46 It was a strange and mostly snow-less winter in west Lofoten and so much of the lower…
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Midnight Rain - Friday Photo #435
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Friday Photo #435 – Midnight Rain

Photo: Soft rain showers fall into the sea after midnight in May’s twilight light, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 5, 2021. 00:40 With the arrival of the midnight sun less than 3 weeks away, there is already no more darkness during the…
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Spring Ptarmigan - Friday Photo #434
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Friday Photo #434 – Rype

Photo: Male Ptarmigan in winter plumage in spring field, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2021. 18:42 I make to claims to be any sort of even near competent wildlife photographer, and in general, I’ll only pursue any…
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Aurora Season Finale - Friday Photo #433
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Friday Photo #433 – Aurora Season Finale

Photo: Aurora Corona fills the southern sky over Stornappstind just before midnight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2021. 23:40 My prediction for the weekend in last weeks post (Friday Photo #432) of maybe 1-2 more last…
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Last Aurora - Friday Photo #432
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Friday Photo #432 – Last Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights in sky over glowing April horizon, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 13, 2021. 01:10 It is mid April and the northern horizon is growing lighter with each passing night as the sun continues on it’s…
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Orcas Visit Lofoten - Friday Photo #431
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Friday Photo #431 – Orcas In Snow

Photo: Orcas in the snow on the coast outside Nusfjord, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 5, 2021. 17:20 For the last week I’ve been hearing various reports that the killer whales have returned to the Lofoten coast for their…
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Between Seasons - Friday Photo #430
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Friday Photo #430 – Between Seasons

Photo: Clearing rain showers over Medskolmen at sunset, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 31, 2021. 19:31 After last weeks big storms the weather has remained wet and blustery most days, with passing rain showers sweeping across…
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After The Storm - Friday Photo #429
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Friday Photo #429 – After The Storm

Photo: Lost in the storm, broken row boat on the Unstad coast, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 25, 2021. 12:14 After a mostly calm winter, two back-to-back storms swept over Lofoten on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the 2nd…
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Kvalvika Beach Sunset - Friday Photo #428
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Friday Photo #428 – Kvalvika Sunset

Photo: Setting sun behind Kjerrina from Kvalvika beach, Lofotodden national park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 14, 2021. 17:37 Tomorrow, March 20th, is the vernal equinox and the sun will pass north of the equator for…
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