Farstadvatnet Reflection - Friday Photo #412
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Friday Photo #412 – Reflection

Photo: Mountain reflection in Farstadvatnet, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 24, 2020. 10:53 After last week’s brief cold spell, the mild and wet weather of this November has continued, with daily rain and overcast skies.…
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FIrst Snow - Friday Photo #411
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Friday Photo #411 – First Beach Snow

Photo: First beach snow of 2020/2021 winter at Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 19, 2020. 11:54 After some unusually mild November temperatures over the last weeks - and no shortage of rain! - the winds…
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Friday Sun - Friday Photo #410
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Friday Photo #410 – Friday Sun

Photo: Friday Sun low in the sky over Rorbu cabins, Nusfjord, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Island, Norway. November 13, 2020. 11:01 After a rainy, grey, and windy start to November the sun finally reappeared today! Even better the temperature…
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November Storms - Friday Photo #409
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Friday Photo #409 – November Storms

Photo: Storm wave crashes over rocks (and me) at Storsandnes beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 5, 2020. 14:17 I walked returned to my house with completely wet shoes today. Not from the normal hiking through bog or…
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Tree - Friday Photo #408
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Friday Photo #408 – Haugheia Tree

Photo: Changing perspective - Late autumn tree, Haugheia, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 24, 2020. 16:06 I had been waiting for the right light to head back to Haugheia to spend a little more time in the small grove of trees I posted…
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Ice Season - Friday Photo #407
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Friday Photo #407 – Ice Season

Photo: Frozen mountain pond, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 21, 2020. 17:16 The landscape has begun to settle into its winter freeze over the last week and many of the small mountain ponds are beginning to ice over. I…
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October Snow - Friday Photo #406
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Friday Photo #406 – October Snow

Photo: October snow flurries over Moskenesøy and Sund, Nesland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 13, 2020. 16:32 The brief Indian Summer which I wrote about last week now seems to have come to an end and the normal cool-ish…
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Indian Summer - Friday Photo #405
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Friday Photo #405 – Indian Summer

Photo: October sun shines through a hazy blue sky over autumn birch trees, Haugheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2020. 14:34 After a wet and mostly wild weathered September (with a few windy days), October has brough…
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Rainbow Season - Friday Photo #404
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Friday Photo #404 – Rainbow Season

Photo: September rainbow over Olstind, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 15, 2020. 12:33 One benefit of all the rain this autumn is rainbows! In general, autumn on Lofoten is what I like to call ‘rainbow season.’…
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Between Storms - Friday Photo #403
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Friday Photo #403 – Between Storms

Photo: Between Storms - Rays of light shine over Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 22, 2020. 14:49 Lofoten received its first proper autumn storms this week with two back to back storm systems sweeping across the islands…
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Purple Heather - Friday Photo #402
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Friday Photo #402 – Purple Heather

Photo: Late summer heather bloom, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 25, 2020. 21:01 The purple heather flowers of late August are a sign that summer is soon over. Even the bright fireweed will mostly have faded and soon it…
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Kirkefjord Rain - Friday Photo #401
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Friday Photo #401 – Kirkefjord Rain

Photo: Merraflestind rising into the rain over Kirkefjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 28, 2020. 14:34 The weather forecast was more promising than reality. What showed mostly sun and some clouds turned into mostly clouds…
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Autumn - Friday Photo #400
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Friday Photo #400 – Autumn Leaves

Photo: Autumn leaves below Stjerntind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 25, 2020. 20:52 The golden colors of autumn are beginning to take hold in Lofoten’s landscape. Even last week while wandering around near the famous…
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Aurora Season - Friday Photo #399
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Friday Photo #399 – Aurora Season

Photo: First sighting of aurora borealis - northern lights in the sky over Lofoten of the 2020/2021 aurora season, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 23, 2020. 00:50 Anytime after around August 20th the wait for the first aurora…
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Changing Seasons - Friday Photo #398
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Friday Photo #398 – Changing Seasons

Photo: Changing seasons - low August clouds sweep across the summit of Olstind, Hamnøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 22, 2019. 11:58 Every year in late August there comes a shift from summer to autumn. That’s not to…
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The Sunsets Continue - Friday Photo #397
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Friday Photo #397 – The Sunsets Continue

Photo: The sunsets continue, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 11, 2020. 22:23 The nights are getting darker, but the fantastic sunsets continue. This has been the most colorful summer that I can remember in recent years.…
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