
Friday Photo #447 – Mountain Mist
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Misty clouds swirl over Storvatnet above Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 14, 2021. 23:15
There is a particular type of weather where the forecast shows sun, while a heavy, low cloud remains over the mountains…

Friday Photo #446 – Cold, Wet, And Windy
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Cold waves crash over the rocks at Myrland beach on a gloomy summer evening, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 18, 2021. 20:03
Summer seems to have vanished over the last week from Lofoten (and the rest of northern Norway).…

Friday Photo #445 – Brocken Spectre
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Brocken Spectre in misty clouds from summit of Okstind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 10, 2021. 14:20
In a case of Lofoten’s unreliable weather forecasting, the planned 6-peaks crossing of Flakstadøy that a friend…

Friday Photo #444 – Summer Nights
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Warm summer light over Nappstraumen and Skolmen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 6, 2021. 01:53
The return of the sun after a cold finish to June which I wrote about last week brought a fantastic heat wave (by northern Norway standards)…

Friday Photo #443 – Sun Is Back
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
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…

Friday Photo #442 – Flowers And Rain
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
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,…

Friday Photo #441 – Mountain Clouds
Friday Photo, Moskenesøya, Summer
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,…

Friday Photo #440 – After Midnight
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
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…

Friday Photo #439 – Early Summer
Friday Photo, Moskenesøya, 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…

Friday Photo #438 – Storbåthellaren
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
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…

Friday Photo #437 – Midnight Flow
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Spring
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’…

Friday Photo #436 – Spring Thaw
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Spring
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…

Friday Photo #435 – Midnight Rain
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Spring
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…

Friday Photo #434 – Rype
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Spring
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…

Friday Photo #433 – Aurora Season Finale
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Moskenesøya, Spring
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…

Friday Photo #432 – Last Aurora
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Spring
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…


