Curlew Twilight - Friday Photo #656
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Friday Photo #656 – Curlew Twilight

Photo: Curlew in July midnight twilight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July, 21, 2025. 23:53 I haven’t had much luck with the Arctic Skuas in my neighbourhood this year. I have seen them flying directly over my house on several…
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Summer Harvest - Friday Photo #655
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Friday Photo #655 – Summer Harvest

Photo: Norwegian Marshmallows - Plastic wrapped hay bales from late July grass cutting, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 23, 2025. 03:16 The grass cutting in my area was late this year, not occurring until this week. Though…
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New Parking Regulations - Friday Photo #654
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Friday Photo #654 – New Parking Regulations

Photo: New 4-hour parking limit signs installed at Skreda rest area, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 15, 2025. 14:06 A couple weeks ago in Lofotposten it was announced that Statens Vegvesen (Norwegian road authority) was planning…
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Mountain Sunset - Friday Photo #653
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Friday Photo #653 – Mountain Sunset

Photo: Evening sun over Slettind mountain peak, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 14, 2021. 23:18 There is just over a week remaining for this summer’s midnight sun season. It has mostly been a cool and grey summer so far,…
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New Chicks - Friday Photo #652
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Friday Photo #652 – New Chicks

Photo: Common gull chick stands in driveway between vehicles, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 30, 2025. 19:28 You are being closely watched if you are on Lofoten at the moment. Not from people or any technology, but from the…
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Mountain Sun - Friday Photo #651
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Friday Photo #651 – Mountain Sun

Photo: Evening sun over Slettind mountain peak, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 16, 2024. 23:39 Yesterday was a bright and sunny day with the midnight sun shining over the sea. I had been hoping to go hiking in my local mountains,…
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Cool June - Friday Photo #650
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Friday Photo #650 – Cool June

Photo: Meadow of yellow buttercup - smørblomst flowers overlooking Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 17, 2025. 22:53 The Summer Solstice is tomorrow here in Norway, and with that, the official start of Summer.…
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Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #649
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Friday Photo #649 – Moltind Midnight Sun

Photo: Midnight sun shines bright in sky over mountain landscape of Lofotodden National Park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 13, 2020. 00:29 Another bright bluebird night from June 2020, this time watching the midnight sun…
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Stjerntind - Friday Photo #648
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Friday Photo #648 – Stjerntinden Morning

Photo: East face of Stjerntinden catches morning sunlight as it rises over Storvatn, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2020. 01:55 One of the difficult things about evening hikes during the midnight sun period is that by…
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Summer Fog - Friday Photo #647
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Friday Photo #647 – Summer Fog

Photo: Summer sea fog approaching from the north, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 4, 2021. 21:42 The sea fog, or fog monster, as I generally refer to it is the ruin of many summer evening BBQs and camping plans each…
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Ryten and Fuglhuken - Friday Photo #646
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Friday Photo #646 – Ryten and Fuglhuken

Photo: The twin peaks or Ryten and Fuglhuken rise over a twilight reflection on Kvalvika beach, Lofotodden National Park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 16, 2021. 00:09 By mid-May the nights are no longer dark and its possible…
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Volandstind Sunset - Friday Photo #645
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Friday Photo #645 – Volandstind Sunset

Photo: May sunset over summit of Volandstinden, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 16, 2020. 22:46 From mid May it is not long until the midnight sun arrives. Though as I often write, the light and temperature often do not match…
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Almost Spring - Friday Photo #644
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Friday Photo #644 – Maybe Spring

Photo: The first signs of spring as the fields begin to turn green in mid May, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 9, 2025. 14:27 While the landscape is still dominated by the brown dead grasses of winter, the fresh green growth…
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Changing Seasons - Friday Photo #643
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Friday Photo #643 – Changing Seasons

Photo: Willow Ptarmigan in flight over grassland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 1, 2025. 15:30 April and May are always a strange time of year for me in the mix of summer daylight but winter-ish temperatures and landscape.…
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The Sea Road - Friday Photo #642
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Friday Photo #642 – The Sea Road

Photo: Mountains of the ‘Lofoten Wall’ rise from the sea while traveling on the Bodø - Moskenes ferry, April 24, 2025. 19:52 20 hours after I should have originally been home from a short trip to Scotland, Lofoten’s mountain wall…
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Stornappstind Reflection - Friday Photo #641
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Friday Photo #641 – Stornappstind Reflection

Photo: Bluehour reflection of Stornappstind with dusting of snow, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 28, 2025. 06:37 For many weeks this winter even just a dusting of snow mid-way down the mountains like this morning was…
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