Winter - Friday Photo #423

Friday Photo #423 – Winter

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Photo: Winter clouds hang low over mountains of Vestvågøy from Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 11, 2021. 14:30 After an unusually calm and snow-less start to 2021 the weather seems to have finally shifted…
Myrland Beach - Friday Photo #422

Friday Photo #422 – Beach Day

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Photo: Waves flowing over frozen sand at Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 1, 2021. 14:15 I was driving home Monday afternoon as some cool looking snow clouds were passing by just out to sea to the north and…
Himmeltindan - Friday Photo #421

Friday Photo #421 – Himmeltindan

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Photo: Last light over the peaks of Himmeltindan and Ristind, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 29, 2021. 14:35 I don’t post panos very often because I think they’re too small on the computer screen, but for this image…
Thin Ice - Friday Photo #420

Friday Photo #420 – Thin Ice

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Photo: Cracks in the thin ice on lake Storvatnet, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 19, 2021. 14:13 Just after getting back to my van on Tuesday afternoon from a hike up around Nesheia, what had been a previously mostly grey…
Northern Lights - Friday Photo #419

Friday Photo #419 – Northern Lights

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Photo: Northern lights fill the sky over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 11, 2021. 19:06 It was not even dark yet on Monday afternoon when I thought I noticed faint hints of northern lights dancing in…
Second Sun - Friday Photo #418

Friday Photo #418 – Second Sun

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Photo: January sunrise/sunset over Nappstraumen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 8, 2021. 12:39 The sun has returned to Lofoten! For the last two days, the sun has been visible again across the whole of Lofoten. Yesterday,…
Eye of Uttakleiv - Friday Photo #417

Friday Photo #417 – A New Year

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Photo: New Year twilight at the eye of Uttakleiv, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 1, 2021. 12:43 The new year has arrived with the soft pastels of winter twilight. Cold and clear, perfect weather for the first day of 2021…
Christmas Moon - Friday Photo #416

Friday Photo #416 – Christmas Moon

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Photo: Christmas moon in December’s twilight light over mountains of Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 25, 2020. 13:06 Driving home from Stamsund this afternoon I saw the moon sitting low over the mountains along the southern…
Polar Night - Friday Photo #41

Friday Photo #415 – Polar Night

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Photo: Twilight glow of December’s Polar Night over Vestfjord from Ballstadheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 12, 2020. 13:04 It has been nearly two weeks since the sun left Lofoten, and still a few more days to go…
Polar Night - Friday Photo #414

Friday Photo #414 – Polar Night

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Photo: Blue hour over Nappstraumen during December’s polar night, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 7, 2020. 14:05 The sun has left Lofoten for the year and will remain below the horizon until early January. Though, the…
December Rain - Friday Photo #413

Friday Photo #413 – December Rain

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Photo: Rainy view across Nappstraumen to cloud covered peaks of Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 3, 2020. 10:35 The wet and soggy weather has carried into the first days of December, and judging by the forecast, carry on…
Farstadvatnet Reflection - Friday Photo #412

Friday Photo #412 – Reflection

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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.…
FIrst Snow - Friday Photo #411

Friday Photo #411 – First Beach Snow

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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…
Friday Sun - Friday Photo #410

Friday Photo #410 – Friday Sun

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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…
November Storms - Friday Photo #409

Friday Photo #409 – November Storms

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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…
Tree - Friday Photo #408

Friday Photo #408 – Haugheia Tree

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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…