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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ice Season - Friday Photo #407

Friday Photo #407 – Ice Season

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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

Friday Photo #406 – October Snow

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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

Friday Photo #405 – Indian Summer

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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

Friday Photo #404 – Rainbow Season

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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

Friday Photo #403 – Between Storms

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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

Friday Photo #402 – Purple Heather

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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

Friday Photo #401 – Kirkefjord Rain

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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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