Syttende Mai - Friday Photo #332
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Friday Photo #332 – Syttende Mai

Photo: 17th of May parade through Ramberg, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 17, 2019. 11:30 Syttende mai - 17th of May is Norway’s constitution day, when in 1814 Norway declared its independence from Denmark. All over Norway…
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New Articles – May 2019

I've added 2 new articles to the website in an attempt to get some information online before the beginning of the summer season. Most of the info is also in the updated edition of Seasons on Lofoten: Summer ebook, and will be added to the others…
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Spring Wildfowers - Friday Photo #331
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Friday Photo #331 – Spring Flowers

Photo: Early wildflowers and a dusting of May snow, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 4, 2019. 21:02 After the unusual warm at the end of April, the weather corrected itself back to normal patterns and once again snow was falling…
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Seasons On Lofoten – Summer – 2nd Edition

I’m happy to announce that the 2nd edition of the Seasons on Lofoten - Summer ebook is now available. Follow the link here: Seasons on Lofoten - Summer It has been a long overdue update, with the first edition released in 2015,…
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Saharan Sunset - Friday Photo #330
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Friday Photo #330 – Saharan Sunset

Photo: Spring Saharan sunset over Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 27, 2019. 21:21 When I wrote it last weeks Friday Photo (#329) that it had been warm for several days, it turned into a weekend of t-shirt weather,…
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Spring Nights - Friday Photo #329
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Friday Photo #329 – Spring Nights

Photo: Lenticular cloud over Himmeltindan at twilight, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 20, 2019. 22:50 Spring has arrived in the last week here on Lofoten - even up to 15˚ C in the last few days! That might not sound like…
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Spring Twilight - Friday Photo #328
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Friday Photo #328 – April Twilight

Photo: April twilight just before midnight, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 17, 2019. 23:55 With a perfectly clear sky on Wednesday I wandered down to the beach just before midnight to see if I might get lucky with…
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Aurora Camping - Friday Photo #327
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Friday Photo #327 – Aurora Camping

Photo: Camping on the summit of Veggen under April northern lights, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 11, 2019. 00:04 With the 2018/2019 coming to a close in the next days, the sky has been putting on a pretty good show over…
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April Aurora - Friday Photo #326
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Friday Photo #326 – Aurora Season Ending

Photo: April aurora and glowing horizon, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 2, 2018. 22:16 April brings the transition between night and day to Lofoten. As the month begins, the sky is still dark enough for aurora to dance across…
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Unstad Beach - Friday Photo #325
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Friday Photo #325 – Unstad Waves

Photo: High tide and big waves washing away sand at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 24, 2019. 15:48 The past weekend’s storms brought some big seas to Lofoten. I headed to Unstad beach a couple times for some…
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Horseid Beach Winter - Friday Photo #324
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Friday Photo #324 – Horseid Beach Winter

Photo: Winter view over Horseid beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 16, 2019. 16:14 Though Wednesday was the first official day of spring, Lofoten is still a long way from thawing out - or I should say, any more so that…
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Sakrisøy Winter - Friday Photo #323
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Friday Photo #323 – Sakrisøy Winter

Photo: Winter blue hour overlooking Sakrisøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 2, 2019 Sometimes there is nothing nicer the fresh snow on a cold winter morning. I don’t know how many times I’ve stood on this hill over…
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Southern Storms - Friday Photo #322
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Friday Photo #322 – Southern Storms

Photo: Waves crash over shoreline of Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 26, 2019. 17:48 Only a month after January’s snowmegeddon buried Lofoten under 1+ meters of snow in a single day, a week of rain in the end of February…
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Unstad - Friday Photo #321
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Friday Photo #321 – Unstad

Photo: Dusting of snow over seaweed and rocks at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 10, 2019. 09:09 Looking out the cabin window in the early dawn light it was obvious there would be no sunrise this morning.…
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Reine Dawn - Friday Photo #320
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Friday Photo #320 – Photo Season

Photo: February dawn over Reine from Olenilsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 20, 2019. 08:11 Photo: A small selection of the 30 or so tripods waiting for dawn on Olenilsøy Wednesday morning, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February…
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Avalanche - Friday Photo #319
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Friday Photo #319 – Avalanche

Photo: Small avalanche over Myrlandsveien causing road to be closed, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 12, 2019. 11:36 This weeks post is not a pretty photo but a safety warning. This winter Lofoten is receiving the highest…
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