
Friday Photo #604 – Twilight Moon
Photo: Twilight moon over Himmeltindan, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 28: 23:11
It has only been a couple short weeks since the midnight sun has left Lofoten’s sky and I can already sense the change in the air as this…

Friday Photo #603 – Trashing Lofoten
Photo: Bags of trash left in open at parking near popular beach area, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 20, 2024. 17:15
This is one of those articles which I don’t like to, and shouldn’t have to write. But I unfortunately…

Friday Photo #602 – A Sea Of Fog
Photo: Looking across a sea of fog concealing the village of Napp, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 17, 2024. 00:52
It has been hot the last days here on Lofoten with full days of sunshine and blue skies. The other day on the…

Friday Photo #601 – Sunset Season
Photo: Midnight sun illuminates the sky over the northern horizon, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 11, 2024. 01:00
The midnight sun is getting noticeably lower on the northern horizon and by next week it will once again touch…

Friday Photo #600 – Simply Summer
Photo: Summer wildflowers glow in the endless light of the midnight sun, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 2, 2023. 02:13
Friday Photo #600. That is a lot of articles about a small set of islands on the edge of the…

Friday Photo #599 – Summer Grey
Photo: Misty grey summer weather over flowery meadow on Yttersia - northern coast of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 16, 2024. 18:24
This week it is another photo of less than ideal summer weather - a misty grey, light fog,…

Friday Photo #598 – Midsummer midnight
Photo: Midsummer midnight sun over the sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 20, 2024. 00:00
Yesterday was the summer solstice and the sun’s highest low point over the northern horizon for the year. From now on the days get shorter -…

Friday Photo #597 – Dark Summer Skies
Photo: Rain heavy clouds fill the midnight sky over mountains of west Lofoten. June 7, 2021. 0042
Last week (Friday Photo #596) I wrote about the endless light of summer’s midnight sun. But that was only part of the story. The endless…

Friday Photo #596 – Neverending Light
Photo: Mountains of Vestvågøy rise from a shimmering night sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 4, 2021. 01:57
Two weeks into the midnight sun season and Lofoten is bathed in 24 hour sunlight. And the days only get bright over the following…

Friday Photo #595 – Two Seasons
Photo: Mid May snowfall over mountains of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 16, 2020. 22:45
This week’s photo is a nice example of the duality of May - Endless days and and snowy mountains. There have been many weeks of winter…

Friday Photo #594 – Still Snow
Photo: May sunset over Skrådalstinden, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 20, 2021. 23:33
With June and the summer hiking season just around the corner, the early season can still present significant amounts of snow in the inland…

Friday Photo #592 – Late Nights
Photo: Evening sun shines over Kvalvika beach, Lofotodden national park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 15, 2021. 22:55
Lofoten’s midnight sun season officially begins next week on May 24th. But for the whole of May, there…

Friday Photo #592 – Waiting For Summer
Photo: Oystercatcher in evening sunlight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 10, 2021. 22:11
I’ve probably written this every year for the past 10 years, and I’ll write it again now: I find the month of May a strange season…

Friday Photo #591 – May Or Winter
Photo: Cold weather and fresh snow leaves mid May looking like winter, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 8, 2022. 18:08
By early May the nights are no longer dark and the midnight sun is only a few weeks away. The light says…

Friday Photo #590 – Northern Lights Over Nappstraumen
Photo: Northern Lights swirl in the sky over Himmeltindan, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 19, 2024. 23:38
The nights are now no longer fully dark on Lofoten, and that means the northern lights season has come to an end.…

Friday Photo #589 – Willow Ptarmigan
Photo: Willow Ptarmigan - Rype walks across snowy field, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 18, 2022. 17:01
The long days of mid April bring an ever increasing level of activity to Lofoten as the migratory birds arrive and fight…