Winter and fall

" I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape - the loneliness of it - the dead feeling of winter.

Something waits beneath it - the whole story doesn't show. "

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)

Ice on the lake

The lake is freezing over now, everything begins to get very quiet, and there is ice underfoot. We are waiting for snow now. And the lake to freeze completely.

A Day That Caught The Sun II

Someone is switching off all the light in Målselv. Daily changes, and now the sun doesn't hit the school area at all at any time of the day (or my cabin...).

See: http://helenjewell.blogspot.com/2007/01/there-came-day.html for previous blogging on the same theme.

So, thats just how it is here, now. And the poem expresses the mood, most mornings, as I snatch my walk to school....

Hmmm...Those were the days...

Moonscapes

But the sun going has a definite bright side - the moon is everpresent now, and moonshine can match the sun, when in its full phase. So, there is brightness and colour, even in the mørk ('dark time').

(not to mention the Northern Lights...)

(the moon is in this summit-view photo also, just really small!)

These photos were all taken the other day, as I stretched my legs out on the hills above the cabin. Boy, it felt great to be out ALL DAY on a Friday! .... that's the best feeling ever.

School rules

It's great, a place where the school rules include:

"The throwing of snowballs at one another is strictly forbidden"..... ;)

I am enjoying very much the commute to work these days - there is a nice light through the forest, and often a red sky to great me. The forest paths are icey now, so I have funky spikes that I can set over a pair of shoes - makes life easier.

Had 1000L of dry wood delivered the other night. Makes for a cosy fire, which is much needed right now. The temperature is bouncing from -10C to plus, er, something (not much, anymore!). Its the end of høst for sure....

And look who I found stealing the bird seed yesterday.... !

This morning

Just wanted to share this with you all. Full moon right now, and really stunning. I am enjoying a few minutes of fresh air every day on my way to school. Then, I am indoors all day, but luckily I don't work on Fridays. 'Fri' in Norwegian means 'free' in English.

Exactly.