Tag: spring

  • The anemones in the sunshine

    The anemones in the sunshine

    Out for an evening walk today and we came across fields and fields of the European wood anemone. (Hvitveis).

  • Sunset window

    Sunset window

    Easter Sunday. A time for thinking about things that have passed, and things that are coming. New life and goodbye to winter. Finally.

  • Loves me, loves me not

    Loves me, loves me not

    I’ve been away for a while. It’s been quite hectic here recently what with kids, work, family and house. Also, I’ve hit one of those patches where I feel like I haven’t been able to find anything worthwhile to take photos of. I googled the phenomenon and got 18 million results for my search, so…

  • Spring lambs

    Spring lambs
  • Sunlit snow

    Sunlit snow

    Finally we’ve turned the corner and it’s noticeable how much longer the days are. The sun now sets 3 hours later than it did at the darkest point. Spring next.

  • Waiting for spring

    Waiting for spring
  • Unfurling ferns

    Unfurling ferns
  • Furry pollen

    Furry pollen

    It’s that time of year again. Everyone except allergics love it…springtime is wonderful:)

  • Cousins at the seaside

    Cousins at the seaside

    A blustery, cold but extremely sunny day here in Stavanger yesterday. The wee man and his cousin were pretty taken with the waves at the beach. Good job we had a change of clothes to hand.  

  • Bathing season

    The bathing season has officially started here in Sandvika, and despite the river being, well, cold as ice, the dog loves it. She’s been swimming every day for the past week and been loving every minute of it. The golf courses are opening too, so soon it’ll be summer. Strange to think that it’s May…

  • Unfurling ferns

    I was lucky enough to be allowed to test a 24mm f/1.4 lens this weekend. It took a while to get used to the extremely low depth of field combined with the wide angle, and I have to confess I was at a bit of a loss as to what the point was until I…

  • A sign of spring

    One of the hardest things for a west-coast man moving to the east side of Norway is that the winter lasts so long. Finally though, it seems that we’re going to get some much needed springrtime here too. I even saw a man sitting outside in the sunshine yesterday.