Archive for the ‘Norway’ Category

Wordless Wednesday

We did meet one of Kari’s beautiful horses in Norway and had a wordless conversation with her. Don’t you think the photo turned out well? *giggles*
OK, I admit that I’ve manipulated her hair mane color to be more red, it’s actually black with a bit of brown in it. I thought she should be [...]

(Vitis vinifera, Vitaceae)♥ Green Thumb Sunday ♥
This is the first grapes I personally have seen in a private garden. It’s TorAa’s Norwegian cultivated grapes. Aren’t they grand? They tasted as good as they look! His Mom is getting the first harvest today, since it’s her 89th birthday. Congratulations x millions to her.
The climate zone in [...]

When we were out on our sightseeing tour, we did go to the Filtvet Lighthouse in Hurum (Oslo Fjord West), very strategical situated on the seaward approach to Oslo, Norway’s capital city. Important for the navigation in the frequent used water way to Oslo.
The Filtvet Lighthouse was built as early as in 1840. It has [...]