Sunday, February 02, 2014

vandals at Greenscoombe



It must be so much fun driving your 4x4 illegally into these woods and meadows and driving at speed across a rare and fragile landscape leaving your scat so every one can know you exist, after all you are more important than anything else on the planet.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

at the end of the road


what we really went to see, the magnificent, unearthly and ethereal Northern lights. We were fortunate to see a very active aurora on an crystal clear night. The photographs are deceptive in that the eye does not see such vivid colours, but they do capture the shapes and sense of movement that one can see. What a wonderful place (see link, Spot doesn't usually do ads but this hotel deserves it)!

Northern colours


dusk, coral beach at Sommaroy


the evening view from the Arctic Hotel, Sommaroy


dawn pictures

at this time of year dusk and dawn last for several hours creating some amazing scenes and colours.

reindeer




some wild life on the road around the island of Kvaløya

the white tailed sea eagle (see link)

huskyville

the huskies at Villmarkssenter (see link) making a hell of a racket as they get excited about mushing. This is a link to my facebook page where there is a fun video of the huskies setting off (link)

a trip to the North


things we didn't see in Venterdon, Tromso, at night