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Norwegian November

Winter can be a beautiful time with frosted leaves and and a drizzle of light snow over the green moss. But often it is heavy rain and constant lack of color. The sunrise is late in the morning and the sunset is early in the afternoon. But sometimes the sun shines and the trees covered with frost sparkles in the sunshine.

If you walk slowly and take time to notice your surroundings you will find colors or beautiful details like in the photos below. The little mushroom surprised by the first snow and a frosty night. A forgotten red apple outside an abandoned house and the ice crystals on the dry, brown fern leaves.

December vibes

Nature changes when winter arrives and cover the forest with white snow and the leaves, still on the branches, is decorated with frost. It’s just like the forest prepares for the Christmas holidays.

Spider

Little spider
guards the web
like a mighty queen
await vibrations
from a tiny insect to be seen

Little spider
never to be beaten
its beautiful web
a golden trap
for the tiny insect to be eaten

Late summer

Scandinavian summer
is the short kind
like a visitor
in a hurry

July is almost over
late summer
with signs of
autumn's arrival

Beautiful August
bring warm colors
to make up for
cold and dark evenings

Holly blue

Celastrina argiolus or holly blue is a common butterfly during spring in Norway (May to June). In Norway we call it “blåvinge” which means “blue wing” in English.

In the shot below the butterfly is resting on heather. I have always wondered why the English name on these beautiful insects is “butterfly”. Somewhere I once read that it originally was named “flutter by” but as it could be difficult to pronounce “flutter by” the right way it developed to be “butterfly” in stead. Can this be right? It is reasonable as “flutter by” is kind of an easy description of the movements of this beautiful insect. Does anyone know if this is right? Please feel free to comment below 🙂

In Norway we say “sommerfugl” which in English means “bird of summer”.

Forest moments

Every time I walk
through the forest
a new impression
catch my eye

Hunting details
a budding flower
funny mushrooms
maybe a little frog
never boring

Every time I walk
through the forest
a new
precious forest moment
awaits

Hope in a droplet

Winter seems never ending
the days are short
no sunlight
and nights too long

Walking in the forest
dark and heavy clouds
a little droplet
catch my eyes

The beauty of the droplet
a little jewel on the sprouse
gives me hope
of brighter days to come