Category: Winter

February 2025

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It has been a long time since my last blog-post. I have no excuse other than I stopped photographing as much as I used to and this led to less photos for my blog-posts. Having a puppy also took a lot of time, but this was not the reason. Lately I have started to miss blogging and I have started to bring my camera when I am out hiking with my dogs.

Last September I attended to an arrangement in Oslo where Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson spoke about the Norwegian forest. She is a scientist and professor at NMBU in Ås (Norway). She spoke about the importance of conservation of the forest and about the plants, moss, insects, beetles and mushrooms (and many more) that has its role in keeping the forest alive and in balance. Her speech was based on her book “Skogen – om trær, folk og 25000 andre arter” (in English it would be something like: “The forest – trees, people and 25000 other species”.). If one of these 25000 living beings disappear it can have serious consequences for the forest and the environment. Her speech was very enlightening and interesting and it made me think that hiking in the forest is kind of my way getting to know the forest and after listening to her speech (and also reading her book) I wanted to learn even more.

The photo below is a close up of a birch tree with green lichen (I do not know which it is). Both the color and shape is beautiful. I wonder what can be the purpose for this lichen growing on the birch?

Norwegian November

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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

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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.

The old oak

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Old trees are fascinating in so many ways. Especially oak trees.

I often wonder : “How old are these trees?” and “what did the landscape look like when they were little saplings?” Think of all the history and development they have experienced through the years.

The appearance of an oak tree changes all through the year and display different kinds of beauty and color in each season. It is fascinating how the oak tree dressed up in white after the first snowfall. The white snow, resting on the branches, makes the beautiful shapes of all the crocked branches visible. Even though the pattern of the many branches is very intricate the white snow somehow gives the whole oak tree a calm expression. This is one of my favorite impressions of winter.

The first snow

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It is late November and the other day the first snow started floating in the cold air. Quiet it fell to the ground like someone was sprinkling icing sugar over the landscape. The grainy, tiny snowflakes covered the dead, brown plants and brought back the shape of the leaves. Mushrooms was decorated with a layer of white ice crystals. The first hint of winter has arrived and soon the whole landscape will turn completely white.

Still

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No sign of spring
winter lingers on
cold mornings
clear blue sky
nature covered in snow
ice builds bridges 
cross the creek
with running water
just a few more days now

Hope in a droplet

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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

Winter mood II

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Winter recolors the forest
from green and yellow
to all shades of black and white

Cold rocks on the forest ground
grey and edgy
softly reshaped by layers of white snow

Tree logs dark and grey
naked and cold
carrying a few golden leaves that didn't fall

Black running water in the little creek
dark and mysterious
framed in softly by the snow

Moody winter

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Here in Norway and Scandinavia the winter month of January can be though. It can be very cold and the days are quite short. So when the sky is grey and cloudy the surroundings look like a black and white landscape. Now that February has arrived the days are starting to get a little bit longer. Now the sun rise at 0815 and set at 1645.

Doing macro photography can be difficult this time of the year, as it is dependent of a sufficient amount of light. Photographing leaves is fun as they comes in so many shapes. During winter they turn grey or black, but some times you can find some that have some colors left. Like this rowan (in the photo below), it still has some deep brown color. The landscape behind is all in shades of grey and the brown leaf stand a little bit out due to the frosty edges. Winter may be colorless but it is beautiful in many ways.