In winter's darkness, when daylight lasts for just some few hours and low pressures queue up, you had better let go whatever occupies you and fetch your camera, if a ray of sunshine lights up your roof. At least those of us who are as happy as to have a roof after the hurricane that raged on the 5th and 6th of December. During the night between Friday and Saturday, everything calmed down. Snow fell silently and made a soft carpet that covered all damages - as if the weather gods wanted to apologize.
Kong Vinter ønskjer velkomen til lysfest
King Winter welcomes us to Feast of Light
Så er det berre å nyta gåvene som vart lagt igjen om natta
Accepting the gifts that were left during the night
Københavnerbukta - ein klar favoritt
Just a five minutes walk from my house - love this place!
Hm.
Hm.
Kan hende tittar sola skikkeleg fram snart?
Maybe the sun will peep out properly?
Vakkert lys er det uansett
Well - the December light is beautiful anyway!
Jamen kom ho ikkje -! Og i det kalde veret stig frostrøyken
og skaper ekstra stemning
Here she comes! And with frosty weather, "warm"
water evaporates and makes mystical "smoke"
Krabbeteinene må sjekkast etter orkanen
The crab pots must be checked after the hurricane
Frostrøyk over havet - ikkje eit vanleg syn!
"Frosty smoke" - not a common sight in our area
Mjuk, urørt og delikat ligg snøen der
Soft, untouched, delicate
Jomfrueleg -?
Like a virgin -?
Best å sjå ein annan veg.
Better turn ones head
Fargelaust om vinteren, sa du -?
Colorless during winter -?
Trasten tek det han får tak i
The thrush eats what he can find
Spennande lys, som vekslar heile tida
The light changes all the time; exciting!
Og ute i havet går snøbygene
Snowy weather off the coast
Den som sat her, sat neppe lenge.
Whoever was seated here, probably didn't sit for long.
Det gylne lyset får alt til å gløda
The golden light makes everything glow
Sjølv stokkandhoene vert gullfarga!
Even the she ducks become golden!
Eitt av trea som måtte gi seg i orkanen
One of the trees that fell over in the hurricane
I mørke granskogen skin desse blada så det nesten skjer i augo
In the dark forest, these leaves shine so brightly that it can hardly be believed
Og buskane har flotte bær!
And the bushes carry nice, red berries!
Eg ser at det ikkje er lenge til sola går i havet - og snur nasen heimover
The shadows are getting long - I start on my way home
Frostrøyken er berre så fin!
The frosty smoke is so nice!
Beviset for at det blåste då snøen kom
Oh, well - it must have been som wind whilst the snow fell
Kven kunne tru det no?!?
Hard to believe now ---
Rett før sola går i ein låg skybanke
Just before sunset
Det er fleir enn eg som nyt solnedgangen
I am not the only one that enjoys the sunset
Tilbake ved utgangspunktet - eg ruslar heim.
Back at start - walking back home.
