Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 13th, 2007. Click image for larger view.
This is the flower (in the early stages of flowering) of Caltha palustris, commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold.
It is one of the first willd flowers to flower in the spring up here in the north.
The plant lives in wet […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.
While walking a sandy beach the light turned very special so had to take a shot.

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Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 57 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 3rd, 2007. Click image for larger view.
Planted a cherry tree last week and yesterday the first flowers started to blossom.
Will be interesting to see if the fruit will be edible so far north
Planting stuff that you can eat is so rewarding!

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Camera: Olympus […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 6th, 2007. Click image for larger view.
Warmer days bring out more insects.
This is some kind of parasitic wasp (Ichneumon) that lay eggs in other insects. Their larvae feeds on the insect until it dies. This can be very useful as a biological pest control instead of using […]

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Taken on May 17th 2007 with Olympus E-500 digital camera. Click image for larger view.
17th of May is the Norwegian Constitution Day and the National Day. We celebrate that our constitution was signed on May 17th in 1814.
Was a very gray and wet day here in the north, but had to take a shot of […]

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Taken April 19th, 2007. Click image for larger view.
This is Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), an arctic plant just living in the north or high up in the mountains. According to Wikipedia it is found at the most northerly plant locality in the world, 83°15′N in north Greenland.
Was actually the first flower I saw this year […]

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