Almost full

The moon over Oslo this evening. It says on the internet that it's 99,1 % full.


Photos by: Lothiane

Torggata

This photo is from the street Torggata in Oslo. It was taken a couple of days ago, in the afternoon when the sun was setting. Thank you to SerendipityCat for letting us use her photo! :)

Photo by: SerendipityCat

Winter sky

A beautiful sunrise over Oslo this morning.

Mother-of-pearl clouds

André gave us this picture which is the view of Oslo, seen from Sinsen, at Christmas Eve. As you can see there was some beautiful Mother-of-pearl clouds that night! :o)

Photo by: André

December afternoon light

Photo by: Stormel

Still lovely days

Even though autumn is here and the days are getting shorter, we still have some really nice autumn days.

Photo by: Stormel

Moonlit sky

This is what the night is like in Oslo right now.

Photo by: Lothiane

Blue

Another view of Oslo Spektrum.

Photo: by Stormel

Good morning!

A lovely sunrise over Oslo, today. Can you spot the airplane?

Photo: Lothiane

Mother-of-pearl clouds II

Another picture of mother-of-pearl clouds! They came back this afternoon,
bigger and more colorful than yesterday! This picture is taken from the roof of Oslo Spektrum.

Photo: by Stormel

Mother-of-pearl clouds

This afternoon another spectacular view appeared in the sky....mother-of-pearl clouds! They were beautiful!! :o)

A website called Atmospheric Optics gave me the following information about the clouds:

"Nacreous clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are rare but once seen are never forgotten. They are mostly visible within two hours after sunset or before dawn when they blaze unbelievably bright with vivid and slowly shifting iridescent colours. They are filmy sheets slowly curling and uncurling, stretching and contracting in the semi-dark sky....read more"

Remember the spectacular view I showed you on December 17th? The atmospheric optics-site gives us an explanation of this too...it turns out to be a ice halo whith sundogs! :o)

Photo: by Stormel

Spectacular view

Yesterday this strange, but beautiful and spectacular view suddenly appeared in the sky. I guess it was the fog, the sun, the cold, and the easy snow all together that made this special light. It was really cool! :o)

Photo: by Stormel

Dramatic sunset

Okay, I'll admit it. I don't have much inspiration these days, at least not regarding photo. I'm sure it'll come back (especially after I'm done redecorating the bedroom), but meanwhile I'll submit pictures from a time where I did have more inspiration. :-)

This is taken in Oslo a couple of years ago, in December, probably around Christmas Eve. And it's taken right outside the house I grew up in.

Lights from above

Just another morning view. I love how the sky changes everyday.

Moon over heather

Heather is a typical plant for autumn. You will find it planted on graves, in flower boxes - and of course growing wild some places in the country side.

This photo is also from my balcony. The heather is in my flower box and the full moon is shining above it. Quite a lovely sight.