West Front, Nidaros Cathedral

Water Color Painting

Munkholmen, Trondheimsfjorden, Fosenalpene

The island: Munkholmen

The fjord: Trondheim Fjord

Fosen peninsula in the far distance

Afternoon Blue Sky and River

Eiders Below the Footbridge

Somateria mollissima, the common eider, spent time in town in numbers today

Just An Angel in Passing

Frosted Wrought Iron Fences

These fences I walk by practically every day, but most of the time I take notice when this happens.

I wonder if the craftsmen ever noticed their creations appearing like this?

 

If you are in the neighborhood you may inspect and enjoy them by Nidaros Cathedral

http://www.chicora.org/cemetery-fences.html

Jack Frost Was Here?

The Build Up

Quite the build up of snow/ice crystals

from yesterday until early tonight

Snow removal and scraping the streets - and the Old Town Bridge before morning rush hour

Nidaros Pilegrimsgård, next door neighbor to Nidaros Cathedral

There Will Be Spring!

Eventually,- not quite yet. I take comfort in my mother's flowerbed from last spring.

Winter Indoors

When your front door looks like this on the INSIDE

 you know it's gotta be cold outside....

Window Angels

Basement windows also show signs of this long lasting cold spell

A Cold Spell

It is just freezing these days. A long lasting cold spell with unusually low temps. Walking to work can litterally be an experience, and layers of clothes a definite must. Actually, it is all bordering on exotic .... : D

Agel Lace

 Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
~Confucius 

Nativity Scene III

If you have a hard time imagining what a cloud of angels look like you need to check this.Moving and very amusing. This striking piece of kindergarden art you may see in Nidaros Cathedral each December.

Hosing downThe Rose Window?

Were these gyus doing some spring cleaning of the famous 10 000 piece Rose Window (Nidaros Cathedral) this late Novermber evening? A bizarre sight - definintely a jaw-dropper.

It turned out that a tv crew needed light to hit from the outside to produce some of those magic beams.

If you can't film during the day when the sun hits just right, I guess you go for the second best.

 If you have the funds.

Strut Your Stuff

While I was windowshopping at the Salvation Army on my way to work this charmer just had a ball. Strutting his stuff as it were, the garb was definitely layered today due to -16 degrees C. Layer no 1 was a Christmas a red hoodie trimmed with white fleese, no less, and layer no 2 was a very macho green sports coat - with a belt! - Very active on his leach by the steps outside the store trying to kick up a much snow as possible. Then it was time to water the lillies. I guess when you gotta go you gotta go... and then back to the snow activites. I am slightly proned to cats, but have to admit I am utterly charmed when I bump into guys like this.

Day One 2010