Either way, it is pretty cool to walk a-side a 200-year old wall through the forest on a sunny morning.
The Swedish Stone Wall was built by Swedish prisoners of war between 1807 and 1814 near Sognsvann. It is apparently the boundary of the Nordberg farm from back in the day. Or, my history might be off a bit. Norwegian history is not my strong point, but I think I got this one close to correct.
Either way, it is pretty cool to walk a-side a 200-year old wall through the forest on a sunny morning.
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A brambling in the grass I been trying to get a picture of a brambling for some time, and finally got one or two decent ones. This bird has been in the yard a couple times recently, and although the pictures aren't as nice as I would like, they are good enough to post here. Still looking to get a great shot of this bird. Aurlandsfjord scenery shot The fjords of Norway are always spectacular. Here is a photo from Aurlandsfjord. And SPECIAL NOTICE... An avid reader of my photo blog has identified the mushrooms from my last posting! They are Shaggy Ink Cap mushrooms (Coprinus comatus), and who knew, are edible. Thanks Don. I have updated that post. Mushrooms in a livestock field Every fall in Norway, the masses head out to harvest mushrooms. Not so much this variety, which I have no idea what they are. They kinda look edible, but without much knowledge and experience, it is best to leave such things to the experts. I prefer to just take a picture of them and call it all good. UPDATE 10/09/2012: Blog reader Don has provided more details on these mushrooms. They are Shaggy Ink Cap mushrooms (Coprinus comatus), and are in fact edible. Thanks Don! Ullern Church at sunset The weather today started out clear and wonderful. It then drifted into somewhat gray and not quite gloomy while some winds moved in. But at sunset, the clouds broke to the west and gave a brilliant color to the low sky. I put the Ullern Church in front of that color and thus the picture of the day. Also a photo of the forest above Oslo from Saturday. Not an amazing photo, but shows the forest in fall colors (yellow and green). |
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