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This photo, taken from a boat off Vega Island on the coast of Norway just a bit south of the arctic circle. But we were there to fish, not chase pots of gold, so I am quite sure it is still there. 
A big rainbow hits a cute red house on Vega Island in west-central Norway
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Hilary Clinton has been in the news a lot lately, and while I am not a political person it seems reasonable for me to post two pictures of her with a group of kids while she was in Oslo back in June of 2012. She was the US Secretary of State at the time. I was one of the photographers at her stop at the US ambassador's residence. And while she was oh so professional and smart and on topic during her public comments, she was just laughing and really enjoying meeting a bunch of children ahead of all that. This was unscripted stuff and she seemed to have a really good time. 
Hilary Clinton talking, and laughing, with the kids
Secretary Clinton shakes hands with Connor Christenson
Her visit was important, and she covered a lot of key issues while in Norway, but I found her to be fun with the kids and that does make her worthy of a blog post outside of my usual stuff.
This pic is an out of the window shot on a 14-hour drive. But I find it interesting, even if not my finest photographic hour.
In the US, we shoot off fireworks on the 4th of July. In Norway, and most other European countries, they shoot off fireworks on New Year's Eve. Here is a photo from the 2010 New Year's Eve in Oslo, Happy New Year!!!
We have now lived in Norway for just shy of three years, and it is time to move on. We have said goodbye to many good friends and will miss so many things about Oslo and Norway. Tomorrow we fly off to our next adventures in the United States, where we will live near Washington, DC for the next couple years. 
Goodbye to our wonderful house in Ullern, on the outskirts of Oslo.
A colorful bit in an otherwise gray and white landscape of water, snow and mountains.
US ambassador Barry White playing catch with a football with John Grimes at the US Independence Day celebration in Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway.
Every year, around the 4th of July, a big bunch of Americans get together at Frogner Park and celebrate the American Independence Day (known as the 4th of July in the US). This is a really fun event, and I will put up more photos soon, but for now just a shot from the day. Of the US embassy booth. 
US embassy booth at the US Independence Day party in Frogner Park.
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