It's that time again

With poppies in large bloom all over the fields, summer has begun. I am on my way out to enjoy it this year.

Fotografering

A law from 1914 forbidding me to photograph? Well, I get it. Fine. But I can take an image of the sign, can't I?

Shore

Same beach. More surf.

Northern Beaches

Lofoten Beach in the rain.

As dawn arrived

Found on Lofoten. One of the many street art items that we saw. This kind of street art is really nice and interesting.

Braving the Storm

We don't even know how we made it out there in the blasting storm. But when we got to Nyksund, the waves were crashing just behind those houses you see in the image. Their back is exposed to the open ocean.

We were seeking cover from the annoying rain, found shelter in a restaurant and enjoyed good coffee and some quiet time.

Directions to the south

These sign posts have been set up in a lot of places, these days. This one here is extremely close to the arctic circle. May I inform you that it is pointing south?

Brought to you from Lofoten, Norway.

Wide View

We went for a mountain hike on the Lofoten and were constantly sighting eagles. It is pretty exciting to look for them, everywhere.

This images does not (of my knowledge) contain any eagles but their habitat.

Cormorants

A group of cormorants gathered on this pier, southern Lofoten.

Rocks and Waves

Another rocky shore on the Lofoten.

Hiking Path

No, this image is not tipped. The trees do grow out of the hill and downwards. There is a levada in the dip on the right, that is one of the many, many water channels on Madeira.

Oldest Trees

These are the oldest trees I have ever visited. 1000 years.

Coast Line

Madeira pebble beach, south shore.

City Tree

This is one of the interesting views on Madeira: Citys that go up and over themselves. And in the middle of a yard, second floor height, there is a huge tree growing and bearing flowers.

Bananas ripening

Here are the strange sights you have when checking out banana plantations from close up. We think that these are ripening measures.

between a rock and a hard place

South coast of Madeira.

Flowers behind the Wall

There are flowers behind the wall. A summer image from Madeira.

Dramatic Skies

You all know I just love dramatic skies.

Madeira, south coast.

Stacked

Life is kind of stacked on Madeira. It often looks like a model train set where the creators tried to get a lot of scenes into a small set. There are so many levels above one another... it is just funny when they acutally show in a picture.

Madeira Coast

The coast line of Madeira is more jagged in some spots than you would think.

South coast