It started with me being reminded by “FnordsBook”. Thrown in my face logging in this morning. On this exact day exactly one year ago, to be exact. It was a pretty uninteresting picture taken out of a window on second floor, showing how much snow we had, and how much had fallen during the night….read more>>
Climate
Spring time in Norway, bad roads and hazards
Spring time! It feels so damn good. The sun might not be directly basking down on the winter frozen inhabitants of Norway just yet. But the weather report are good, and it is picking up speed now! Spring time & first rides of the year April 12th was the day for me, to go and…read more>>
Late spring arrival, “dangers” for motorcycle riders
If you live in a tempered climatic zone, with seasons, in Europe, northern Europe, America or Asia, then maybe it’s familiar. Yeah I am thinking of late spring, much too late spring! And late it is, for us up in Scandinavia, this year At the time of writing this rant it’s March 28th. Last night…read more>>
Pics from another Autumn ride, season not over yet!
Autumn have clenched its cold fist around most of Norway. Sent gusts of cold polar winds down along the coastline, across mountains and into valleys. It’s all good, though on a personal note I have to say I hope we’re in for a short and mild winter. On the other hand I’d like at least some…read more>>
Blogging not entirely at a grinding halt…
Though it might look like it. Yes very much so. Been a while since last blogging, the last post. Very busy times, especially the last weeks. No blogging, but the world kept spinning And nothing else came to a grinding halt, surprise! The Earth kept spinning, the sun kept rising (and descending), the moon kept waxing and waning….read more>>
I miss a real winter…
…more specifically, I miss an opportunity to exercise, without falling, without sliding, getting hurt or breaking a bone. Might have to reconsider this about going to a gym. Truth be told, it’s not that bad. Transitional periods are however the worst, climate slips into SNAFU mode, oscillating between a few degrees above or below freezing point….read more>>
Counting stars? Nope, counting trees
Indeed, and that is what some scientists have done of late. A Yale study have led to the conclusion that there are some 3 trillion trees on the planet, well 3,04 according to the study which you can find here. This is far more than “one” have previously believed. To arrive at this result one have used a combination…read more>>
Spring is on, spring is here
.. and that is a true blessing for those of us living up north, especially those who are tired of darkness, of short days, snow, icy and slippery roads, freezing feet, gusts of icy cold winds literally blowing from all directions. Good news; spring is coming very early this year. Bad news; spring is coming very early this…read more>>