Silent Sunday

A Walk in the Woods

During our stay at the cabin in Erikstad Dad and I managed to go for a little walk in the woods. It has been mostly wet this summer, and the woods felt more like a rainforest than a broadleaf one.

In southern Norway oak trees are dominant. Most of the pine is planted. And inbetween there are these ancient looking firs. I love them. Like they are from dinasaur times.

They just marked the forest walk. It is right across the road from our cabin. Can you see the yellow dots?

I'm considering picking these clovers and selling them to restaurants. They have a delicious sour taste that goes well in salads.

The ground (and some of the tree branches) was covered in moss, adding to the rainforest feel.
 
Dad was looking for dinner.



I was just looking for mushrooms.



We both found the top of the mountain.

... and fortunately the moose didn't find us.

More pictures from our walk in my set on flickr.

Hjelmeland

I havn't spent too much time in Ryfylke, but it really is becoming one of my favourite areas of Norway. We just recently visited friends in Finnøy, and the other day we spent at some other friends cabin in Hjelmeland.

They have a Big Brother too. Same age as mine. And they are expecting a Little Sister in less than a month. Needless to say the boys (all ages) had fun both on and off shore. Little Brother and the girls hung out on land.

Except for a swim in the ocean. Beautiful warm (18 degrees) ocean. I have to do more of that in our holidays.

Ryfylke

Had to take some pictures while driving through Ryfylke to our friends cabin in Hjelmeland. The scenery completely took my breath away, and my photos just don't do the landscape justice.

This is the landscape around Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock). And we were joined by loads of tourists both on the ferry and on the road.