I have created a new photo blog in Norwegian. I have for a long time wishes to do so.
The new blog is at http://foto.dv.no

Most of my readers here is from Norway and Sweden, so I do hope they will visit my new place. I will post from time to time at this blog too, but i guess it will be less in the time ahead.

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EXIF: Sigma 20 mm f/5,6 1/60 ISO-200 Flash (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

it is raining today so I am reading cartoons and working with http://winesworld.com. I do hope for the sun to come soon and I wish you all a happy weekend.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/10 1/200 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

It is raining cats and dogs here today. We do hope you are having better weather this weekend.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/2.8 1/500 ISO-125 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

We do hope for this weather to last a long time.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/7.1 1/125 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

We have been married for seven years today so this flower is for you my dear wife.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/11 1/800 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

Beauty or Beast?
I wish you all a happy weekend.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/3 1/200 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

Timian after the grooming. I wish you will have a nice and warm weekend.

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EXIF: Sigma 20 mm f/5,6 1/320 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

On Friday we are taking a trip to the breeder for grooming his fur. So I will post a new picture of him after that so you can all see the different.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/10 1/250 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

An alvar is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil and, as a result, sparse vegetation. It is also known as a pavement barren although this term is also used for similar landforms based on sandstone. In the United Kingdom the exposed landform is called a limestone pavement and thinly covered limestone is known as calcareous grassland. This challenging habitat supports a community of rare plants and animals, including species more commonly found on prairie grasslands. Lichen and mosses are common species. Trees and bushes are absent or severely stunted. Alvars can be found in southern Sweden, northwest Estonia and around the Great Lakes in Michigan, New York and Ohio in the United States and in Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Alvars comprise a small percentage of the Earth’s ecosystems by land extent; although some 120 exist in the Great Lakes region, they comprise only 0.2% of the land area there.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/9 1/125 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

In North America, alvars provide habitat for birds such as Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, Upland Sandpipers, Eastern Towhees, Brown Thrashers and Loggerhead Shrikes whose habitat is declining elsewhere. Rare plants include northern bog violet, balsam squaw-weed, Kalm’s lobelia, Pringle’s aster, Juniper sedge (Carex juniperorum), Lakeside daisy (Hymenoxys acaulis), Ram’s-head Lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) and Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris). Also associated with alvars are rare butterflies and snails.

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The use of the word “alvar” to refer to this type of environment originated in Scandinavia. The largest alvar in Europe is located on the Swedish island of Öland. Here the thin soil mantle is only .5 to 2.0 centimeters thick in most places and in many extents consists of exposed limestone slabs. The landscape there has been designated a UNESCO World heritage site.

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Stora Alvaret, Öland – Largest alvar extent in Europe.

source: In English Alvar In Swedish Alvar

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Långe Erik (“Tall Erik”) is a Swedish lighthouse built in 1845 and located on a little island, Stora grundet, at the north cape of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The island is connected to Öland by a small bridge built in 1965.

The older, larger lens is still installed, but no longer in use. The lens was used until the 1990s before an aerobeacon was installed on the lantern’s balcony. The light is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration.

The tower is open for climbing during the summer season for a small fee.

source: In English Långe Erik In Norwegian Långe Erik In Swedish Långe Erik

We do hope for a good weekend for us all.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/4 1/1000 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

They were running over the road in front of the car in front of me. I did manage to stop and take this picture as they were running away from us.

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This one we don’t have in Norway (Soldattege). The picture is from the Borgholms Slott, Öland, Sweden. They were in the sunny walls of the castle.