A small church by majestic waters, a fjord called Kalsoyarfjørður. There I stood on Kunoy and let my gaze wander, on a clear day in October. The island on the other side is Kalsoy. Both islands are basically huge mountain ridges, when it comes to geography, spread out between north and south …
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Lullaby For A Sheep
Baby blue skies and a pink-colored stripe, an invisible paint bucket is leaking, a sheep’s lullaby, that’s what I saw. The art of surrealism in my mind’s eye. Melting clocks, and so on, because the pink-colored stripe was about to dissolve and loose color drops, a delightful image. What I also saw was Kalsoy, the James-Bond-island henceforward …
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Martini Glasses And The Ocean Horses Of The North
That time of the year. Down by the beach, the ocean horses of the north are rushing in. On their backs, they carry the feasts of summer, remorseless winds and a familiar tune. Could be the James Bond theme. Our neighboring island Kalsoy, our living room window view so to say, is listed as a filming location for the upcoming Bond movie …
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The Late Light Show
Summer’s almost over, nights are dark again. Time to monitor skies in the evenings, since I don’t want to miss one single Late Light Show. In the course of this week, I was lucky enough to catch some Northern Lights flickering above our bay. Shortly after, I captured another scene …
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Today: Successfully Flirting With Faroese Weather
Back on the islands, flirting with Faroese weather. When the ferry Norröna arrived in Tórshavn this morning, we started out with pure winter. Snow on mountains and roads, dull, slippery, hail, strong winds. Had a hard time unloading my luggage, didn’t want to loose parts of my car, neither doors nor tailgate. Only a few hours later: Sunshine, blue skies …
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Being shipwrecked: Reflection, rescue and reward
One rope, two vessels and a comforting sound. Chug-chug. A marine engine, lively doing its job. Our engine – the exact opposite. Stubbornly silent. Out of order. As quiet as a mouse. The bad news: We are shipwrecked. Disabled and adrift. Powerless. For hours. The good news: Our ship, the M/B Irdi, just has been taken in tow, by the Susanna …
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My Faroe Islands celebrates its first birthday!
One year ago, I was right in the middle of testing fonts, layouts and design options. No doubt about the name and the content: My Faroe Islands. Anja’s blog. Pictures and stories about my second home. On 27 July, my website went live. By now, My Faroe Islands has a Facebook Page, a channel on Vimeo and readers from all over the world …
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