Early this week, the first 2018 lambs of the remote island Stóra Dímun made it into the Faroese news. Soon, there will be lambs all over the archipelago, living, energetic balls of wool, racing across meadows, climbing hillsides and blocking village roads. The cheerful duo that posed for my photograph at this time of the year comes from Eysturoy …
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Eiðisvatn “Picture Puzzle” & The Out Of The Ordinary Pieces
Snowcapped mountains, winding road, ice-blue water. Eiðisvatn and surroundings. The usual setting, according to Faroese standards? Absolutely not. Encircling the out of the ordinary pieces of a picture looked upon as puzzle. Solving of the case, step-by-step. Image foreground: Hairpin bend. Background: …
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How Close Is Too Close To The Edge?
Ever since flying cameras have become popular among tech enthusiasts and photographers, drones feature the beauty of the Faroe Islands from every angle. Much-loved: footage of sharp mountain ridges, spiky sea stacks and epic coastal cliffs. It almost seems as if we could get to all these vertiginous places. As an average person: Don’t even think about it …
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Small Town Sheep, Season 1
Stórá – the river that runs through our valley and village before cheerfully mingling with North Atlantic waters down by the beach – burst its banks and extensively spilled over to the neighboring grassland and ground recently. As soon as I became aware of the situation, I texted my friend Frida: „ Any sheep on boats passing by?“ Reply: …
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Gleðilig Jól og Gott Nýggjár! May All Your Dreams Come True
Life’s moving forward and another year comes to an end, unswerving, unstoppable, sceptered, just like winter waves in our bay, as seen from our living room window. Tick-tock, life time running. My Faroe Islands says: Gleðilig jól og gott nýggjár! Take care, and may all your dreams come true …
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The Shortest Nólsoy Hike Ever
Actually, we had intended to go on a hike (lighthouse Borðan direction), but winter weather spoiled our plans, like already the very first hillside outside the village being completely covered with ice. Time to turn around and realize: Better safe than sorry. There’s always tomorrow …
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A Glorious Winter Day at Eiði Beach
Driving through the narrow village roads of Eiði, passing the lake Niðara Vatn, arriving at Mølin and getting out of the car close to the former soccer ground that by now serves as a campsite. No cocktail glass sunburn all inclusive palm-lined beach down here, but a perfect North Atlantic from boulder to boulder bouncing course in the north of Eysturoy …
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