Monday afternoon, life in a northern village in the month of June. Seeing a white rental car stopping at our village information board. The co-driver gets out of the car, takes a look and a picture of the map, the driver stays inside the vehicle. They head towards the cemetery …
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Lamb And Boathouse Still Life: Happy Easter!
My Faroe Islands ynskir øllum einar gleðiligar páskir. The first lambs of the year have been born, and this is what they will look like real soon now. In our village, we actually have an unofficial lamb race track. A blind end the lambs like to use as a drag strip. Supervisory staff: ewes by the roadside …
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Going Shopping, Wrapped In Mystery
Our fjord Funningsfjørður on a brown and petrol blue day. The scenery on the other side being in the limelight, light that obviously has been dimmed down; the road not more than a curved line just above the windswept surface of the water. Perfect place. First: going shopping. Later: having some cookies at the shore …
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Life In A Northern Village In The Month Of January
Rooftops, boat houses, church and weathervane covered with snow. A friend pops in, carrying a carton and something that looks like an oversized table tennis racket … Next: an invitation and a lost scarf (almost). Snow melting, more snow, sunshine and blue skies. Walking down to our old harbor. This feeling, when you know that it’s your footsteps …
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The Rain Gutter Champagne Cooler: Happy New Year!
Rain gutter, front row: The My Faroe Islands way to get the champagne ready for tonight. Whereas I must confess that I took the bottle down again soon after. Another stormy day, me being lucky to catch the right moment, just before the weather rollercoaster picked up speed again. Fireworks? Not sure if we will be able to do a decent job tonight …
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Gleðilig Jól! Merry Christmas! May Your Heart Be Light
After the storm. Heavy rain, gusts of wind dashing against house walls, sea spray speeding across the surface of the water – passing into oblivion. Days flew past, Christmas cards arriving, Advent decoration, candle arches and tea lights in windows. King of holiday lights and everybody’s darling: our village Christmas tree …
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No Cars, No Dress Code, No Meetings
Sometimes, it’s just about being alone. In the open countryside, in close communion with nature. Our valley. No cars, no dress code, no meetings. Instead: the vast heavens and the evermore whispering sound of winds, creating a universal feeling of togetherness, even though no one is around …
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