Something nice. A friend from the village has posted a picture of the first lamb being born this spring, white body, brown head, small, cute, new to this world. The world that is out of joint because of a virus. In the sky: a magical super moon, closely followed by the Easter feast …
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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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Wait And See: The Quiet Before The Next Storm
Sitting at my desk, looking out of the window, at the stream that has its source in the mountains and runs through the valley and our village. At present, it’s bursting its banks and floods meadows, while strong winds are building up, the next storm ahead, according to wind apps and weather forecasts …
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The Tangerine Hills And Frosty Mountains Of November
Faroese meadows, hills and mountain slopes have many looks and colors all throughout the year, green, shiny, mowed, dull, brown, flowing mane, soaking wet, infield, outfield, juicy, unkempt, dry. In terms of November, it’s fair to say that rich tangerine is the most intriguing phenomenon. Tangerine hills and frosty mountains …
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Hand Tension, Celebrations And Happy At Heart
Feeling tension in my right hand, and satisfaction deep in the heart, all at once. July, sheep-shearing-month, home of summer mist, bright and dull summer colors, the upcoming Ólavsøka-celebration (the national holiday) and My Faroe Islands’ blogaversary. By now, My Faroe Islands has readers from approximately 50 countries across the globe …
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April Showers Bring May Flowers
The Faroe Islands in May. Snow, rain, sunshine, strong winds, everything is possible, even the exception to the rule – periods of fine weather. Ah, linger on, thou art so fair! Soon, a well-known and well-liked item will be prepared for use again in the My Faroe Islands world …
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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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