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| Ruby enjoys a cozy evening in front of the fire |
Wow, how time flies. My fun few weeks of visitors flew by, and now it's fall. Woohoo! Fall! The weather has been staying beautiful while at the same time the days are shortening by 10 minutes a day. Norway elected a new government while my own government seems unable to do its very basic job of staying in business. I'll refrain from ranting further about this, but for now we are still going to work using multiyear funds, but no idea how long that will last. I can only send my thoughts out to my friends and former colleagues who got the dreaded "non-essential" memo today.
But politics in DC can't keep me from enjoying the amazing outdoors here in Norway. While the fall colors aren't quite as dramatic as the east coast of the United States, they are beautiful none the less. The cooler weather has finally given me the excuse to use my fireplace and I'm looking forward to cozy evenings inside reading, knitting, and catching up on all these TV shows I keep hearing about (Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones I'm coming for you).
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| Old dam at Bjornholt in Nordmarka. Mid-point on a 20 km hike. |
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| A beautiful trail, but man that was a long walk up. |
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| Fall colors, evergreens, and way off in the distance Oslo Fjord |
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| View of downtown Oslo from Ekeberg park |
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| Enjoying the new sculpture park at Ekeberg |
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| Celebrating Norwegian elections with the winning party |
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| "watch for falling leaves" = I love fall |
