Sunday, 15. March 2009, 16:34:49
winter, ice-skating, icicles, ice
For those of you who have lived in snowy countries, the following post will contain nothing new, and may indeed be downright dull. However, for those like me who come from warm, tropical (enviable) climates, learning the extent to which ice is out to get people is very nearly shocking.
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Tuesday, 10. February 2009, 20:28:44
slippery, winter, ice
It makes complete sense when you think about it, but it’s not until the first wintry day you find yourself landing smack on your backside in the gutter that you realise, “Yes, ice is slippery.”
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Sunday, 21. December 2008, 10:19:04
seasonal affective disorder, darkness, SAD, winter
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Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, or more correctly the day with the shortest amount of daylight. Here in Oslo, the sun rose this morning at 9:19am, and will set at 3:12pm. Yes, that’s right: not even six hours of daylight. Just as Norway is the land of the midnight sun in summer, it is also the land of the midday darkness in winter. I’m just glad that I don’t live in the north of the country, which is currently experiencing total darkness through the winter months.
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Saturday, 22. November 2008, 16:32:27
autumn, winter, seasons
One thing I find fascinating about life in Norway is how distinctive the seasons are. Even if you ignore temperature, autumn very clearly looks like autumn, spring is very clearly spring, and... well, you get where this is going.
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WIDGETIZE