venus de milo aux tiroirs

To be opened...

Ekeberg, Oslo.

lighten up before it's too late

Autumn is like spring. Colourful.

But later eveything dies.

oslo overview from the east

The skyline – the Opera House and the Barcode buildings. Behind them The Post Office Tower (Norway's tallest building) and The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel. The Medieval Park in the foregound:

 

The Opera House to the right:

 

The ferry to Copenhagen:

A northern town by a fjord, surrounded by forests and mountains.

autumn is on fire

Greeen leaves turn red, orange, yellow and brown.

Enjoy the show while it lasts.

turn on the heart

Waiting for a heart to glow.

Love the light.

autumn's coming

Saturday morning. Went for a walk.

Tempting, but it's too late for swimming.

do they play this here in norway?

Male lacrosse.

Lecrosse?

superior sunrise

7.30 AM. The sun says hello.

It's alright.

norway vs. belgium 4-1

Norway won, but Belgium fought well. This is just moments before the ball hits the underside of the crossbar and bounces into goal behind the Norwegian keeper:

A beautiful Belgian freekick.

no bullying today, tomorrow, or ever

The kids at Jar School take a stand against bullying!

Songs and activities throughout the evening.

late afternoon in the woods

Autumn is slowly creeping up on us.

But it's still time for swim. If you like.

view from fornebu

Wonderful view at work today.

Could have been a lot worse.

refill

Lots of water in between practice sessions.

The 01 + 02 boys are sweating it out on a Sunday.

the accordion player has left the band

Silence is golden.

Enjoy it.

posing

Team photo.

Jesper and the gang.

no empty bench in a new england

Seen in Soho.

May 2013.

football stars came out to visit

Ingvild Isaksen and Ingvild Stensland (captain) from the Norwegian women's national football team showed uo today.

Promoting the next game; vs. Belgia next Wednesday, the first qualifier for the World Cup in Canada 2015.

revisiting the pedestrian tunnel

In the tunnel again. Going the other direction this time.

There's a light at both ends. That's encouraging.

digital dilemma

Is he surfing or power napping? Is he on or off?

Digital escape og digital detox?

post career nutmeg

Remember Ruud?

The great Gullit.

oversized egoes on overpriced bikes

Middle-aged men in tights on their way to work in Oslo's "finance district".

Fearlessly challenging the busy business traffic. Who dares wins. Or dies.

give them an inch...

4 years with this.

1 evening was way too much.

believe it or not – in real life

British, yes. Food, I guess so.

But great...?

tryout for the elite

A bumch of 2001-boys, including two from 2002, are trying to cross the threshold – and qualify for the 20001 elite team.

It's not a child's game anymore.

autumn is coming

No rain for 1 day? Guess we just have to do something about that.

Might as well get used to it.

parking on the pavement is stupid

This is where the kids go to school.

Heavy traffic on the left. Thank God for the small patch of grass on the right.

temple guards

Soldiers on patrol.

Guarding the Temple of telecom.

soldiers in the temple

Soldiers practicing on securing the Temple of telecom.

So far so good.

birds birds birds

Birds blocking the road.

Be gone birds.

free press, free parking

No panic.

Keep calm and press parking.

lights in the night

Last Thursday: Coloured lightbulbs on a late summer evening.

Keep the moment.

smoke gets in your eye, and then you die

Late summer party yesterday evening: Smoking kills. (Røyking dreper)

So why do it? Sorry, it's beyond me.

in a medieval mood

The pilgrimage route by the Lysaker river. Can you spot the signs?

A picturesque walk home from work.

the hockey keeper never sleeps

A keeper in the dark.

Always on guard.

approaching the temple

A true blue Monday morning at the Temple of telecom.

Sky and facade melts into one.

hollyhock alley

Lund, one week ago.

Summer evening in the city.

the giant and the yankee

Relaxing after a day on the beach last week.

Seems like ages ago. Almost an eternity.

the green jumper

We met this little fellow last week. 4 cm long.

Go ahead and jump. Might as well jump. Jump!

swansea in sweden

Last Thursday: Malmö FF-Swansea 0-0.

90 minutes in the midst of the field. But it was fun sitting close to the Welsh fans.

beers and bikes

In Copenhagen last week.

Ride bike. Drink beer.

harvest the gold

Last week the Scanian fields were filled with golden crops.

Reap what you have sown.

a summer snapshot: seahorse and mermaid

Spotted last week.

In the Baltic Sea just off the Scanian coast at Ravlunda.

warmplay: para para paraglide

Parallel paragliding on the playa.

Some people fly, some people get a nice tan. I get a nice tan.

back on the beach

One somewhat cloudy moment on a sunny day.

Kristoffer on the beach. + 26-27 degrees.

reflecting the sky

A window facade in summer.

A wall of glass.