Mountains and Sea

Reindeer Race Tromsø 10.02.13

The Sami people have their national day on February 6 and this week in Tromsø there were plenty of things to see as well as the reindeer race. Last day of my week in Tromsø and before my flight i had the time to go and watch. Here are some photos from a fun day :)

Heia & Storsteinnes, Balsfjord

 A windy place at Heia close to Takvatnet, Balsfjord.

                                                                 

 A windy place with Laavo in the background

Storsteinnes, Balsjord

 Laavo 

On a windy day at Heia

Nature in Tromsø

A Starry Night

Oh! The intensity of a star.

How it can transport you far.

I hold my breath, with pure delight,

and go on gazing through the night!

AUROA BOREALIS, TROMSØ, NORWAY

A trip to Tromsø with a friend for a week with photography. We are looking for the Aurora Borealis :) and we did find some :)

They dance across the sky

Bright colors that whisk by

Scarlet reds, electric blues

Emerald greens, and other hues

To the left, and then unexpectedly right

Up and down, then out of sight

They suddenly spike and gently curve

The powerful deities they serve

Performing for them their spellbinding dance

As below the elk and caribou prance

Thought to be a foredooming omen

Of the dangers of war among men

Or young children’s spirits playing

Throwing walrus skulls, according to the saying

Freedom pure, beauty unimaginable

The source of many a wondrous fable

So when you get the chance

And you want to see lights dance

Rest your eyes on the spellbinding Aurora Borealis