Dina, my Norwegian Pixie

 Dina with my cousin Helena (this (to Dina) is probably something, removed in English)

 Watch comparisons, because guess who just got her first watch?

 This one, and mighty proud of it too

 Dina looking like a hippie-child

Mats, Dina, and Elisa

Our family was visiting from Germany a few weeks ago, my aunt, her husband our German uncle, and their three children. I am always very jealous of their easy mastery of three languages - German and Norwegian from their parents, and English from school/films/internet. They also learn French and Latin and whatnot. I came and picked them up from my sister's house and drove them back to Tromsø, just to find out there was an airport strike and they would have to go all the way back on Monday to find an open airport. Anyway, we had a good weekend, and if you ever feel that I am crowding you with toddler photos (which there will be more of), remember that this is also a way of showing my photos to my family, wherever they are.

Norway Day, 17th May II

 Peoplewatching people watching the parade.

 Volleyball club

 Amazing nurses

 My mum, dancing with her dance club (wearing my sister's Tromsbunad)

 Tromsø Fire and Rescue

 Just hanging around this old fire...waggon? What ever do you call it?

 I want to be this kid.

 Hellooo Red Cross again

 I don't know why, but there was a tiny pony there and it needed documenting

Caught up with this beautiful person after a whole day of

"yeah, we'll meet there. No, there, ah, well, we'll bump into each other".

So that was Norway day, y'all, until I ran home and got changed and jumped on a plane to Oslo and stayed with Maja and went to England the next day! Photos sooooon.

Flowers and Snow

 Mormor? Var det noe lignende vi bortførte til Olavsvei?

 We don't have that many spring flowers in the North,

but the ones we do have are pretty tough, out of necessity

 And my favourite, colt's foot, is definitely one of them.

Random photo of Dixie for human interest,

and because she managed to look less suspicious than usual in a photo

As said, we've had very varying weather lately. These photos were taken on Friday and Saturday, when we had clear, blue skies and all the sunshine you can imagine. Then of course Sunday was a stay-inside-day with snow, snow, and a bit more snow. The only reason I believe in spring is the flowers. Flowers exist, therefore it is spring, no matter how much snow is piled around the flowers.