Winter sunset in Norway (1925)

 Winter sunset in Norway 1925. Anders B. Wilse shot this photo on Freuary 23, 1925, in Katnosa, Nordmarka, Oppland (not so far from Oslo). My colorization of the original image in the Oslo Museum archive (Digital Museum).

Judges at the Nordic Games in 1909

In February 1909 the Swedish weekly Hvar 8 Dag published this photo (here with my colouring) of two judges at the Nordic Games - precursors to the Olympic Winter Games:

"The Nordic Games was the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports, and was held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926. It was organized by Sweden’s Central Association for the Promotion of Sports,^[1] and more specifically by Viktor Balck, a member of that association and one of the five original members of the International Olympic Committee. It was, in many ways, a precursor to the modern Winter Olympic Games,^[2] whose success was a contributing factor (along with the social and economic turmoil following World War I) to the Nordic Games's discontinuation in the 1920s." (Wikipedia)

The sunset tonight

It was sunset "on the rocks" tonight ... :-)

Evening at the Hittarp reef

The Hittarp reef is one of my favorite places in the neighborhood. The other night

 I went there when the sun was setting. 

A cold December morning in Hittarp

Here are three shots from my early morning stroll in Hittarp: 

Last night it snowed

For the first time this winter, we got quite a lot of snow last night: 

The first winter day in the nature reserve

Here are my pictures from the first day in the Hittarp nature reserve: 

Winter in the garden

Waiting for the spring to arrive in the garden:

A bouquet of winter tulips

This bouquet of tulips has been standing outdoors for several days now. Amazing, how well tulips can endure the cold Scandinavian winter nights ... :-)

Frozen leaves

On this cold morning I explored the frozen leaves around the corner:

A cold morning on the balcony

This morning was really cold here in Hittarp:

Good advice

Winter is soon here. Here is some good advice:

A cold sunset in Öresund

We have had many quite chilly days here in southern Sweden this January. However, sunsets are beautiful even in cold weather ...

Winter is here

The view from my living room at 07.50 this morning:

 

 

The first snow

This was the view from my living  room at 5.30 this morning:

 

 

Snow and snowdrops

This morning we woke up with a thin snow cover on the ground - the first serious snow this winter.

 

 

However, in the afternoon the sun had melted almost all of the snow. In the neighbouring nature reserve I saw this year´s first snowdrops! Quite a pleasant surprise this early in the year. Hopefully the there will soon be other signs of a coming spring ... :-)

 

The first spring flowers

Winter aconites and snowdrops are early this year here in Hittarp:

Øresund in moonlight

Thee moonlit Øresund last night at 4 AM:

Mölle in Winter

The nearby seaside resort Mölle is a rather quiet place this time of the year:

Closed for the winter season

This summer cottage is closed for the winter: