Out and About – Trees

Here is a collection of tree images shot over the past couple of years. Most were taken around Oslo or during a visit last year to Gotland.

Looking up at cherry blossoms in Oslo
Windswept pine in Gotland
A favorite gnarled oak tree in Oslo
A dead tree catching the late light in Gotland
More pines in Gotland
Snow-dusted trees on a ridge out the window of our house
Silhouette in Malmö
That favourite oak tree in Oslo catching some golden winter light
Another leaning tree in Gotland
Fall colors and urban air vent pipes in Oslo
More fall colors in Oslo
Spring blooms in Oslo

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I am a photography enthusiast living in Oslo, Norway. My favourite subjects tend to be landscapes and nature - but I enjoy photographing urban scenes, architecture, abstract shapes and street images as well. Welcome!

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  3. P.S. I meant also to say that as you mentioned you came from, what I assume is, a drier part of the world, I take your advice to heart – as my climate would be more like the Californian climate than other parts of the US. I was thinking that maybe I had conflated the appeal of Autumn in Scandinavia, but reading your comments makes me determined to experience it. When I catch glimpses of a bright yellow tree on a Scandi program, I get excited. I have been to Japan in ‘crimson leaves season’ but it was a very short trip, not long enough. Incidentally, the desktop screensaver is a photo of the scarlet red leaves on the approaches to Mt Fuji ( from that trip). I am a bit obsessed. Lol. Thanks again for your valued input.

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    1. Ooooo, you MUST MUST MUST see fall in Norway. It’s so gorgeous.

      I didn’t grow up with fall colors (I lived in the desert southwest of the US) so when I moved to Oslo over 20 years ago now I was agog over the fall season here and all over Norway. Even now, I just love it.

      My son was born on the 7th of October and I remember back then (he’s 19 now), I wanted to get on with things after the birth (there were minor complications with him being jaundiced so he had to get some light therapy) so we could stroll amongst the colorful leaves. They hung on until we were out of the hospital and done with the therapy. So I always have associated early October with the balance of the fall colors and the leaves starting to fall from the trees.

      Then, 2 years later, my daughter was born on the 24th of September. Just as fall was blooming. And I’ve ever after associated my kids’ birthdays with autumn.

      Anyhoo, the long answer I’m trying to get to is: come to Norway in late September/early October to experience the fall colors. With the caveat that the last 5 years or so, fall seems to come somewhat late due to climate change. So maybe the first two weeks of October, just to be safe. I took the images in Oslo shown here on the 12th of October. We definitely had a noticeably late season last year.

      But, seriously, do come. It’s just so lovely.

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      1. I will surely keep this excellent info in mind. Perhaps I could start on the north on September. I haven’t see north of Trondheim and work my way south to be in Oslo early October!

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