My place.

StrictlyPalms · 22nd October 2008, 06:45 AM

What is a house longhorn? Here in the states this is a longhorn. I'm guessing not the same.

Also, trollwood sounds neat. Is it what you call the resulting area of windblown stunted trees? Or is it just a type of wood?

Lastly, some shots of my brother's back yard last winter, and my house in Florida at Xmas (No snow)

LeifR · 22nd October 2008, 08:36 AM

Beautiful pics! Winter colours are very nice.

House longhorns are according to my dictionary woodworms. Here they really are a problem in old houses. But I am happy not to have American longhorns in the wall!
"Trollwood" is just a nickname somebody has made up, because one may feel it a bit magic beeing there. It's no special wood or trees, they have just a lot of times been broken down by wind and weather. Each time they rise up again until they at last die. Then the wood is so fat that i rots very slowly, and the tree is left like a sculpture for ages like this one.

LeifR.

LeifR · 27th October 2008, 08:39 AM

Just another view form the neighbourhood of Bjoerndalen.

Leif.

LeifR · 6th November 2008, 07:22 AM

A fresh picture made to day. Sunset at a small lake where I live.

Leif.

Sean Freeman · 6th November 2008, 03:10 PM

Bjoerndalen is an incredibly beautiful place,

you are a very lucky man to be living there Leif.

LeifR · 14th November 2008, 05:51 AM

More frost.

We have had some snow, now it's gone because a lot of rain. But the frost is back, giving a lot of chances for making pics.
This one is an evening shot at our river. Lunde is also called "The village with the bridges". We have four old ones from about 1920, and two new ones.
This one is the biggest of the old bridges.

It's a special beauty when it is frosty and cold outside, but we also feel comfortable indoor. Here are some of my pupils in the 7. class, they are making blueberrypickers, waiting for warmer days. Or perhaps some of the berrypickers will spend their whole life in a rack as a decoration?

Leif.

treevet · 14th November 2008, 06:04 AM

They are very lucky to have you for a teacher Leif.

Garry Brockley · 14th November 2008, 06:53 AM

LeifR · 16th November 2008, 08:12 PM

Thank you, guys!

I feel happy myself, having such wonderful pupils. It's a pleasure each time I meet them.

Leif.

rbtree · 17th November 2008, 01:11 AM

Great pics, Leif! Thanks so much. Great to share your countryside and your life with us.

Uhh, did someone say snow? How about mountains?

We Seattleites call Mt. Rainier "The Mountain" It's a mere 14,411 feet higher than the Pike Place Market, where the fishmongers throw fish at each other....

we like to get deep in it too...

We skiers call this a "face shot" Skiing deep powder is often compared to having sex...great sex...maybe better..

LeifR · 17th November 2008, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbtree

Uhh, did someone say snow? How about mountains?

This is the most beautiful winter picture I have ever seen.

Leif.

TreeDimensional · 17th November 2008, 08:47 AM

Great picture rbtree, uh-huh that is snow+mountians+a little more snow+gravity= avalanche

newguy18 · 17th November 2008, 10:16 AM

Snow!

LeifR · 26th November 2008, 09:18 AM

Evening shot at the North Sea.

Leif.

TrevMcRev · 26th November 2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbtree

We Seattleites call Mt. Rainier "The Mountain" It's a mere 14,411 feet higher than the Pike Place Market, where the fishmongers throw fish at each other....

Ive read the business book "Fish Tales" about the World Famous Pikes Place Fish Market.
A good read.

Eric Frei · 26th November 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevMcRev

World Famous Pikes Place Fish Market.

Well I never heard of it so I went for a walk down Pike Street.

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=86+Pike+Place,+Seattle,+WA+98101+USA&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=34.384397,74.091797&ie=UTF8&ll=47.610141,-122.340167&spn=0.006336,0.018089&z=16&g=86+Pike+Place,+Seattle,+WA+98101+USA&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=47.609324,-122.341595&panoid=Wy4Jcpg4QvX1Ax96zYRccg&cbp=12,145.0334677702917,,0,3.3702411556100014

LeifR · 27th November 2008, 01:58 AM

Amazing. I see, I have to learn to use Google Map. Have you been looking at 3825 Lunde? Beautiful pics from the canal.

Leif

LeifR · 26th December 2008, 09:15 PM

Christmas mood in Lunde. My house.

Leif.

Garry Brockley · 27th December 2008, 01:45 AM

LeifR you live in the most idillic place, it is beautiful.

LeifR · 27th December 2008, 06:05 AM

Thank you, Galbee. Well, it isn't that nice all the time. When it is misty, rainy, windy......, when not even my dog wants her evening trip, then my camera is sleeping as well.
By the way, making video from weather, any sort, is interesting. I've made a plexiglass box for my videocamera. That opened new possible motives. The worse the weather is, the better movie.

Leif.

Tilia · 17th January 2009, 03:54 PM

i went to norway in 99 when i was a young teen, BEAUTIFUL place, stayed in my grandma's traditional grass roof hut near geilo. loved it.

LeifR · 18th January 2009, 05:51 AM

Thank you, Tilia!

I have several times wondered if I should share with you others some videos made by the Norwegian national broadcasting (TV). These programs are called something like "Where no one could believe that anyone may live". It's about people living alone or a few together in lonely places far away from city noice and stress. Romantic? In a way, but perhaps not always.
Nevertheless, norwegians love these stories. Myself I prefer those ones which are from the coast landscape. But here is a link to one from a place a bit like that one you mention. No grass roof, but a nice place. The wife is from Germany.
One problem is of course the language. There are some interview scenes, not only in Norwegian, but in strange dialects. But perhaps you will enjoy views, nature, old houses, animals and a simple lifestyle?
You will need DSL line to make this work.

NRK Nett-TV - hastighetsmåling

And by the way, a small january greeting: Sunrise at the coast of the North Sea.

Leif.

LeifR · 30th January 2009, 06:26 AM

I realize that the link above to the Norwegian TV doesn't work for some reason. If you want to watch these videoes (about 30 min each), try this:
Type the address NRK. Then choose NRK NETT TV in the menue, then PROGRAM. Here you will probably find a picture of a man with grey beard and the text "Der ingen skulle tru at nokon ville bu". If you don't find this picture, choose D in the alphabet above. Then you'll see all programs starting with D. Here you will find these programs several years back.
Still, I guess none of you has learned Norwegian since last, but may be you'll enjoy the nature.

We have a lot of snow just now, it has been falling the whole week. We have about 70-80 cm. So, here is a weather report:

Newfallen snow with some frosty fog. The neighbour has had a logging machine to fell some lumber. The landscape looks much better with snow after that work!

Leif.

Eric Frei · 1st February 2009, 06:58 PM

I fixed the link, all good now.

LeifR · 1st February 2009, 07:44 PM

Thanks, Eric. It works.
Voff from Tinka.

Leif.

LeifR · 13th February 2009, 06:31 AM

I posted earlier a picture of some pupils in our 7. class, with their blueberrypickers. The other pupils in that class wanted to show you what they had made too. So here is a new bunch with their fisher village pictures.
Some pieces are found on the beach, some are hand made.

This picture is double sided, and the church is placed in a cupola made from a broken bottle.

Leif.

LeifR · 3rd March 2009, 07:30 AM

Fox hunt.

Just a small report from my fox hunt cabin. It's a small room built inside my old barn. It is comfortable for one, a bit narrow for two. But two works if they are good friends and don't start fighting.
There is an electric stove inside, and with a cup of coffe and something good to eat, the hours pass by quite fast while I am waiting for the fox. In october/november I start throwing ous some scrap meat, dead hens, crows, fish, or dog pellets. With snow all over the landscape, it is often quite bright in the night, and it is an exiting way of hunting.
This picture is taken the day after a successful night. With one meter of snow, it was not attractive to "swim" to go and get the fox in the middle of the night. The fox is still there.

The lower part of the window may be opened, but there is also a small hatch (arrow) for the gun barrel.

Leif.

clementine · 4th March 2009, 12:35 PM

A few pictures from Portugal for you and your class Leif:

Foz do Arelho:

Foz do Arelho:

Serra da Estrela:

Serra da Estrela, observatories, highest place in mainland Portugal:

São Martinho do Porto:

Sitio:

Alcobaça:

Óbidos:

Óbidos, I bet you have plenty deer in Norway:

A house by the sea at Baleal:

Rocks at Baleal:

LeifR · 4th March 2009, 08:37 PM

Wonderful pics, Clementine! Thank you.
Leif.

Eric Frei · 4th March 2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeifR

Seems you didn't quite wipe that grin off it's face! LOL

22nd October 2008, 06:45 AM	#31
StrictlyPalms Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida USA Posts: 177	Re: My place. What is a house longhorn? Here in the states this is a longhorn. I'm guessing not the same. Also, trollwood sounds neat. Is it what you call the resulting area of windblown stunted trees? Or is it just a type of wood? Lastly, some shots of my brother's back yard last winter, and my house in Florida at Xmas (No snow) Attached Thumbnails __________________ Strictly Palms, Inc. Orlando, Florida USA

22nd October 2008, 08:36 AM	#32
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Beautiful pics! Winter colours are very nice. House longhorns are according to my dictionary woodworms. Here they really are a problem in old houses. But I am happy not to have American longhorns in the wall! "Trollwood" is just a nickname somebody has made up, because one may feel it a bit magic beeing there. It's no special wood or trees, they have just a lot of times been broken down by wind and weather. Each time they rise up again until they at last die. Then the wood is so fat that i rots very slowly, and the tree is left like a sculpture for ages like this one. LeifR. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

27th October 2008, 08:39 AM	#33
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Just another view form the neighbourhood of Bjoerndalen. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

6th November 2008, 07:22 AM	#34
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. A fresh picture made to day. Sunset at a small lake where I live. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

6th November 2008, 03:10 PM	#35
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	Re: My place. Bjoerndalen is an incredibly beautiful place, you are a very lucky man to be living there Leif.

14th November 2008, 05:51 AM	#36
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. More frost. We have had some snow, now it's gone because a lot of rain. But the frost is back, giving a lot of chances for making pics. This one is an evening shot at our river. Lunde is also called "The village with the bridges". We have four old ones from about 1920, and two new ones. This one is the biggest of the old bridges. It's a special beauty when it is frosty and cold outside, but we also feel comfortable indoor. Here are some of my pupils in the 7. class, they are making blueberrypickers, waiting for warmer days. Or perhaps some of the berrypickers will spend their whole life in a rack as a decoration? Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

14th November 2008, 06:04 AM	#37
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: My place. They are very lucky to have you for a teacher Leif.

14th November 2008, 06:53 AM	#38
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: My place. Attached Images __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

16th November 2008, 08:12 PM	#39
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Thank you, guys! I feel happy myself, having such wonderful pupils. It's a pleasure each time I meet them. Leif. __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

17th November 2008, 01:11 AM	#40
rbtree Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, Wa. US of Eh Posts: 408	Re: My place. Great pics, Leif! Thanks so much. Great to share your countryside and your life with us. Uhh, did someone say snow? How about mountains? We Seattleites call Mt. Rainier "The Mountain" It's a mere 14,411 feet higher than the Pike Place Market, where the fishmongers throw fish at each other.... we like to get deep in it too... We skiers call this a "face shot" Skiing deep powder is often compared to having sex...great sex...maybe better..

17th November 2008, 08:47 AM	#42
TreeDimensional Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 426	Re: My place. Great picture rbtree, uh-huh that is snow+mountians+a little more snow+gravity= avalanche

17th November 2008, 10:16 AM	#43
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: My place. Snow! __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

26th November 2008, 09:18 AM	#44
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Evening shot at the North Sea. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

27th November 2008, 01:58 AM	#47
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Amazing. I see, I have to learn to use Google Map. Have you been looking at 3825 Lunde? Beautiful pics from the canal. Leif __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

26th December 2008, 09:15 PM	#48
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Christmas mood in Lunde. My house. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

1st February 2009, 06:58 PM	#54
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	Re: My place. I fixed the link, all good now. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th December 2008, 01:45 AM	#49
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: My place. LeifR you live in the most idillic place, it is beautiful. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

27th December 2008, 06:05 AM	#50
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Thank you, Galbee. Well, it isn't that nice all the time. When it is misty, rainy, windy......, when not even my dog wants her evening trip, then my camera is sleeping as well. By the way, making video from weather, any sort, is interesting. I've made a plexiglass box for my videocamera. That opened new possible motives. The worse the weather is, the better movie. Leif. __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

17th January 2009, 03:54 PM	#51
Tilia Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 47	Re: My place. i went to norway in 99 when i was a young teen, BEAUTIFUL place, stayed in my grandma's traditional grass roof hut near geilo. loved it.

18th January 2009, 05:51 AM	#52
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Thank you, Tilia! I have several times wondered if I should share with you others some videos made by the Norwegian national broadcasting (TV). These programs are called something like "Where no one could believe that anyone may live". It's about people living alone or a few together in lonely places far away from city noice and stress. Romantic? In a way, but perhaps not always. Nevertheless, norwegians love these stories. Myself I prefer those ones which are from the coast landscape. But here is a link to one from a place a bit like that one you mention. No grass roof, but a nice place. The wife is from Germany. One problem is of course the language. There are some interview scenes, not only in Norwegian, but in strange dialects. But perhaps you will enjoy views, nature, old houses, animals and a simple lifestyle? You will need DSL line to make this work. NRK Nett-TV - hastighetsmåling And by the way, a small january greeting: Sunrise at the coast of the North Sea. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff Last edited by Eric Frei; 1st February 2009 at 06:59 PM. Reason: fixed link!

30th January 2009, 06:26 AM	#53
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. I realize that the link above to the Norwegian TV doesn't work for some reason. If you want to watch these videoes (about 30 min each), try this: Type the address NRK. Then choose NRK NETT TV in the menue, then PROGRAM. Here you will probably find a picture of a man with grey beard and the text "Der ingen skulle tru at nokon ville bu". If you don't find this picture, choose D in the alphabet above. Then you'll see all programs starting with D. Here you will find these programs several years back. Still, I guess none of you has learned Norwegian since last, but may be you'll enjoy the nature. We have a lot of snow just now, it has been falling the whole week. We have about 70-80 cm. So, here is a weather report: Newfallen snow with some frosty fog. The neighbour has had a logging machine to fell some lumber. The landscape looks much better with snow after that work! Leif. __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

1st February 2009, 07:44 PM	#55
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Thanks, Eric. It works. Voff from Tinka. Leif. __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

13th February 2009, 06:31 AM	#56
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. I posted earlier a picture of some pupils in our 7. class, with their blueberrypickers. The other pupils in that class wanted to show you what they had made too. So here is a new bunch with their fisher village pictures. Some pieces are found on the beach, some are hand made. This picture is double sided, and the church is placed in a cupola made from a broken bottle. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

3rd March 2009, 07:30 AM	#57
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Fox hunt. Just a small report from my fox hunt cabin. It's a small room built inside my old barn. It is comfortable for one, a bit narrow for two. But two works if they are good friends and don't start fighting. There is an electric stove inside, and with a cup of coffe and something good to eat, the hours pass by quite fast while I am waiting for the fox. In october/november I start throwing ous some scrap meat, dead hens, crows, fish, or dog pellets. With snow all over the landscape, it is often quite bright in the night, and it is an exiting way of hunting. This picture is taken the day after a successful night. With one meter of snow, it was not attractive to "swim" to go and get the fox in the middle of the night. The fox is still there. The lower part of the window may be opened, but there is also a small hatch (arrow) for the gun barrel. Leif. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

4th March 2009, 12:35 PM	#58
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 509	Re: My place. A few pictures from Portugal for you and your class Leif: Foz do Arelho: Foz do Arelho: Serra da Estrela: Serra da Estrela, observatories, highest place in mainland Portugal: São Martinho do Porto: São Martinho do Porto: Sitio: Alcobaça: Óbidos: Óbidos, I bet you have plenty deer in Norway: A house by the sea at Baleal: Rocks at Baleal: __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken!

4th March 2009, 08:37 PM	#59
LeifR Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 285	Re: My place. Wonderful pics, Clementine! Thank you. Leif. __________________ My place - Bjørndalen. http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiVoff

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