You can leave your hat on...

....because this is not a big celebration. I just discovered that it was a year since my first post at this blog the 27.11. I want to thank you all for visiting, leaving comments, and for beeing my friends. I look forward to another year with lots of photojoy, learning, and maby even some new blogfriends :)

I wish you all a wonderful day!

ABC på norsk - J for Julenissen

ABC in norvegian - J is for Julenissen (santa)

Julenissen utenfor Julehuset i Jule-gamlebyen Fredrikstad. På Julesparken sin med Julelykt og Julegaver.

For flere J-er - og sikkert mere Julestemning - besøk gjerne ABC-bloggen.

Monochrome bench of the week

I really need some rest after a quite busy week.... Therefore - to memes in one - and hurray - it is a bench! You are welcome to sit down and rest with me, if you like.

For more benches - please visit Rune at Visual Norway. And for more Monochromes, please visit Aileni at the Monochrome blog.

Mennesker i fokus - Gult er Kult

People in focus - Yellow is Cool.

Yes, I know - my husband John and I almost look like teenagers... ;) But this lovely girl is actually our grandchild, and we are totally mad about her.

If you`d like to see more people in focus - please visit FOTOVERDEN.

The Wall

My new header is made from a picture of this wall in the old town of Fredrikstad. I am not quite satisfied with it, so I guess it will change a bit when I get the time to work with it.

"Vamos a la playa" in monochrome shadows

Where did the summer go? John and I spent an hot, sunshinny day on this beach at Öland in Sweden last summer.

For more monochrome pictures, please visit Ailenis Monochromen Weekly Blog.

And for more shadow shot, please visit Hey Harriet.

Monochrome Weekly

Writing a letter to those who made my weekend perfect:

Thank you, Marit and Ivar, for being such a lovley company this weekend. We are very fond of you, who became our very good friends through blogging :)

And thanks to you, Elin, who also visited us this morning. It was really nice to meet another photoblogger. Your photos are amazing, and so are you :)

And dearest Mrs Cakeaholik: Thank you soooo very much for drawing me as a winner of the most beautiful jewelry. You completed a perfect weekend :)

For more monochrome pictures, please visit Ailenis Monochrome Weekly site.

Monochrome bench of the week

For more monochrome pictures, please visit Ailenis Monocrome Weekly site, and for more benches, please visit Rune at Visual Norway.

Sky Watch Friday

On the way up to the top of Dalsnibba in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. This is in the midle of the summer, but the white spots in the water are ice. Ready for a swim?

For more beautiful skies - please visit the Sky Watch Site.

Monochrome disclosure

I just want to disclosure what framed the ocean in THIS POST (link): an old boatwreck at Öland in Sweeden.

For more Monochrome Maniacs, please visit Ailenis Monocrome Weekly site.