Autumn has arrived

 The most beautiful season of the year has started here in Norway, transforming the landscape into amazing colors, shorter days and longer nights. Temperatures are dropping down close to zero, and the highest peaks of the mountains have already had first snowfall. 

Here in southern Norway however, we are still blessed with warm day temperatures, and some hours of sunlight. But it will probably not last so long...

Photos are still mostly from my home areas, I have not joined any photo safari this year either...

Peacock butterflies - beautiful and graceful

 This season I have seen more peacock butterflies than last summer. I think butterflies might be as the birds, that some species are blooming one summer and other species another summer. Last year I had many Camberwell Beaty around, but I have only seen one this summer...😕

Peacock butterfly

June and July, hot and dry....

 We are now approaching August, and soon the autumn season will start. So far the summer has been sunny and dry here in southern Norway, except the western part along the coast. Central and northern Norway however, have unfortunately not been blessed with a sunny summer. 

I have started to grow my own vegetables in my garden, and a new greenhouse. Cucumber, bell pepper and tomatoes in the greenhouse, and potatoes, beetroot and peas outside. It's a very funny hobby but I feel tied down with tending and watering...  😛😛 No priority on photo safaries, only close to home surroundings, butterflies, local birdlife and sunsets...