Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods

The aspen

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There is an aspen just outside our cabin windows. Well, actually there are more than one, but this special aspen is the one I follow through the year. From its black, bare branches in winter, the first leaves, which come late, later than the leaves on most other trees nearby, the whisper of the aspen leaves all through summer and then the let go in autumn.

I love the aspen. Its beauty, its stubbornness, its whispering song in the wind, its let go in autumn.

 

Last week we got a new UN report on climate changes, where they warn: we have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe. 

12 years! In 12 years I will be 72. Our grandson will be 15.
How do we act to this? What do we do? We all have a responsibility to ACT NOW!

I love my aspen. I love nature. And as I wrote in a post a few days ago - you do not destroy what you love.

I am searching for ways to act. I want to be creative. I write a nature journal, the blog Britt Arnhilds naturdagbok (Britt Arnhild´s nature journal) a blog which helps me to see, really see, with eyes, ears, tongue, fingers, feet, heart every single day. Through this nature journal I hope to share this love, hope to help others to see. I also have another blog, dagens lille grønne (daily green ideas) where my mission is to share ideas of a greener way of living

I need all the help I can get in this fight. We need all the help we can get. We need to fight together. We need to love together. For the sake of ourselves, for the sake of our children and our grandchildren. For the sake of all human beings. For the sake of nature. For the sake of Mother Earth.

 

Our aspen has lost most of its leaves now. I hope, I pray, that new leaves will sprout next spring, and the next after that, and in 12 years, in 20 years, in 50 years.......

 

 

Here is what The Guardian writes about it.

 

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In my blogworld today:

 

Finally, after some hard work this weekend, I am ajour on my cabin blog, Hyttelivet på Rastarbo, one blog post every day we are here

 

More work and my online journal is also up to date

 

Fløy en liten blåfugl, my birding journal

 

Britt Arnhilds naturdagbok, my online nature journal. Here it is difficult to see what is new, I am updating September for the moment :-)

 

dagens lille grønne, ideas for a green living

 

Med bøker på menyen, my reading journal

 

 

 

 

Cabin view, again.......

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In my blog world today
(as always updated all trough the evening):

Hytteliv på Rastarbo, my cabin journal.......several posts as I have been behind

Med bøker på menyen, Books on the Menu, my reading journal

Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader, my online journal

 

 

A white-tailed eagle

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We can see more than fjord and mountains from our cabin. I was out on the terrace early this morning, while Terje was still asleep, photographing a busy nuthatch. Then, all of a sudden, I saw something big flying by. 

I turned around and managed three shots.

A young white-tailed eagle.

 

Paradise out there......and in here

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Our view tonight,
or more correct, the view a couple of hours ago. Now everything is pitch dark.

Darkness or not, I still know that paradise is out there.......and in here.

 

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In my blog world today:

Britt Arnhilds naturdagbok, my nature journal scroll down for several new posts.

Fløy en liten blådfugl, my birding journal

maskerade, my knitting blog, with a very special music sweater I made for Øystein when he was four.

dagens lille grønne, green ideas of the day, today with a tomato sauce from the garden.

 

A rainy day

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A rainy day. A rainy cabin day. The cabin is small, we were five people = crowdy. And cozy. Outside the rain was poring down. I was out to watch two young eagles playing. I have not checked the pictures from my camera yet, but do not think I got any good images.

Indoors it was extra crowded. A new sofa, ready to be unpacked and set up. The old one still there.

Terje was busy with the sofa, Leander busy playing. Ingrid and I were knitting.......and as we finished a sweater for Marius, he had to take part in a photo shot :-)

 

 

Bird watching and tree sculpturing

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A quiet moment all by myself, and I sat down on the terrace to watch the birds.
Managed to get a few photos, a nuthatch,

and a treecreeper.

And during a break in the rain, I decided to continue some work I started last autumn - to sculpture some of the pine trees in front of the cabin.

I have no idea where this will end, but I love to try this new road.

 

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My blog world today (will be updated):

 Caffe Avec, the travel blog. Today with a tale from a historical botanical garden in Tuscany

dagens lille grønne - green ideas

 

 

Friday and cabin night

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Friday night, and cabin night.......again. 
We were at the cabin last weekend also, Terje and I, and brought with us a new fire for the terrace.

And here we are again. This time with Ingrid, Marius and Leander. We get reports from Trondheim. A heavy thunderstorm with hails, huge and many, has reached the city. Here I enjoy a lovely night in front of the outdoor fire, while Leander is asleep and the others play cards.

 

.......but rather worrying

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I am sitting here thinking of the comment I got from Julie on yesterday´s post, where I wrote about our warm and sunny May: It's lovely but rather worrying, hottest few years ever, and our govt are doing little to address climate change. But, being unable to heal the planet on my own, I do my bit, play my part and try to remain hopeful...

Yes, they are worrying these climate changes. Quite nice also, short sighted. With these lovely summer days. But it is only a couple of weeks ago since part of Norway had very bad floodings. And we all know a lot about other parts of the world.

I live in a beautiful country, where we have free access to nature. To wild nature, where you can hike for hours without meeting other humans. In many ways a paradise, where it is easy to close your eyes for the challenges of our planet.

I love this planet.
You do not destroy what you love.

I have made it my humble mission to do my share to take care of this planet, of Mother Earth. I spend time out in nature. I look for beauty. I share.

You do not destroy what you love.

 

Or like Julie says it:
But, being unable to heal the planet on my own, I do my bit, play my part and try to remain hopeful...

 

A perfect day for.......

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A perfect day for spring cleaning.

And for coffee.

And for knitting.

And for gardening.

But most of all for living

 

 

.......and for making a song without words:

 

 

 

Books on the Menu

Britt-Arnhild´s Blue Garden

Hytteliv på Rastarbo

maskerade

 

 

 

 

Back to the cabin

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Back to the cabin.
A weekend of playing.

Which means
reading
knitting
bird watching
eating
hiking
blogging
watching the view
gardening

Yes, playing :-)

"Terje, I need an extra table. I need a table just for me, to hold my camera, my binoculars, my journal, my book (read books), my knitting"

"Terje, did you hear me? Can you finds me an extra table?"

 

Of course he could.
Believe me. This man can do everything!

 

And then, with m y extra table and its contents at hand,
I could watch the birds.

Lovely birds, doing exactly what they are supposed to do at this time of the year.......

.......being busy, building their love nest.

 

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My blog- and vlog- world today:

 

Books on the Menu

Britt-Arnhild´s Blue Garden

Hytteliv på Rasterbo, cabin blog

maskerade