Where the Waterfalls Mean Home
Insights from my World Travels
We awoke to greet what is supposed to be the final day of rain for our stay in Sogndal. I applaud what has been an admirable effort by our travel troupe to remain undaunted by the showers, but it's an impossible task to remain entirely unfazed by multiple days of depressing weather on a for-leisure …
Today was another soaked day in Sogndal, though it appears it will likely be one of the last before we make our eventual exit in a week's time. This led to something of an administrative day for us, completing a few last errands to sustain the rest of our stay, which was productive with respect …
We overindulged in sleep a tad more than we likely should have this morning, but I blame yesterday's rigorously physical demands of photographing people doing rigorously physical work. I jest, of course; our time in the orchard was not overly strenuous, but it did call for some extra time to recuperate after being outside on …
Oh, yes! I love the sunshine! Like kindness or like mirth Upon a human countenance, Is sunshine on the earth Upon the earth, upon the sea; And through the crystal air, Or piled-up cloud; the gracious sun Is glorious everywhere! The emergence of sunlight and blue sky this morning brought a needed boost to our …
The briefest of dry spells this morning was an unveiled signal to venture outward, so we loaded ourselves into our car and traversed the familiar road to Skei (pronounced like "shy"), a town we passed through days before on our trip with Arnor and Kari. Skei is home to a gift shop heavily favored by …
Where I live in America, there really is no silver lining to a downpour; the rain magnifies some of the already unpleasant features of living in a heavily populated city. The labyrinthian roads of Washington, D.C. become that much more treacherous to navigate, and while I do not possess a car myself, my occasional reliance …
While our previous run-ins with soggy weather have been mild at worst, today's rain was the most oppressive we've encountered yet; the showers were ceaseless, blanketing the city in a wet, dreary haze for the entire day. Tomorrow's weather, most unfortunately, appears primed to be much of the same. Alas, we tried to make the …
We were thrilled to begin our day of conversation with relatives--rain again, you see--with the news that Erik and Kari had taken a trip to see the doctor for her usual checkup, and had received resoundingly positive news about her progress. (Within the last year, Kari has been battling cancer.) Their spirits, and ours with …
This week, we appear to have fallen victim to the vicissitudes of the weather, as Sogndal shows no sign of offering a reprieve from the rain any time soon, save for a few fleeting peeks of sunlight throughout the day. But if we allowed showers to fully deflate our spirits, we would simply wither away …
A rainy day in Sogndal called for a day of conversation and food, so without much ado, we headed over to join Erik and Kari for coffee and chit-chat before migrating two doors over to meet many new faces (for me, at least!) at one of the many Foss households. Our lengthy conversation touched on …
Where the Waterfalls Mean Home 