It's the little things in life ...

... that makes it worth living, they say. I'm sure we all agree that they're right about that.


This week Petunia has put "little things" as the theme for her photo challenge. The prize is a gift card from the lovely shop Anglofilia, and I found I had to try my luck with this one, since I'm such an Anglophile that I even married an Englishman.

My photo is about Hubby and one of the most important little things there is - caring for each other.


As it happens, Husfruen has felt rather pale and tired for a good while now. It's all to do with anaemia, which makes you so exhausted sometimes that the only thing you can do is lie down and rest. At such times Hubby brings me a blanket and a hot water bottle, and so that I shan't lie there alone and feel sorry for myself, he fetches my sleepy teddy Basse to keep me company. 
- It's just a little thing, he says, but to me it feels like a big thing to have someone who cares.

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. 

Heavenly

Here is our contribution to Petunia's heavenly photos. Hubby is the photographer, of course.
The picture was taken out of the window at Haukeliseter this Christmas. The icicles were really huge, some of them several meters long, so here it is probably not recommended to sit and lean against the wall. Just imagine having something like that falling on your head!

More heavenly photos can be found here.

Please vote for us!

Both Hubby and Husfruen have joined in Petunia's photo competition "My little country" on her blog. The contestants have sent in 84 photographs of various places in Norway.

These are our contributions:

Its a tough competition, so we need all the help we can get. Please go HERE and vote for us!
Hubby has numbers 81 and 84.
Husfruen has numbers 73 and 75.

Thanks for your support. :-)

Black and white generalizing

Generally speaking, it is supposedly not good to view the world in either black or white. A general in black and white is perfectly fine though. ;-)
As you may have gathered from our last post we are in a bit of colourless mood these days. Tonight Hubby dug out one of his favourite films - The General by Buster Keaton.

Photo is borrowed from here.

This 1927 masterpiece is one of the highlights of the silent movie era. We admired both the story and the photography. Oh, and it was good for a few laughs too.

Photo competition

I think Hubby is a very good photographer, so I thought I'd enter three of his photos in Fotoverden's August competition. The theme this month is black and white.

This lovely picture was taken by the Rana river in Northern Norway. The long exposure emphasizes the beauty and power of the mighty river.

The next picture is not so idyllic. Along the main street in the capital, Oslo, one can see people who fall through the cracks of our welfare state system. I think this photograph illustrates the problem. The beggar is actually sitting outside the parliament building.

The last picture illustrates teenage frustration. The photo was taken on a trip to Newcastle. This boy had had just experienced a bit too much nagging and ran over to a railway bridge, stood under the letters and let the world know what he thought. Luckily, Dad had the camera ready. 


If you would like to vote for Hubby in the contest, we'd appreciate it a lot.