High up in the mountains of Norway,
The early spring skies are big and wild —
And old houses have birch trees growing on them!
Roros is an old copper mining town —
And the remnants of those days lend some kind of industrial romance
When decorated with dramatic skies.
As the sun peeked over the ridge of the mountains
Another glorious day dawned —
And I was grateful to be there.
For more romance, please visit: Skywatch.
Lady Fi 
Your photos are always amazing to see, and the last shot is just incredibly breath-taking.
I wonder how big the root of that birch tree has gotten?
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Love these photographs – the light and depth of each are just gorgeous.
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Nicely shot as always. There is an extraordinary feeling to these old towns. As if the past was only sleeping. 🙂
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really neat views! the trees on the roof made me laugh. 🙂
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Gorgeous… What a fantastic place to take photos. When you are gone ‘filming’ —are you filming for a magazine or something like that???? I’ll bet MANY of your photos get chosen…. You truly do have a gift.
Hugs,
Betsy
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We were making a film for our customer that makes ergonomic chairs. They have a factory here.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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That is neat… Thanks!
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wow, roros looks beautiful in your photos, with those skies
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I love wild skies and the birches on the roof – like something from a fairy tale!
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Lovely light, lovely colour, lovely subject – what could be better? Very nice work.
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Wonderful, delightful captures as always, Fiona!! Love the old village, the trees on the roofs, and your always incredible skies!! Thanks for sharing the beauty! Have a great weekend!!
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I suppose if you have a grass roof, trees growing out of it seem perfectly normal!
What lovely skies…
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The skies you captured are definitely dramatic — and beautiful. I especially like your first photo.
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The thing that always fascinates me about your images Fiona is the light. There’s something about the light that is both mysterious and yet so revealing.
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are they all remnants or still functional? trees on the house, ha…i wonder if the roots hang down below or just spread across the roof….cool place…
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Just remnants. The copper mining stopped a long time ago.
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how beautiful!!!!
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how beautiful!!!!
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Fantastic photography of beautiful skies and vintages buildings ~ xoxo
artmusedog and carol, (A Creative Harbor)
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Beautiful photos, Fiona. I guess when those who have lived there say that their roots are in that house.. they really mean it. 😉
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Looking at the photos, I could hear the words to “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles! Really lovely!
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Your pictures are always wonderful 🙂
Greetings
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Ooh and aah. And I love the alternative way of looking at a time which was undoubtedly difficult, dangerous and destructive. Seeing the beauty is wonderful.
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I just love that little cabin on the first photograph!
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Great shots Fi. I’d really like to visit Rorøs one day. 🙂
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Beautiful and very rustic!!!
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Are those really trees growing on the roof? How amazing. I just love your photos. 🙂
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This town has been charmed by fairies! How else could it be so beautiful? How else could trees grow on the roof? How else could the colors be so lovely? (Oh wait, I know the answer to that last one — this town has a magic photographer!)
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Beautiful skies and lovely scenes! The first image is my favorite. Have a happy weekend!
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So cool seeing the trees on the roof!!! I love old buildings!
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Wonderful skies and habitations
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= ❤
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I appreciate you letting me visit this neat old place–and I did not even need a jacket.
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I loved the pictures and I loved Norway:)
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Wonderful skies. I do like an interesting sky. The trees on the roof are interesting too, I wonder if they cause damage?
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the first picture is so cool to me 🙂
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Nice pictures. I love this sky’s
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Great series!
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Beautiful photos.
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… And I am grateful to here! How beautiful!
My Yatra Diary…
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to *be here! — typo.
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Wow.
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Wonderful captures!
Those skies are beautiful, beyond words. 🙂
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The skies are beautiful ! (the snow less :))
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Gorgeous! I love the one of the trees on the roof especially.
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Gorgeous building in Norway, there once an old copper mining town, but it was no longer in use. Some beautiful photos Fi.
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Simply superb!!
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ein uriger Himmel
er zeigt richtig ungemütliches Wetter an
einen LG zum Wochenende vom katerchen
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Nice photos, delicateness, wonderful clouds! Really impressive!
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How beautiful!
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I was in Kirkenes once in June … and it was damned cold but I loved it, it was so different from what I know !
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I love the patina of those old buildings against the moody skies.
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That’s a beautiful town. Lovely shots.
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Amazing how trees grown on the house roof! I have seen banyan trees take roots into the abandon walls and sunshades…
Great shots
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what a beautiful but cold looking place
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Wonderful images with dramatic skies!
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Beautiful winter shots.
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great photos!
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So beautiful and great photos!
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I love these dramatic skies and great shots of the mining town in the snow.
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Amazing photographs !! Can’t resist myself to follow you.. 🙂
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Beautiful photos Lady Fi. I had a chance to visit in northern Norway so many years ago. Such a beautiful landscape.
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Wow, this sky really looks dramatic. Absolutely amazing shots!
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Fiona, you have captured nature at her very best…those clouds, that light…gorgeous.
Jen
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Such a lovely old town, and great shots of it.
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Reminds me of some of our old mining towns in the Western US. Beautiful shots, really nice skies and love the trees growing out of the roof!
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A scene from the past backdropped by glorious skies!
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It’s surprising how nature finds it’s own way of sustaining it self.Referring to those birch trees growing on the houses. My favourite is the first pic. Beautiful shots!
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Your verse and photos are as effective as if you hosted a TV travelogue show.
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Beautiful photos and mountain town! 🙂 and a quite long time since I was there.
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Hi! All of your photos are very interesting. The birch tree photo is express weight of the history in this town. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
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i love seeing buildings, especially old handmade looking ones. trees growing in the roof, wow, that is so cool.
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beautiful snaps!
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to bad it is abandoned. At least it seems to be.
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j’aime bien ces deux cabanes au premier cliché
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Dramatic indeed — those skies. That roof with little trees on it makes a very interesting picture.
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Thank you.
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rustic countryside shots
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Amazing & Brilliant (as usual) xxx LOVE from Minnesota.
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Dramatic skies and wonderful scenes.
Thanks for stopping by, Lady Fi.
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Such picturesque scenarios 🙂
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How beautiful Fi… I love the trees growing on top of the old houses… life insists on making its way no matter what.
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The skies look absolutely surreal – the images wonderful. With all of the confirmation in the comments above, you must know you have a keen eye for particular beauty. Thank you, Fi!
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Such a cool place to visit. I love the trees growing on the rooftops. Cheers, Danette
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Beautiful! Amazing how those trees grow on the roof.
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Heisann! 32 years pasted since I stayed there for some days… I wonderful little town of ours.
The atmosphere is amazing …
Have a nice week!
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🙂 awesome shots as always
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A bit sad the photos but so beautiful…
· hugs
· CR · & · LMA ·
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Gosh, what a beautiful, bleak landscape.
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Oh, how I adore scenes & structures like these!! Thank you for sharing!
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Another series of amazing photos. You live in Norway? Its a beautiful area.
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I’m a Brit living in Sweden. I was in Roros for business.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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