Photo Friday: Welcome Back September

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 / Lon Hetrick

It’s Friday!

It’s the first Friday in September. In the north autumn is underway. Here in Atlanta, I can feel it on the horizon. Now our thoughts turn to football, sweaters, and hot chocolate, and my personal favorites: camping, colors, and mountain air.

Here’s a few reasons I’ve enjoyed autumns past, and why I look forward to September-November every year.

Enjoy!

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Graveyard Fields on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Grandkids at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm, Dawsonville, GA

The View from our house

photo of wooden fence with black-eyed susans

Grey Fence and Black Eyed Susan

Hickory (I think) on Clingman’s Dome in the Smoky Mountains

Japanese maple leaves in my front yard

Sunrise at the Len Foote Hike Inn, September 11, 2011

Sunrising Over the Len Foote Hike Inn, GA

A View From Clingman’s Dome

The view along the Linn Cove Viaduct, Blue Ridge Parkway

Hiking Tallulah Gorge (one of my favorite photos of Dawn)

Waterfall in Smoky Mountain National Park

Solitude for Heidi, Round Bald, Roan Mountain State Park, TN

Photo Friday: Oslo Again

August 15, 2014August 14, 2014 / Lon Hetrick

Happy Friday!

This is the final gallery in our Norway series taken as we returned to Oslo by train. We had some terrific memories: watching the changing of the royal guard right after dignitaries arrived at the palace, and taking the girls to shop at Ikea (of all places, LOL).

Enjoy!

Previous Norway galleries:

⟩ Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo reveals a bit of Norwegian cultural history

⟩ Oslo to Myrdal to Flåm began our cross-country Norway in a Nutshell tour

⟩ Best Walk Ever captures our stroll through the villages of Flåm and Lunden

⟩ Cruise on the Sognefjord with stunning views

⟩ Gudvangen and Voss completes our tour of the Sognefjord

⟩ Beautiful Bergen makes my list of places I’d love to live

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Traveling cross-country by train brought us from spring, to winter, to spring again

somewhere on the train from Bergen to Oslo

Many norwegian homes still have a traditional guest house

Oslo City Hall is a famous landmark in Norway

At the national theatre (notice the pigeon on the central figure’s head, which the statue boy seems to be watching)

Isn’t the brickwork in front the University amazing?

In front of Oslo’s University (norwegian sweater from Bergen)

Touring the royal palace park and garden

Here we are in front of the Royal Palace and the Statue of King Karl III John of Norway

No gates. No bars. Up close at the changing of the royal guard

Princesses at the palace watching the changing of the guard. So cute!

This was a highlight for Dawn taking in her ethnic roots

The view of downtown Oslo from the royal palace

I can’t pass up taking pictures of flowers

I wish these tulips were in better focus to contrast with the rushing trolley

Photo Friday: Beautiful Bergen

August 8, 2014August 14, 2014 / Lon Hetrick

It’s Friday!

Aren’t you glad the weekend is here? I so look forward to weekends, especially Sunday worship at church.

Anyway, here’s another installment in our series of photo galleries from our trip to Norway in May. These are from our visit to the west coast city of Bergen, Norway’s second largest city. The city was so beautiful, I’m afraid my photos don’t do it justice. We found Bergeners preparing for Syttende Mai (May 17^th), Norway’s national celebration of independence, many of them wearing their colorful traditional costumes. I wish I could have captured more photos of this.

Enjoy!

Previous Norway galleries:

⟩ Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo reveals a bit of Norwegian cultural history

⟩ Oslo to Myrdal to Flåm began our cross-country “Norway in a Nutshell” tour

⟩ Best Walk Ever captures our stroll through the villages of Flåm and Lunden

⟩ Cruise on the Sognefjord with stunning views

⟩ Gudvangen and Voss completes our tour of the Sognefjord

Click any photo to view a full-size slide show