Notes from Norway

[Hoy]

We had hoped to reach the ridge to the left (Reinanuten 1295m) but the time went too fast!




The flora here do not diverge from the ordinary which you do find everywhere.

It had been much snow last winter and it had barely melted many places so it was still spring! Pinguicula vulgaris in flower.




Soon the winter is here and frost has already touched this Trichophorum cespitosum (a rather common sedge relative).




Where the snow had disappeared early we found tonnes of ripe blueberries and we ate a lot




I always wish that more bulbous plants did grow here, but in wain. I have to do with plants like this Luzula sp.

[Hoy]

As I told, the snow had barely gone in the higher grounds. So the vegetation was in spring modus, still in flower and very green. The winter will come in a month or two . . . .
Rubus chamaemorus was flowering where the snow had disappeared a week or two ago. (This is a male flower, so no fruit anyway )




Also Cornus suecica (or whatever it's name is nowadays) was in flower some places and in fruit other places.






A pond with Eriophorum sp.




Phyllodoce caerulea.

[David Nicholson]

An outhouse!

If that is what I think it might be there's never going to be a queue is there?

Great post as usual Trond.

[Hoy]

We stopped at Hegnenuten 950m. To reach Reinanuten we had to descend 100m before climbing 500m to the summit but it was getting late (too much blueberry!).

Views of Reinanuten and the part of glacier called Buerbreen.




The birches are severely tortured by heavy snow cover in winter.




Buervatnet and another arm of the glacier.




Lake Buervatn.




Steep cliffs!

[Hoy]

If that is what I think it might be there's never going to be a queue is there?

Great post as usual Trond.

David, you are right in both presumptions

Thanks

[Robert]

Trond,

The scenery is stunningly beautiful!     I would never tire of this.   

Is Rubus chamaemorus monoecious or dioecious? I think that you told me at one time but I have forgotten.

You say that the native flora does not have much variety, but it seems that at least the climate would be an alpine gardener's paradise. 

[Tim Ingram]

Spectacular scenery! But why would you need an outhouse with so many trees? Norwegians must be very civilised people!

[Maggi Young]

Spectacular scenery! But why would you need an outhouse with so many trees? Norwegians must be very civilised people!

I'm sure Norwegians are very civilised - I expect they are also keen not to expose their important little places to icy blasts.....

[Robert]

I bet mosquitoes are a factor too! 

[Tim Ingram]

 

[Maggi Young]

 

[Hoy]

Trond,

The scenery is stunningly beautiful!     I would never tire of this.   

Is Rubus chamaemorus monoecious or dioecious? I think that you told me at one time but I have forgotten.

You say that the native flora does not have much variety, but it seems that at least the climate would be an alpine gardener's paradise. 

 

The cloudberry flowers are dioecious Sometimes all I findare male

The native flora is poor. As you can see from the pictures most of the species are the same everywhere. Alpines do well, at least someplaces! I have to watch out for slugs and also blackbirds and magpies - they uproot every plant in my rock garden (A gardener is never satisfied, you know  )

[Hoy]

Spectacular scenery! But why would you need an outhouse with so many trees? Norwegians must be very civilised people!

Some of us are when we have to

[Hoy]

I'm sure Norwegians are very civilised - I expect they are also keen not to expose their important little places to icy blasts.....

We usually have trousers for that

[Hoy]

I bet mosquitoes are a factor too! 

Mosquitoes? Never heard of that. Are they dangerous?