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I received these breathtaking images from San Geraldo’s talented cousin, Marita. She lives in Norway, above the town of Sortland (population less than 6,000), which is 200 km/125 miles north of the Arctic Circle. She said they’ve been having an exceptional season. We wish we could be there to witness the northern lights ourselves. But it’s cold and dark (in January, they get only a few hours daily of dim, blueish twilight) and, besides, there’s no guarantee we’d see the northern lights anyway which have no schedule and make no commitments. So we’re grateful to Marita for sharing these with us. Not only is the aurora borealis breathtaking but Marita’s photos raise them to another level. We saw the northern lights briefly when we were flying from Seattle to Boston in 1982, but who knows? Maybe one day we’ll see them for ourselves from northern Norway.
I’ll phone The Kid Brother tonight to find out if he went to the office about his financial situation. I think a major problem is that he insists on spending his own money on many groceries when he’s provided with a card to pay for those. He has to go to the office for the card (as a security measure; although two years ago a senior staffer was fired for using his card to shop for herself). I don’t think he likes using the card and prefers to appear independent. I know he doesn’t spend randomly otherwise. Unlike his brother in Spain.
Recibí estas impresionantes imágenes de la talentosa prima de San Geraldo, Marita. Vive en Noruega, sobre la ciudad de Sortland (población inferior a 6.000 habitantes), a 200 km/125 millas al norte del Círculo Polar Ártico. Dijo que han tenido una temporada excepcional. Ojalá pudiéramos estar allí para presenciar la aurora boreal. Pero hace frío y está oscuro (en enero, solo tienen unas pocas horas diarias de un crepúsculo tenue y azulado) y, además, no hay garantía de que la veamos, ya que no tenemos horario ni compromisos. Así que le agradecemos a Marita que las compartiera con nosotros. La aurora boreal no solo es impresionante, sino que las fotos de Marita la elevan a otro nivel. Vimos la aurora boreal brevemente durante nuestro vuelo de Seattle a Boston en 1982, pero ¿quién sabe? Quizás algún día la veamos con nuestros propios ojos desde el norte de Noruega.
Llamaré a El Hermanito esta noche para preguntarle si fue a la oficina por su situación financiera. Creo que un problema importante es que insiste en gastar su propio dinero en muchas compras en el supermercado cuando le dan una tarjeta para pagarlas. Tiene que ir a la oficina a buscar la tarjeta (como medida de seguridad; aunque hace dos años una empleada con alto cargo fue despedida por usar su tarjeta para comprarse). No creo que le guste usar la tarjeta y prefiera parecer independiente. Sé que no gasta a la ligera, a diferencia de su hermano en España.
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Wow!
David:
You took the word right out of my mouth. Worth a trip?
I think it would be amazing to see this daily. When you see things like this it makes you think how beautiful and powerful nature can be.
Mistress Maddie:
Can you imagine what early civilizations thought when they saw this?
Amazing, but now I realize how much like the Northern Lights I am, because I also have “no schedule and make no commitments.”
And I’m just as colorful!!
Bob:
We’ll just call you Aurora! Or maybe, Mr. Borealis. Actually, I like the sound of Bob Borealis. Tell Carlos.
I like it, too!
When I was flying to Europe one time, I saw a glimmer of them out the window of the plane, but I have never really SEEN them. It would be amazing to see, but I am not sure if I would enjoy being in the Arctic where there is hardly any daylight in the winter.
Michael:
That’s how I’ve seen them, as well, only from a plane window. It was wonderful, but doesn’t compare to what Marita and family see at home. We keep thinking of going in winter, but we’ve been as far north as Bergen in winter and even that wasn’t easy for us. It was like dusk from late morning to mid afternoon. SG brought a SAD lamp and sat in front of it daily while he worked at his laptop. We do think that helped him.
The farthest north I have ever been is Iceland, and that was in the summer where there was never really dark night…just a dusky kind of feeling. I think winter would be too much for me to handle.
It’s so true that the Northern Lights have no schedule and make no commitments — you just have to be in the right place at the right time to see them! These photos are spectacular, thanks for posting them!
Debra:
When Marita sent them to me, I knew I had to share them. Uplifting.
The aurora have been visible in Northern Minnesota recently. They make my heart sing.
Bonnie in Minneapolis
Bonnie:
I’ve heard other places in the States have been witness this year, too. Must have been amazing.
Wonderful northern lights photos, the best I have seen. Gigi
Gigi:
The same for me. And Marita has shared some stunning photos in the past.
Aren’t these photos wonderful! I have never seen the Northern Lights ‘live’ but these are the next best thing!
KB likes his independence, I guess……whenever he can get it.
Jim:
Oh, KB, I used to have hair! And, yes, these photos do help.
Those are spectacular! I saw the Northern lights many years ago, camping with family in Algonquin Park in Ontario. Amazing green veils floating around the sky. Boud
Boud:
That must have been awesome to see while camping. I can’t imagine.
The one with the tractor somehow anchors the celestial magnificence with the pragmatic earthly world we think we live in.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
Yes, I love that one, and the one with the horses.
Spectacular photos!
In October 2024, I did see the Northern Lights (even though in mid-Atlantic) and captured some decent photos, but none as beautiful as the ones here. My photos only showed purple and dark pink streaks. No greens.
Mary
Mary:
Maybe you should move north?
Holeeeeee cow, can you imagine seeing this in person!?!
Beautiful!
Judy C:
They just look out their windows or walk out the door. No matter how hard I try, I’m sure I have no idea what it’s really like.
These are incredible!! It’s always been my dream to see them in real life (with the naked eye). At least I got to see a tiny version through my phone camera not long ago. Almost unheard of in south Arkansas. I don’t know if it’s exciting or worrisome to be getting all these large CMEs that make it possible.
Kelly:
That’s been our dream, too. I don’t know what this intensity means.
Those are INCREDIBLE pictures! I’ve seen auroras but not that large and well-defined, at least not that I remember.
Steve:
Marita regularly shares photos. They have a ringside seat. She said this year has been unusual.
Stunning photos! They come closest to the aurora borealis I observed on Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic.
Tundra Bunny:
Just about the same latitude, I guess, but so much wilder. I can’t believe you did time there. Must have been incredible… and difficult.
LOL, you make it sound like I was in jail, Scoot! Actually, it was much harder when I was stationed at Resolute Bay: no wildlife, horrid winter weather and the 24 hour darkness was very disorienting for me. Going to meet a plane at 2 PM in pitch black really creeped me out! But I loved the 24 hour daylight as we could play baseball at 3AM.
Tundra Bunny:
I don’t know how you did it. But what a fascinating life.
Nature’s fireworks! Utterly wonderful… Jx
Jon:
Astounding. I would so love to be teleported in when it’s happening.
The photos are stunning!
And the kid brother needs to start thinking more about that dough!
I know how it is with family, but babes, you gotta talk to him.
XOXO
Sixpence:
I gotta talk to him? Oh, man, have I talked to him.
I’ve never seen the Northern Lights other than in photos.
Kirk:
The one glimpse I had on a plane was awesome, but hardly anything at all. It must be incredible.
I wonder what people thought of the northern lights before science explained them.
ellen abbott:
I do, too. I’ll bet that’s where many stories of gods come from.
oh the Northern lights, here on PEI people living in the countryside or by the seaside saw them clearly. It is quite the spectacle.
larrymuffin:
I can’t imagine living someplace where you can just walk out your door and see this.