Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

A very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking fruit. Elevation: 72…


2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

What an incredible number of coincidences in one night! First of all a clear night - a rarity this summer! Add the first aurora borealis after the bright…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this plant with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds are yet to be…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

This plant is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

This plant is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…


Caralluma socotrana UV

Caralluma socotrana UV

A mesmerizing flower in shape, texture and color which is almost completely dark in UV. Endemic.


Filtkongslys (Verbascum thapsus)

Filtkongslys (Verbascum thapsus)

Jeg har tidligere hatt en over to meter høy utgave av arten i hagen, og sådde frø fra den rundt morplanten og omgivelsene rundt, men dette til tross fikk jeg…


Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum)

Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum)

Dette er en plante som jeg noen år finner flere av her i Sandbukta, og denne ha r ulykkeligvis slått seg ned langs veien nede i Sandbukta, der den i sommer har…


Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum) UV

Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum) UV

I UV lys er kronbladene lyse og pollenknapper og tråder mørke. For menensket er UV kanskje en blek kopi av de nøyanser vi ser i vårt begrensete del av lyset,…


Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

This was an incredibly windy and cold night, and it was really hard to find a place away from the wind to set up the camera for long exposures. Even with my…