Tigger got her bounce back

Annaliese, our boisterous tigger, suffered a bout of the blahs, hum drums, and overall Eeyore-like gloom.  Turns out she had some kind of low grade flu that the rest of us subsequently got.   On the mend, however, we have been hitting the trails and running as a family and of course scaling tall peaks.  Annaliese also discovered the ski poles and has been rollerblading like a native Langrenn skier in training. And believe me, there are tons of lean, fit individuals working out in skinny tights and roller skiis. 

Apparently world cup Langrenn happens in our very backyard and many world class Olympians come from here.  They must also do the special ski and shoot races here as well.  I saw a man carrying a sack the other day and realized it had quivers sticking out.  A man in skinny tights with quivers... oh mercy.  It's been inspiring though, lovely Melita has taken to jogging every day around the dam to keep fit.

Also, for those of you who keep asking me about whether the sun sets at 3 pm yet, I thought I would share a Physical Geography lesson 101 and point out that Sept. 22 is the Equinox.  On this auspicious day, all parts of the earth have roughly 12 hours day and 12 hours night.  Yes, even at 63 deg. north (7 am sunrise, 7 pm sunset).  Moreover, I took these photos just yesterday at the botanical garden where the girls and I strolled through the different exotic plants.   Yes, flowers are still blooming in Trondheim, butterflies still flapping, and young girls are still skipping through the daisies.  Of course, pretty soon we start losing 20 min of daylight EVERY DAY...aaahhh..  But for now, we suck up the sun like it is a drug and we are addicts about to go on rehab.