ABC Wednesday -Q

Q is for Quantum of Solace. The new James Bond movie.

Tonight at 6:45 PM local time I am at the cinema watching this movie.

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ABC Wednesday

ABC Wednesday, letter O for Off road.

In my job I need to go off road many times a year. Sometimes I walk, sometimes I use ATV and snowmobile to get to a mountain top. I use a Polaris 6x6 ATV in the summertime and a Polaris Switchback 600.
Most of the time it's fun to use these vehicles, but sometimes I get stuck with the snowmobile. 260 kg stuck in deep snow can be a challenge to dig out and lift alone.

Now and then I go by helicopter to save a lot of time.

These pictures are shot with an Old camera, hence the quality.

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ABC Wednesday - M

M for Map.

I love geography and Maps. If I see a map I have to study it. Old maps are my favorite.

Before I go on holiday I use Google Earth to study roads, cities and so on.

I have two GPS’s. One Garmin Nüvi 660 for navigation in car, installed with a European road map.

At work, when I go in the woods and up in the mountains I use a Garmin 60CS with topographic maps.

This picture is a map from Trondheim and the area around.

This last one is a 3D picture of Mount Everest seen from the north. Google earth have a lot of interesting features.

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ABC Wednesday - L

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L- for Left behind

In Norway we have a lot of ferries to transport people and vehicles across the fjords. Sometimes I have to drive a bit too fast to get to the ferry in time. Well, I have been left behind several times, but not last week when I had to cross the fjord Trondheimsfjorden. Lucky me :-)

ABC Wednesday - K

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K for Key:

In my job I need keys to get access to buildings, basements, rooftops, towers and other locations.

ABC Wednesday - J

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J is for Jet Boats

In 2005 Class V1 World Championship boats visited Trondheim. These are some of my pics. Happy ABC Wednesday :-) The small island you see in the background is called  Munkholmen.

ABC Wednesday - I

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Letter I for:

iPod - my iPod Nano 8GB, the previous version:

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I for Ivar - my first name

Ivar is a male name. Can be used as both first and middle name, originating in the Norse name Ívarr, formed by the Norse words ýr, "yew"(norsk: Barlind), and harjaR, "warrior".

In Norway 6732 men have just 'Ivar' as their first name. My name day is January 31.

My blog name is Ivar Ivrig, and 'Ivrig' means 'eager' ;-)

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I for Image. Here is one shot by me this autumn:

ABC Wednesday. H is for Hell

Hell is a small place about 30 km east of Trondheim, close to Trondheim Airport Værnes/TRD.

The name is from an old Norwegian word 'hellir', and means overhang.

Hell also means 'stroke of good luck' :-)

For English speaking people this is a popular place to visit :-)

These pictures are, as you can see, from the railway station.

"GODS" means something like cargo.

 

As you can see, Hell is not beneath. It is 3.9 meters above sea level :-)

This last one is a postcard, one of the most famous ones. Found this on Internet, here.

ABC Wednesday: F for Fox

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

A cute little fellow :-)

ABC Wednesday: E is for Eclipse

 

Friday 01.08.2008 at 10:34 we had a solar eclipse. From my house I captured this photo. I have posted some more photos earlier in my blog.

Have a nice Wednesday :-)