More Autumn

Oslo Graffiti 13 - a favourite suburbia

And we got sun!

I'm Doing the Mad Girl Thing Again

Please don't ask. I do not need the bag, but ... Of course, I could use a more intricate, exclusive taste, but I like this one, for everyday use. No room for books though, well ... I'm getting it. It is nice. It is fun. The leather is OK, not heavenly, but all right. It will last as long as it lasts - and I get a terrific splash of colour. It is the mad girl thing again.

Autumn

Close to Oslo, and we finally got a little sun. The Brahms underneath reminds of why I wanted to become a musician in the first place

So Far Away From Everything

I'm dreaming about Oz again. It is so far away from everything, a bit like Norway. I missed "old culture" there. My friends were not into aboriginal culture nor long hikes in national parks. I must go back some day, if possible. I could have stayed on, gone to med school there. I was playing with the thought. In a way I wanted to, but not for the right reasons. Oz is interesting, but not for keeps - for me.

Reminds Me of Oz

(picture/etsy shop)

Oslo Graffiti 12 - the Sinister Wall

Oslo Graffiti 11

Oslo Graffiti 10

The Cute Bike

Sokolov II

 

This is usually the first Chopin study the advanced student plays

Sokolov

Green

If it is green, I'm all yours

More Fog

Doctor School & Trying To Be Vegan

The vegan project is a little down&up these days. I've done some cutting down on the amount of food, sticking to vegetable based foods and an occasional egg. Fish is not something I like to eat, but my body craves it when I eat what I eat right now. The most important thing is, to find out how to get all the essential amino acids from vegetable sources and rotate what I eat even better to get an even greater variety of foods in the diet.

Doctor school is looking up. They have started mentor groups, where we can discuss things that puzzle us. I was lucky enough to get in to one of those and it was just great. Awfully nice bunch of people. I know this will be valuable.

A Wonderfully Rainy And Out Of Focus Weekend

A Little Ravel

Tjenna - Tvedestrand

The Foggy, Foggy Dew

 

 

Calluna Vulgaris

Amanita Muscaria

What Feels Like The First Vacation This Summer

The weather did not matter one bit, it was glorious

Erik Bruhn

The last youtube video is from a documentary about Erik Bruhn that I find quite extraordinary. I remember seeing it and feeling it changed my direction. He talked about always returning to the way of Zen. I got curious.

Oslo Graffiti 9

This little beauty was a present from a friend of my mother's in the hospital. Way too much gratitude for a little help. The patients have no one to help them doing little chores, like their shopping. I took her shopping for an hour. She had not been out for more than six weeks! We are starved when it comes to humanity. There should be a volunteer system. Or maybe families should help their elderly more? I have no answer, but not outdoors for six weeks! How is that for regaining one's health?

The Squiggle

G's father was a composer, a very good composer that was, but he had an interesting streak in his personality. He liked to be heard, but he also wanted to keep to himself. That's difficult when you work in the arts and one of the reasons I decided to go to med school. I like to play, but on my own terms. I also like to take pictures, but not of myself. It is good to be seen, but also to hide. This picture has a very common and rather boring effect, I must work on a more interesting approach.
Underneath is some music by G's wonderful father. The piece is called Welcome With Honor

Oslo Graffiti 8

Slightly Posh On A Saturday

I can't really contain myself, taking pictures of flowers however bad the outcome. On my way to one of Oslo's most posh florists by the way. Kuturnatt/Culture Night in OMLF needs the best possible flowers

Culture Night In Oslo 2011 - Kulturnatt i Oslo Musikklærerforening

My friend N and I are arranging one of the venues in Culture Night in Oslo this year. Culture Night is an all Oslo happening where different organizations show what they do and the public get in free of charge. There are arrangements all over Oslo on September 16TH. N and I arrange the one in Oslo Music Teacher's Association (venue on facebook).

N and I have been "courting" Liv Glaser for two years now, and this year we got her. She is usually busy this time of year touring. She is doing this venue pro bono for us! Liv Glaser is one of the most acclaimed Norwegian pianists and she will even bring her own fortepiano. At 6.30PM she will play Mozart and Schumann together with a soprano, Helene Wold.

Later Arild Holth will exhibit his photographs, there will be a break in the music between 8PM and 9.30PM for the exhibit. The last program, (9.30PM) is a poetry reading by Jan Bodin. Jan will bring a guitarist, Dan Heide. We are lucky to get these interesting artists.

Copyright Arild Holth

 Welcome to Kulturnatt in Oslo Musikklærerforening (link) on September 16TH if you are in Oslo! Address: Josefinesgate 15, 0351 Oslo, entrance from Underhaugsveien.

A Room With A View?

This is the view from my mother's hospital room. Today I helped her with her hand. It is more or less useless still. The cast was taken off two days ago. We are trying to clean it up. The poor arm likes being in water. It will take time to get back in good health, but she makes good progress.

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 12

Cynisism

Awesome

Maybe the word is used too much in English, especially by teenagers? I used to know a very sweet girl of fourteen, the daughter of an acquaintance. She thought everything was awesome, and she was just incredibly winsome. Maybe winsome is older folk's awesome?

By the way, I think I like the word groovy more.

This one's for you, sweet Scarlett! I hope life is good. (picture)

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 11

Egoism

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 10

Cowardice

Jeremy

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 9

Cleverness - which is not a nasty trait, of course

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 8

Vanity

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 7

Laziness

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 6

Anger

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 5

Gluttony

Oslo Photo Marathon 2011 - 4

Envy