Fall in Oslo

Summer 2007 is over, its been great, my bike is parked in the garage for a long dark winter, but fortunately the fall has so far been dry and shining:
- however, I cannot say I look forward to the cold Norwegian winter, but it is the prospect of the spring and summer that makes the 'clock tick' in a Norwegian heart :-)

Austin, Texas

I just had the exciting pleasure of attending the IBM Academy annual meeting in Austin, Texas with lots of interesting people - and insects:


Austin is actually a very interesting place with lots of small bars and joints where young Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired musicians plays the blues... Austin is also famous for all the bats flying out under the bridge at sunset, although I found the bugs more interesting:

Swiss Alps and Alsace

This summer we did the Swiss alps and Alsace on my motorbike in best possible weather with breathtaking views, wonderful curvy roads, nice people and some very very good Alsace wines - and not to forget, the *** Michelin Auberge d'Lill restaurant in Illhausen:
Alsace was actually 'packed' with beautiful small towns, well maintained with lots of flowers and colours:

San Diego

I recently proudly received an award for my work within digital media and was invited together with Marianne to lovely San Diego to be honoured and receive the award:

As we stayed for a whole week we had lots of time cruising in our rented Mustang convertible and enjoy all what San Diego offers in great nature (La Jolla etc), shopping (Fashion valley) and restaurants and bars in the gas lamp district.

Obviously we also visited Sea World:

And of course I found some macro
opportunities as well:

Early spring butterflies

These two lovely creatures are enjoying the early spring sun, they are both awakened from last year and thus have only this summer left..
The peacock shows no signs of being a year old:









-whereas the white Comma looks a bit "worn":

Berlin by car

..and then we take berlin... we did it recently by car
from oslo via sweden and lovely south of denmark (falster) where the spring was just about to explode in colours..

Macro photography

Believe it or not, but this is a quite ordinary Lilly and its seeds, exciting!?