Sunday Walk on 1/4/2009

Here you see Veronica and Charley on kicksleds. There is some great information about this Scandinavia 'vehicle' on wikipedia. Enter the name 'kicksled' and it comes up. Among the information you'll find is that kicksledding used to be a major event in the Nordic Olympics around 1900. In Finland, they have revived the sport and it is now a serious sport there. You will find that the kicksled originated in Sweden about 1870. It doesn't say anything about a tile from the 1600 that was found in Holland with a picture of a person on a kicksled, so it might be a much older invention that we think. In the summer time you'll see many elderly using a kicksleds with wheels and brakes; a more balanced substitution for a bicycle and you have a place to sit and rest if needed.

Beautiful view over the small boat harbor on Sandsøy. That's as much as we saw of the sunlight on 1/4. Barely any color in the sky at all.

We received lots of new snow over New Years. Here is outside Kirsten and Tony's house.

We were able to help feed the wild sheep. Too much snow for them to be able to dig through the snow and find their own food.

Veronica got to give them 'candy' and some of there dared to come close including "Ola" the ram. He has gorgeous horns.