B is for Bridge in this week’s black and white challenge.
See this photograph in my full post A Year in Lapland
A Year in Lapland
After a year it is time to leave the Arctic Circle and head south for the winter. It has been an excellent experience to see Lapland change throughout the year with its dramatic seasonal extremes.
As well as the difference in climate there is also a difference in lifestyle, a more back to basics living. Nature is a large part of living in Lapland and during the long summer days you can make the most of it. To really enjoy Lapland you have to come to terms with the dark and cold days during the winter.
I have shared many of my photographs with you over the year but there are stills some I haven’t. I have compiled a list of the last year, a photograph for each month. Some you might have seen but many you wouldn’t have.
What month (or months) do you like the most?
A Year in Lapland
January
February
March
April
May
June
Other photographs of the Midnight Sun HERE and HERE.
July
Reindeer are free to roam in Lapland. See more photographs HERE.
August
Featured in my post Three Nations Border Point
September
October
For more Northern Lights
November
December
Through the Graveyard
See more photographs of churches in my post The Churches of Lapland
The Churches of Lapland
Churches are often the center of a town or village, a place where the community has met for years, and usually one of the oldest buildings. During World War II the German’s burnt their way through the North and churches were the only buildings they spared. They are built with the materials they have in abundance, in the UK that was stone, in Finland it’s wood. With the new churches that have been built that has started to change but all the older churches are made from wood.
See the gallery below
The Churches of Lapland
Tromsø Arctic Church
Tromsø Arctic Church
© Our Shadows Will Remain
Winter is Coming
In Lapland winter is always coming. For a majority of the year the landscape is covered in snow and the temperatures often drop well below zero. After the Ruska period the leaves fall from the trees and the first frost isn’t far behind.
The collection of photographs below are an account of the Transition between autumn and winter.
Do you think this is a dramatic change? Is this what you would expect from life above the Arctic Circle?
Kittilä Church – A Different View
Kittilä Church
Kittilä church was completed in 1831 and was the only building in Kittilä to survive the German’s Scorched Earth policy during the Lapland war in 1944. The church was designed by C.L Engel, the same man who designed the Iconic Helsinki Cathedral.
Which do you like, Kittilä church in summer or winter?
A great Transition.
This post continues HERE.
Mid-day Sunrise
The Soft Light of Day
From Another Planet
With the weather changing and the cold temperatures it has made its impact on the natural surroundings. The frost, snow and icy winds have transformed the trees into something you would see on another planet. As the the photo challenge theme is trio this week, here are three images of trees as you won’t usually see them.
Our Shadows Will Remain 