Summer

Summer. In the northern hemisphere it's the perfect time of year, when the winter cold has melted away, scratched the earth and given way for chlorophyll and allergies. And fruit. Oh, strawberries, how your red beautifully mismatches the green. And cherries. So many cherries. Once again the air smells of something, not just a chill that burns the insides of the nostrils. It's summer. Freckles, beer on boats, shrimp out of and into the ocean, and people grinning on every Hipstamatic-print-for-iPhone. The one thing summer in Norway lacks is people at work. At least people who work for Norway. Welcome home, where the government governs from vacation.