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Now this was another surprise in Norway! Sod roofs aka turf roofs were common. They were not just confined to living accommodation but also regularly seen on sheds, bus shelters, mail boxes etc.
According to Wiki, the concept goes back several thousand years. Until fairly recently the most common method used was to place sod on top of several layers of birch bark that had been laid on gently sloping wooden roof boards. The weight compressed the timber construction underneath, originally logs, making the inside more draught proof. This was even more apparent with the weight of winter snow on top. Another advantage was turf being quite a good insulator.
The modern method is to use bitumen roofing felt combined with dimpled plastic drainage membranes in place of birch bark. The turf is then laid over this drainage layer.
Flickr Explore # 153 on Thursday, June 29, 2017.
The leaves are nearing peak at Dolly Sods Wilderness! Here is this mornings (Sept. 22) beautiful display of color courtesy of Mother Nature!
Early light and time of day there in the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area located in the highlands of West Virginia.
... in the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia. This was in early Spring 2014. Hoping to return there soon for some Autumn captures. Will be neat to compare ...
This sod house is a recreation of the type of homes that were built by the early pioneers in the Central Plains Region.
Was hoping to see some nice Fall colors during this visit to the West Virginia Highlands, as was not disappointed. An approaching storm front was heading for the area on this particular Friday evening, and was not sure if I wanted to be at this top of the world. Glad that I headed up there as it was raining below and windy. When I arrived it was still raining but it looked like it would clear a little looking to the west. Not long after the rain became a drizzle then tapered off as the sun set. It was quite breezy making long exposures a challenge, but I did attempt some, and will most likely post some of them. Here the lighting was getting real special. The white balance is set to cloudy which warms the light a little, but in the end the setting sun hitting the tops of the clouds made for some nice tones. Here you are facing east, so the sun was setting to my back. Had to shoot in this direction anyways as in the other direction the lens would have been facing the strong winds and the light rain that was falling at this time.
Shared this with some other photographers there, as well as some that were just there to camp in the area for the night. I did not envy them for the tent (I do like to tent camp, but not in the conditions that they would see by morning). I returned here for sunrise, it lets just say it was sleeting and 20 MPH plus winds ... pretty brutal conditions, but made for some great shots to I think, will be processing them soon.
The Dolly Sods, West Virginia
Composed this capture in the morning low in the rocks of the Dolly Sods. Wanted to show there details under the blue hour sky with the early dawn colors along the horizon.
VL353, CLP12 and C508 wind through the horseshoe curve at Sodwalls with 1845 to Kelso.
2020-06-28 SSR VL353-CLP12-C508 Sodwalls 1845
View towards Söder Mälarstrand from Klara Mälarstrand in Stockholm, Sweden. The spires of the Högalids Kyrka can be seen in the background. Taken on a recent office outing to the city with Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA).
This bog habitat located along the Rocky Ridge Trail was covered in Cottongrass and ripe cranberries scattered between the sandstone boulders.
This capture at the Dolly Sods was taken as the sun was setting in the west (this is looking east). With the clouds around, the lighting was just amazing for around 15 to 20 minutes with the glow of oranges and pinks that were emanating from the clouds at this high elevation. This capture here is at the same white balance (6500K) as the shot previously posted here in my stream (and shown below in the comments). This capture here was taken about 15 minutes after the one shown previously. Amazing light and tones that were naturally glowing at this location.
As cloudy and drizzly as is was about 1,500 feet down below in the valley, I was not sure if I wanted to come to the highlands if it were to be just wind and rain. As it turned out, well worth the drive up ... you just never know that mother nature will deliver as the sun begins to set (or rise).