A Christmas Day walk in Åmli

As the time was approaching the noon, the sky was becoming more and more clear. The nature was giving us the present of sunny day. And really, the rock in front of the house on the other side of river was painted by the sunny gold. It seemed like the colors had returned to the nature - no more black and white movie shades.
Having learned the lesson that one can't hesitate when it comes to weather in Norway, we were ready for a walk in no time. We borrowed a dog of friend's neighbor - a white Samoyed, called Kela. A walk to the town's center took half hour, we crossed the same bridge and headed to the beach. Funny, as we were approaching it, we could see parts of road covered with ice. It seems that every tiny ray of sun matters there. But the weather wasn't very nice to us - while the sun was shining, it was raining at the same time. Add a stark wind, and the only wish is to go hide somewhere - but we had to come back home first.
Christmas in Norway is different - all the shops are closed, there are barely any people on the streets. It looks like a ghost town. Combine it with a stunning beauty of nature - and you get the moments of such calmness and peacefulness.