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Sheep in the Dragon’s Lair
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Erosion is No Joke
This is a sheep pasture.
Starmyri on the Selá.
When Should You Visit Iceland?
In bilberry season!
I once asked a waitress in Reykjavik why Icelandic lamb was so superior. “It’s the berries,” she said.
Well, a lamb dinner in a nice restaurant in Reykjavik, like the Apotek …
… is going to cost CAD$65 for the main course alone, so, you know, $260 all-in for two. For this reason, there are bilberries, which are free for all who wish to marinate themselves in the rain and the wind. Highly recommended.
In winter, there are no bilberries. And no lambs. You’re on your own.
Happy Times in Vestdalseyri
OK, ya, the people are all gone. It’s just ruins now.
But the houses aren’t empty. Here are some sheep who have moved in. Lords of the manor at last!
Victory comes to the patient.
Mix-and-Match Sheep: It’s an Icelandic Thing
This ewe and her lamb appear to have a mixed breed thing going on.
This is deliberate. The best mother is given a lamb or two to care for, even if she has lost hers, and even if she doesn’t have one at all. Good mothering has sure paid off for this lamb. Looking well cared for and plump!
Puffin Guardians at Raudanes
The puffins at Rauðanes…
…are well-guarded. Note the troll, whose hair they live in, and his peek-a-boo stone seal.
Plus, a whole guard team on shore. Here’s one at work.
All this help allows puffins to build a pretty lovely set of penthouses in peace.
Just respect the management’s rules, that’s all, and yield at trail intersections!
Once You’ve Eroded a Whole Country, It’s Time to Relax
A well deserved rest in the Vatnsdalshólar.
Sheep at Work in Vatnsdalshólar
Here in the “uncountable hills” of Vatnsdal, sheep split the counting between them to try to finally arrive at a number.
Just another way to pass just another cloudy day.
Icelandic Beach Culture
Strutting the Stuff: A Day Out with the Kids on the Greenland Sea
A Typical Icelandic Sheep Pasture
The sheep are shy. They left where I am standing to make this shot and were at the top of the ridge on the right, and beyond, in ten minutes.
Stapavik
Imagine rounding them up in the winter. Pretty crazy!
