Baldur Bjarnason

Photos (18 June 2024)

– Baldur Bjarnason

A few more photos this week than usual. Went out for a few more walks last week to make the most of the nice weather.

Hveragerði is the site of one of Iceland’s earliest reforestation projects, founded in 1950, and the results today is, in my very biased opinions, one of the nicest areas in Iceland.

Dandelions growing in the lava field A view of the mossy lava field that is now overgrown. A trio of young trees at the edge of the reforestation area. A winding path through the reforestation area That same parth, further along. Trees to one side and lupine on the other.

Ran into this neighbour during one of my walks.

A grey and white cat heads towards the photographer, looking up at him. That cat 'hunts' a walking stick.

My circle usually takes me past the cat shelter in Hveragerði, run by the organisation Villikettir Suðurlands. This time it only seems to have one inhabitant who I’m sure will find a home soon.

A black and white image of the cat shelter, a run-down small house surrounded by a field overgrown with wildflowers A photo of that cat shelter's current inhabitant who is staring out at the photographer

But, you can also occasionally see pretty sites just from my balcony.

A blackbird naps in a tree, head tucked under a wing. A black and white photo of the tree in my garden and the commercial greenhouse behind it.