A +2C/+35F partly to mostly cloudy late morning. It is a perfect cold day, the wind and temperature stings just enough to make you aware of the space beyond yourself. I am not cold but I know how close I could be. I am aware that I might not be here at all except by [...]
A Vimeo video too good not to share. ==================================================== BEST VIEWED IN HD AND FULLSCREEN (with scaling off) Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. This short time [...]
The Icelandic Coast Guard flew over Mt. Esja near Reykjavík by helicopter on Wednesday to examine the status of a snowdrift from last winter in the pass Gunnlaugsskard. There is still a little snow left; meteorologists monitor it as a measurement of the climate. complete article:: Meteorologists Follow Fate of Snowdrift on Mt. Esja
Snow delays the start of summer in Iceland. The picture of fresh snow on the lovely Mt Esja looks a lot like the picture I took in November. That mountain is amazing and almost mystical. It never looks the same two days in a row. And my own:
