Yesterday (Páskadagur, Easter Sunday) was gloriously sunny here in Sauðárkrókur, and I took a walk up behind the town, all the way to the fence that marks the entrance to the afrétt (the communal summer pastures on the high mountains, where sheep spend most of the summer months).
A sunny, snowy Easter afternoon at the edge of the afrétt. The fence continues down into the gorge, across the river, and back up the other side.
One of my favorite things to do in Reykjavík (aside from working on my research, and exploring the city and the landscape) was to volunteer at Kattholt! Kattholt is a shelter that takes in lost and stray cats, caring for them while they wait to go home. They also run a cat hotel. And you might have heard of the greatest reality show in the world, Keeping Up with the Kattarshians - that's run by Kattholt too! (Kattar = the genitive form of cat in Icelandic.)
Here's a selfie I took with Sinfonía, probably one of the sweetest kitties in the country.
If you'd like to know more about Kattholt (and you read Icelandic), check out this interview I gave to Fréttatíminn.
As always, you can find more pictures of my exploits at Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram (via the links in the sidebar).
