Flowers

Katla Ice Cave

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We met our guide for Troll Expeditions in Vik who drove us and a small group up to the Glacier. Our leader is in orange on the right. He is an expert mountaineer and has led numerous scientific expeditions and rescued many people in trouble. Unfortunately, the cave had collapsed before we arrived. They are looking for a new one. It is a race against global warming.

To make up for the lack of an ice cave our guide also drove us to Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave on the shore, also called the Yoda Cave because the opening looks like Yoda. The Yoda Cave is located in between the Gýgjagjá and Rituberg. It is large with echoing. If you have watched the Star Wars movie, you can see that you will recognize the cave’s opening as soon as you arrive. Named after Hjörleifur. “According to historians, Hjörleifur, the first settler in Iceland visited Iceland around the eighth century with his foster brother Ingólfur Arnarson. Both the brothers were sailing in different ships and they drifted apart on the way to Norway.  Ingólfur lived at Ingólfshöfði  and Hjörleifur landed at Hjörleifshöfði. After some time, the slaves of Hjörleifur turned against him and killed him. Slaves fled with his wife to Westman Islands. As Ingólfur got to know about the killing of his brother, he decided to take revenge and killed the slaves. At the top of  Hjörleifshöfði cave, Hjörleifur is believed to be buried.”

Marc (pictures signed Felix are by Marc) photographed a spider catching a fly outside the cave. The flies where enjoying the sticky sap on Angelica.

  • Sherry by Troll Expeditions’s van, Ice Cave Expedition starting from Vik 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Basalt, Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Sea Campion (Silene maratima), Kartla Ice Cave 7/15/2021
  • Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave (Yoda Cave) 7/15/2021
  • Creeping Thyme (Thymus praecox), Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave (Yoda Cave), Iceland 5/15/2021
  • Spider on Butercups, Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave (Yoda Cave), Iceland 5/15/2021
  • Sedum acre (stonecrop), Black Sands Beach, Vik 7/15/2021
  • Spider catching a fly on Butercups, Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave (Yoda Cave), Iceland 7/15/2021
  • Harebell, (Campenulla rotundifolia), Hjorleifshofdihellir Cave (Yoda Cave), Iceland 5/15/2021
  • Katla Geopark 7/15/2021

Chandler and Calverton LI

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Yesterday we went to the Chandler Preserve in Mt Sinai, Long Island, New York with the Linnaean Society of NY. After the main field trip was over a few of us went to a field by the Chandler VOR-DME nearby.

  • Mt Sinai Congregational Church, Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) female, Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) female, Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba), Chandler Preserve b6/19/2021
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) and White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Chandler Preserve b6/19/2021
  • Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Silver-Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Black Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Black Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum), Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Dutzia, Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
  • Chandler Preserve 6/19/2021
Chandler Preserve (above)
  • Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Braken (Pteridium aquilinum), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Nodding or Musk Thistle (Cardus nutans), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
  • Nodding or Musk Thistle (Cardus nutans), Calverton VOR-DME 6/19/2021
Calverton VOR-DME (above)

LEAF Arrangements

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There was a 2 day flower display in the streets of the Meatpacking District. It was packed with people. On the second day the displays had less flowers because people took the flowers. It was fun watching all the people taking selfies. I did a fair amount of image enhancement in Photoshop.

Ward Pound Ridge

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Second post of June 12, 2021 trip to WPR.

  • Cross River, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • New York fern (Parathelypteris noveboracensis), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Mosquito Bulrush (Scirpus hattorianus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Knapweeds (Centaurea), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Meadow Hawkweed (Pilosella caespitosa), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Linnaean NY field trip participants, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Linnaean NY field trip participants, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
  • Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) nest, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021