Icelandic Chickens

[kathyinmo]

WoooooHooooo for the grandson! That is just marvelous. I am sure he is having a great time. Hey, he is one nice looking young man, by the way! Good grief, that first picture of him made me dizzy just thinking about being up in midair like that!

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Beautiful array of colors, that's for sure! That first one reminds me of a Coronation! Do you see the similarity, or is it just me dreaming about Coronations? I like the girl in picture #5, too. I like her crest and coloring. What is that in the background of picture #4 .... is that water (ocean?)? Please thank Sigrid for the pictures!

 

[p1gg1e]

wonderful pictures of chickens and your grandson.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Great pics of your grandson Mary! And the chickens are beautiful. (I agree Kathy, looks similar to coronation to me too)

 

[usschicago1]

I Lovee this picture

 

[Happy Chooks]

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It looks beautiful, the water and everything. I wonder if it's really windy there, as there are no trees.

 

[Sigrid]

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Kathy, comment on picture 4: You are right, this is the ocean, Hvalfjörður (Whale-fjord). It is a historical place from WW II when it sheltered a large contingent of the USA Naval fleet submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers supporting convoys in the North Atlantic. It is about 40 miles long with high mountains on both sides providing shelter for the ships from air attacks.

 

[Sigrid]

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It looks beautiful, the water and everything. I wonder if it's really windy there, as there are no trees.

Yes it can be windy, especially when the arctic winds blow in the winter. However, the mountains provide some shelter depending on the direction of the wind. True, Iceland does not have many trees but is very green and on sunny days the waters are blue. We vere there on a gloomy day.

 

[Sigrid]

Here is a picture from the bottom of Whale-fjord the following day when it was not as gloomy. Iceland is more or less treeless, except for a few places, clean and visibility is endless.

 

[joletabey]

Now I not only want the chickens- I want to visit the beautiful country!

Mary, your grandson is something else!

 

[The Sheriff]

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Beautiful! (and YOU posted it!)