In and Around Kalfastrond

Our big project yesterday was taking down the midge exclusion cages at Kalfastrond.  Although we always take them down for the winter (our poor mesh contraptions could never survive an Icelandic winter!), the cages will be moved to a new site next year.  The problem is that this site is rather wetter than the rest of Myvatn and not very representative of the area.  Compound that with goose grazing problems, horse pooping problems, and what appears to be sheep-gnawing-on-the-cages problems, it seemed like a good idea to move the midge exclusion experiment to a dryer, fenced area.

 It's also haying time at Kalfastrond! It reminds me of the Midwest a lot.  It's even starting to feel like fall here, and there seems to be something close to true darkness around midnight now!  I'm hoping I can spot some Northern Lights.