tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post848784713361147860..comments2023-09-11T02:17:36.977-07:00Comments on Otto's son: Ships and storiesJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-30894260136390428182019-04-11T17:39:53.582-07:002019-04-11T17:39:53.582-07:00Iceland is on my bucket list but I hear it is pret...Iceland is on my bucket list but I hear it is pretty expensive.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-8244813693173130512019-04-05T06:17:18.307-07:002019-04-05T06:17:18.307-07:00It looks a little other worldly in Iceland and it ...It looks a little other worldly in Iceland and it is relatively easy to get some decent photos. Professionals often have amazing results!jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-16553243198807741582019-04-05T06:15:19.897-07:002019-04-05T06:15:19.897-07:00It is relatively inexpensive to get there and it i...It is relatively inexpensive to get there and it is closer to eastern Canada than you are.<br />Our local ISP (boreal.org) has a front page link to marinetraffic.com, and I have found myself voyaging in my imagination while looking at it. Very fun!jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-57132185293325373832019-04-05T06:11:31.582-07:002019-04-05T06:11:31.582-07:00It is usually more fun to go with someone. I am gu...It is usually more fun to go with someone. I am guessing the Vikings thought Newfoundland looked a lot like home so they stayed for a while.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-87572483621008317872019-04-04T17:40:36.664-07:002019-04-04T17:40:36.664-07:00Your fourth photo was wonderful (as all of them) l...Your fourth photo was wonderful (as all of them) loved the red field the gray water then stark mountains with snow. Oh My Goodness !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-39606926929827839072019-04-03T15:01:32.375-07:002019-04-03T15:01:32.375-07:00Iceland has always fascinated me - one of these da...Iceland has always fascinated me - one of these days maybe I'll get there. It must be interesting to watch the ships come and go - have you checked out the real-time Marine Traffic map? It'll tell you exactly which vessel you're watching: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-84.6/centery:45.4/zoom:6<br /><br />I was amazed at how many ships are moving around the globe all the time!Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-71771458005552987602019-04-02T06:27:00.828-07:002019-04-02T06:27:00.828-07:00Iceland is at the top of my list of "places t...Iceland is at the top of my list of "places to visit before I pop off"! All I need is someone to go with as I don't want to go by myself. BTW the trees in Newfoundland are pretty much the same height.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-47047948561461649722019-04-01T09:22:17.437-07:002019-04-01T09:22:17.437-07:00I never got into mysteries at all until read The D...I never got into mysteries at all until read The DaVinci Code. Followed by a trip to the Nordic countries and then ever so slowly started reading them. Mostly the ones I like are also considered police procedurals. Maybe I like the physical settings and the the way Northern Europeans look at life. jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-3113993414602472932019-04-01T08:56:23.861-07:002019-04-01T08:56:23.861-07:00To paraphrase the King of Sweden, or was it the Ic...To paraphrase the King of Sweden, or was it the Icelandic president? : we don’t all kill each other all the time. Personally, I can’t stand Nordic noir.Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-21096470548192759052019-04-01T07:08:59.267-07:002019-04-01T07:08:59.267-07:00In the summer everything else is a lush green whic...In the summer everything else is a lush green which is why it works for raising sheep and horses. The waterfalls are beautiful and fascinating and the human history goes back well over a thousand years. They sometimes blame the vikings for cutting down the trees that were there originally. They tend to be very protective of there natural heritage now.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-64028448123556633022019-04-01T06:58:14.219-07:002019-04-01T06:58:14.219-07:00I am envious! So much to see and do on so many lev...I am envious! So much to see and do on so many levels. I can recommend eating the salmon pizza at the Reykjavik Pizza Factory, but I am not sure they still exist. The landscape is amazing!jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-15317785028112898692019-04-01T06:52:41.508-07:002019-04-01T06:52:41.508-07:00It's not just you (this time :))and it is why ...It's not just you (this time :))and it is why Iceland is used for practicing things in harsh conditions as well as some movie locations, like Journey to the Center of the Earth, e.g. <br />Yes, climate change will bring potentially disastrous changes to the whole region and then some. Storm intensity and lake effect snows have been increasingly worse for years now.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-79262257557061503382019-04-01T06:36:52.026-07:002019-04-01T06:36:52.026-07:00There are quite a few out there. I really enjoyed ...There are quite a few out there. I really enjoyed Henning Mankell's books as well as Yrsa Sigurdadotter, Karin Fossum, Anne Holt, and Jorn Lier Horst, to name a few.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-8543975848556484312019-04-01T06:28:31.508-07:002019-04-01T06:28:31.508-07:00Yes, some of it is a bit too brutal. Jo Nesbø can ...Yes, some of it is a bit too brutal. Jo Nesbø can be downright depressing, so I don't read much of his stuff.<br />Long ago a friend brought me a fossil from Antarctica and a Russian lacquer bowl. Would love to go there in their summer. jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-58683781600516742492019-04-01T06:24:25.974-07:002019-04-01T06:24:25.974-07:00Even when I read totally different stuff I am alwa...Even when I read totally different stuff I am always drawn back to it.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-9676393029808073572019-04-01T06:23:18.726-07:002019-04-01T06:23:18.726-07:00Well, at least the mostly thawed out part. It is a...Well, at least the mostly thawed out part. It is a welcome change.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-1930237243002788702019-04-01T05:32:47.117-07:002019-04-01T05:32:47.117-07:00I learn a lot here Jono. Thank you.
I sure don'...I learn a lot here Jono. Thank you.<br />I sure don't know much about Iceland and while the photos are gorgeous I keep thinking of your joke about trees. I am not sure I would enjoy less trees.Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-21167971289742127402019-03-31T19:37:56.748-07:002019-03-31T19:37:56.748-07:00Jono--I'm going on a cruise to Iceland this su...Jono--I'm going on a cruise to Iceland this summer. Your photos increase my anticipation...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-44307559977646116142019-03-31T18:19:38.014-07:002019-03-31T18:19:38.014-07:00Those Iceland pictures look a little post-apocalyp...Those Iceland pictures look a little post-apocalyptic, or is it just me? No wonder the residents have a reputation for hardiness. I liked the joke about the trees. Poor things, they have to be hardy too.<br /><br />Speaking of apocalypses, have you seen this little video from the Weather Network?<br />https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/watch/new-report-reveals-dire-future-for-the-great-lakes/vi-BBVrgQH?ocid=mailsignoutmd<br /><br />I think you've already indicated you're only too aware of what it says, but others may find it worth watching.<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-31182053438581450902019-03-31T15:16:45.562-07:002019-03-31T15:16:45.562-07:00Great photos. Of course I liked Stieg Larsson, but...Great photos. Of course I liked Stieg Larsson, but I could never warm up to Jo Nesbo or Hakan Nesser. But I love Philip Kerr and his Bernie Gunther series and Tana French from Ireland.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-7791396724932856912019-03-31T11:37:57.629-07:002019-03-31T11:37:57.629-07:00Nordic Noir can be a little too dark for me (says ...Nordic Noir can be a little too dark for me (says the inconsisten woman who read Misery Memoirs). Thank you so much for the photographs from starkly beautiful places.<br />And yes, when I went to Antarctica I loved it, but did suffer from tree deprivation...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-60471342635010847352019-03-31T08:33:22.953-07:002019-03-31T08:33:22.953-07:00"Nordic Noir" -- what a great genre name..."Nordic Noir" -- what a great genre name!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-49534988177752215892019-03-31T08:20:45.922-07:002019-03-31T08:20:45.922-07:00so things are getting back to normal in your part ...so things are getting back to normal in your part of the world.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com