Grundarfjardarbaer

When I was young

and walked alone,

alone I lost my way.

I felt rich

when I found company.

Man delights in man.

 

from Havalmal the Icelandic Tao.

Gert’s on her way to Iceland

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/world/what-in-the-world/on-an-island-named-for-ice-the-poets-are-just-getting-warmed-up

Simply messing around in books

Baby elephant walk

 

Taronga zoo trumpets its newest delivery, a Asian elephant calf, who has made his public debut under the watchful eye of his mother Pak Boon and fellow elephants. The 130kg calf was born Friday morning following his mother’s 22-month pregnancy, and is the first arrival of his kind in nearly seven years.  Click on the link to see him in action.

 

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/global/video/2017/may/28/baby-elephant-steps-out-for-public-debut-at-sydneys-taronga-zoo-video