Well, infact we weren't putting up a fence but taking one down. To be precise the old fence the riding club had at the Bakki area. We hadn't used the fence in quite a few years now and people in town were complaining about it. So today we went there on cars and with a telescopic handler to remove the wire and drag all the posts out of the ground. After about 2 hours we were finished and stored all the stuff, which we will use to fence in our new riding track.

 

 

Perfect weather and a perfect day for a beachride. Our riding club invited its members to meet in the afternoon and take a nice ride on the beach before meeting in the riding hall and having some grilled hot dogs.
I grabbed my camera to catch the moment and upon arriving saw that I wasn't the only photographer on the beach. Well, think we both got nice shots.

 

 

 

 

 

Ever since I took part in Gígja Einarsdóttir's photography clinics, where she told us how much she likes to photograph grey horses and that there's something special about them, I try to take pics of them when I have a chance to.
Today Siffi's mares showed a bit off and I had my camera with me, so here are the results.

 

 

 

 

 

Our riding club was so lucky to get Ásdís Helga, who is one of the pioneers of TREC in Iceland, to teach our kids. There was already a clinic earlier this year, but this weekend was part 2 and they were supposed to learn how to jump obstacles. It was so much fun watching all of them and how concentrated they were. 
Luckily Ásdís Helga was ready to teach grown ups, too, and so we got finally the chance to have some lessons. We enjoyed it a lot and are looking forward to getting her back soon.
Afterwards we took a drive to Þeistareykir and took a walk to the geothermal site there. Still a lot of snow up there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember the cardigans I was knitting? I've been working on both of them and the darker one with the flowerpattern was ready to try on. And then the big bummer... It didn't fit, just looked like a balloon on top. You probably can imagine how disappointed I was. But if I wanted to use the cardigan, I'd have to do something and in the end there was just one thing to do: unravel the upper part and all the pattern, start over again. With mixed feelings I started to unravel but before getting to the pattern got the idea to just take 1 row beneath it and keep the pattern for something else later. 
Now I have to think everything over, calculate and probably change the pattern, maybe design my own.

 

 

 

 

 

I think nearly everybody learns the basics in knitting at school, but not all of us use that knowledge. My mum has always been very good at knitting, doing some miracles with those needles. So in fact I didn't have to knit. But some time ago, I thought it would be nice to refresh the knowledge and started to knit a few mittens. As that wasn't too diffucult, I tried socks and then finally started the cardigan I had promised to Ingólfur quite some time ago. My mum helped me a lot when she was here for a visit, as I was rather lazy knitting all those rounds in the same colour. Well, we managed to finish it together and a nice lady at work sew the zipper into it for me. 
In the meantime I had finished a tryout cardigan for me and was thinking about doing a nice one after my own ideas. I got the pattern I wanted, changed a bit and then I was ready to go. Took me quite some time to get the stuff done the way I wanted to. Well, I made it and today it was time to try on my own to cut them open and fit the zipper/buttons.
Sewing and cutting open went well, now I have to crotchet the front and sew the buttons. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all know that kids love to be around animals and most kids like to take a ride on horseback. So we offered Ingólfur's nices, nephews and their parents to come around, watch him and Hjördís a bit on back and then try themselves. Funny to watch them and especially those who already had decided not to try and then suddenly had a change of mind and just loved what they were doing. Some even went bareback. It's so important to introduce both horses and riders in a secure environment, give them a chance to get to know each other before even going on back.
Last but not least Hjördís asked to try out Magnús and they did very well together. Such a precious and polite horse.
Of course everybody had to have a look at Góa, the little foal, closeby. She's not shy at all, but that's maybe not the best thing later. But we'll see about that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We wish you happy Easter and hope you'll have a sunny and beautiful, relaxing day with your friends and family.
Next step is going for an Easteregg hunt (I already hid some).
By the way: these beauties (Iris reticulata - netted iris) are flowering right now in my garden, earlier than the years before, if I remember right.