During the last years we made a lot of experiments with how to smoke muttonfillet. This year we of course made another batch with a bit improved recipe. And what should I tell you? After a lot of work and patience we got the final results today. And it is delicious!
Small fact on the side: 100g of the final product are made of 200g of fresh meat.

The last 6 weeks our gelding Svipur frá Hellulandi got his basic education at Erlingur Ingvarson's stable. Svipur already knew the saddle and work in hands from last autumn, but as he is rather quick and not trusting the humans too much, we decided it would be better for him to get a training on a nearly daily base to get him a routine he can rely on.
Today we went to fetch him and of course to have a look on what he learned and how he's doing with a rider. Erlingur showed us the program he usually went through each day, starting inside and then going for a ride outside. It was a pleasure to see that the young gelding definitely trusted it's rider/trainer and willingly did what was asked from him. Now he'll get a break and will be back inside in January.

Beautiful winterweather today so we took a drive to Lake Mývatn and enjoyed magic views at some very scenic spots. Unfortunately the road up to Krafla was closed due to snow.
On our way back we came across two short-eared owls, which are usually migrating birds, hunting close to the road. Being a very experienced driver of a bird watcher Ingólfur made it possible for me to get some very nice shots.

After a strong storm the last days it was time to go and feed the mares and foals. Unfortunately a huge snowdrift blocked the way for our car and we had to call help on a special equiped car with huge tires to get down to the hay and horses. Think Ingólfur enjoyed the short trip and the horses were happy to get a new haybale. 
In the afternoon we went with Fönix and Snerpa to Ísólfsstaðir, where they are supposed to loose a bit of weight and learn a bit more about being in a big herd. The welcome wasn't too warm, especially not from Fönix' big brother Sigtýr. But as there's enough room they'll be able to avoid each other if necessary.