{"id":42968,"date":"2025-04-01T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=42968"},"modified":"2026-01-24T13:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:39:37","slug":"eruption-security-conference-summer-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/eruption-security-conference-summer-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Eruption \/ Security Conference \/ Summer Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<em>Photos taken 01 &#8211; 07 April 2025, posted online 24 January 2026. Trying to avoid hunkering down into a fetal position as the world news barrage barrages on. January weather keeps being weird, we had two weeks of zero precipitation in freezing temps, and now we&#8217;ve lurched into spring time temperatures about two months early.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back, in what feels like another world, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2023%E2%80%932025_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions#April_2025_eruption\">yet another eruption started a hop and a skip away. It was like the volcano showed up to work for a single 8-hour day only, as the eruption ended the same day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finnur was away on a work trip until the Friday, so dinner was my responsibility.  Predictably, I dragged out the old classics.  My job sent me to attend a local computer security conference, which was mostly fluff, but one really good speaker stood out.  My conference stamina keeps being low, with doodling a must.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summer house got a visit and the shrubs there a trim, before spring hit for real.  Then life continued as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tuesday 01 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_172906125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_172906125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42969\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watching the short-lived eruption, along with the data from the fiber optic cable along the coastline a little ways away. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_222128786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_222128786.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42971\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_191459096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_191459096.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42970\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apparently I made lasagna, as Finnur The Chef was away on a work trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_231353797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_231353797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42972\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These shoes showed up at home at some point and nobody claims to own them or know where they came from?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Wednesday 02 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_083639818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_083639818.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42974\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My own avocado and tomato toast at home, for once.  Sadly had no hummus to put on the bread as a base.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_132736988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_132736988.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42975\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bjarki had outgrown his socks, so I grabbed a few new ones at the store.  I try to buy as many of the same color as I can to lessen sorting work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_185450510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_185450510.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42976\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Continuing down the &#8220;things that Hrefna cooks&#8221; list: Hamburgers for dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_205513704.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250402_205513704.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42977\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Evening session at the gym to make up for a missed practice.  The evenings are nicely quiet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Thursday 03 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125010177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125010177.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42979\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I found myself in Harpa shortly after lunch, for an annual symposium organized\/hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/syndis.com\/\">Syndis<\/a>, a local computer security service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125019512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125019512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42980\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I headed to where people were milling about.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125142142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125142142.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42981\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nerds of the world uniting.  There were free socks on offer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125327065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125327065.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42982\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All the middle-of-the-room tables were already taken, so myself and my colleagues ended up by the stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125623869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_125623869.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42983\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There were some finger-foods and drinks on hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_154440006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_154440006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42984\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The best speaker by far was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikko_Hypp%C3%B6nen\">Mikko Hypponen<\/a>, an old hand in the computer security business, and very practiced speaker.  I&#8217;m not sure how many laptops he&#8217;s thrown on the floor in his lifetime, but one went flying that afternoon, and I must admit it&#8217;s an effective schtick when you first see it. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_160028447.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_160028447.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42985\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The projector and my camera were not in sync, hence the funky colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_170331860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_170331860.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42986\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afterwards there was a chatting session, but my social battery was dead, so I just retreated home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_193815327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250403_193815327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42987\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At home, there was manageable excitement, like a stray cotton pad stuck in the laundry machine. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Friday 04 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250404_162928702.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250404_162928702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42989\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Box-push set-up as I arrived at the gym.  Such a great way to end the work-week. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Saturday 05 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_135505886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_135505886.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42991\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The vegetable boxes were a mess after a windy-winter.  The cloth we&#8217;d bought seemed to be single-season only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_152153594.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_152153594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42992\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driving northwards to the &#8216;summer house&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_155152434.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_155152434.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42993\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nice rainbow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_161957142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_161957142.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42994\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A little late is better than when the shrubs are in full bloom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_181430343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_181430343.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42995\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Warming my toes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_194417593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_194417593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42996\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ugh, I keep meaning to update the lights in the ceiling.  With all the furniture moved from where they started, nothing makes sense any more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_194421818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250405_194421818.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42997\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A totally random collection of lights, galore.  I seem to forget this task as soon as I drive away from the house&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sunday 06 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_110752157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_110752157.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42999\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A favorite view of mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_113930333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_113930333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43000\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another favorite view of mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_131738516.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_131738516.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43001\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Packed duvets etc for one brother and family arriving from Sweden, to stay with another brother and family!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_135327470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_135327470.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43002\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking care of the grime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_204534746.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250406_204534746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43003\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emma experimenting with &#8220;nails&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Monday 07 April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250407_081645386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250407_081645386.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43005\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For a few mornings, oatmeal was made for breakfast.  The tradition never lasts long though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250407_180057554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250407_180057554.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43006\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leakage issues at the gym.  (Just the other day the ceiling had sprung a new leak (well, one of the pipes in the ceiling), which meant all the hot water got turned off.  That was a very refreshing shower!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<em>Photos taken 01 &#8211; 07 April 2025, posted online 24 January 2026. Trying to avoid hunkering down into a fetal position as the world news barrage barrages on. January weather keeps being weird, we had two weeks of zero precipitation in freezing temps, and now we&#8217;ve lurched into spring time temperatures about two months early.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back, in what feels like another world, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2023%E2%80%932025_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions#April_2025_eruption\">yet another eruption started a hop and a skip away. It was like the volcano showed up to work for a single 8-hour day only, as the eruption ended the same day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finnur was away on a work trip until the Friday, so dinner was my responsibility.  Predictably, I dragged out the old classics.  My job sent me to attend a local computer security conference, which was mostly fluff, but one really good speaker stood out.  My conference stamina keeps being low, with doodling a must.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summer house got a visit and the shrubs there a trim, before spring hit for real.  Then life continued as usual.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tuesday 01 April 2025<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_172906125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20250401_172906125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42969\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watching the short-lived eruption, along with the data from the fiber optic cable along the coastline a little ways away. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/eruption-security-conference-summer-housing\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42968"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43008,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42968\/revisions\/43008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}