{"id":7878,"date":"2013-05-08T23:27:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T23:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2013-05-09T00:57:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T00:57:08","slug":"school-visits-and-late-evening-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/school-visits-and-late-evening-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"School Visits and Late Evening Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has been a busy day. \u00a0Anna&#8217;s class had a &#8216;variety show&#8217; during lunch time, then Bjarki&#8217;s daycare had an &#8216;open house&#8217; in the afternoon, after which a friend of his came over for a play-date. \u00a0In the evening I decided to make use of the first semi-<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">warm<\/span>, still, and cloud-free day for a long while and go out for a bike ride.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7879\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-9.5.2013-000531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7879\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7879\" alt=\"Anna and three classmates introducing themselves before performing a short play\/comedy skit.  Anna also played a couple of short songs on the piano.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-9.5.2013-000531.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-9.5.2013-000531.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fullscreen-capture-9.5.2013-000531-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna and three classmates introducing themselves before performing a short play\/comedy skit. Anna also played a couple of short songs on the piano. \u00a0All the kids did really well and it was a fun variety show.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7880\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7880\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7880\" alt=\"Finnur playing ball with three boys at daycare at the same time!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0887.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0887.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0887-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finnur playing ball with three boys at daycare at the same time!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7881\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7881\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7881\" alt=\"Bjarki's artwork from earlier this winter.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0889.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0889.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0889-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bjarki&#8217;s artwork from earlier this winter. \u00a0He was in a &#8216;theater&#8217; group, so the picture is pretty dramatic.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7882\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7882\" alt=\"Documentation of the theater group.  They went and visited the National Theater!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0892.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0892.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_0892-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Documentation of the theater group. They went and visited the National Theater, and later put on their own play.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7883\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7883\" alt=\"Emma fell asleep (apparently for the night?) at 9 pm, so I used the opportunity to hop out on a bike ride.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213023.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213023.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213023-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma fell asleep (apparently for the night?) at 9 pm, so I used the opportunity to hop out on a bike ride.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7885\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7885\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7885\" alt=\"A warm-water run-off stream from near-by houses.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213142.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213142.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213142-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A warm-water run-off stream from near-by houses. \u00a0There&#8217;s a golf course a little further off. \u00a0The\u00a0vegetation\u00a0is slowly waking up from its winter sleep, there are spots of green here and there among the yellows.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7886\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7886\" alt=\"There's a lake in our backyard!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213818.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213818.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_213818-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s a lake in our backyard!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7887\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7887\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7887\" alt=\"Just a regular old stream, and the sun setting veeeery slowly at 21:43.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214256.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214256.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214256-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just a regular old stream running into the lake, and the sun setting veeeery slowly at 21:43.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7888\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7888\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7888\" alt=\"My bike next to an information sign.  There were quite a few fishermen out on the lake.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214811.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214811.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214811-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My bike next to an information sign. There were quite a few fishermen out on the lake. \u00a0The path around the lake is 2.6 km long, and is perfect for walking\/jogging\/biking.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7889\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7889\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7889\" alt=\"The info-sign.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214820.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214820.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_214820-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The info-sign.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7890\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_220143.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7890\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7890\" alt=\"It took me a good long while to bike up the hill, and the studded tires didn't help on the paved road.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_220143.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_220143.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_220143-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It took me a good long while to bike up the hill overlooking the lake, and the studded tires didn&#8217;t help on the paved road.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7891\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7891\" alt=\"Back to civilization.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221422.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221422.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221422-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back to civilization.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7892\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7892\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7892\" alt=\"The nice thing about this ride is that the last little bit is all downhill! :)\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221829.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221829.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130508_221829-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One nice thing about this ride was that the last little bit was all downhill! \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0This photo is taken at 22:18 and the ground is quite a bit darker than it should be because I wanted to get the sky-colors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I did learn one new thing on my bike-ride: \u00a0Horses hate bikes. \u00a0If you happen to cross paths with people riding horses, dismount the bike, and stand very still while the horses pass by.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been a busy day. \u00a0Anna&#8217;s class had a &#8216;variety show&#8217; during lunch time, then Bjarki&#8217;s daycare had an &#8216;open house&#8217; in the afternoon, after which a friend of his came over for a play-date. \u00a0In the evening I decided to make use of the first semi-warm, still, and cloud-free day for a long<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/school-visits-and-late-evening-bike-ride\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7878","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\/7878","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=7878"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7894,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7878\/revisions\/7894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}