Fully caught up, here are some shots from Dec. 27th, 2014 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Next in my catching up is not Esja but a shot of Kirkjufell from Dec. 26th, 2006. #Iceland #Kirkjufell #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

It seems I have missed a few days - my excuse is Christmas (and good one it is!). Let's start with Dec. 25th, 2004 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

Not a white Christmas this year (Chrismas Eve is the big day around here), temperature is +9°C (about 50°F) and driving rain. The photo is from Dec. 24th, 2010. Merry Christmas! #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Today is one of those days when Icelanders eat food only Icelanders love (and only a minority at that), fermented skate in lard. Yum. Picture from Dec. 23rd, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I've been moving house and for a while it looked like I wouldn't have an internet connection until after Christmas. Quelle horreur! Luckily the situation was resolved so here is an image from Dec. 22nd, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

And now for something different ... 😀Three images taken on the same date (De. 21st) and at the same (or similar) location but in three different years, namely 2012, 2014 and 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

No snow but it looks cold. Dec. 20th, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A few photos from Dec. 19th, 2014 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Back to 2012, here are 4 photos from Dec. 18th 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I appear to have forgotten to post yesterday so here is a photo from a cold and dreary day - Dec. 17th, 2017 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

December of 2012 seems to have been a bit special - good weather day after day. This time I couldn't decide which of 12 pictures to cull - so three baches it is! Dec. 16th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Two photos from Dec. 15th, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Another day with two batches of four each. Dec. 14th, 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Lots of photos tofday, the first 4 show the ascent, the last 4 the top and descent (as it got dark). Since Bluesky has a limit of 4 images per post I did two batches. Dec. 13th 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Two pictures from 2019, the first one taken from my home in Reykjavík before starting out, the other when nearing the top. Dec. 12th, 2019. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

To make up for my lateness yesterday, here are some EARLY photos from Dec. 11th, 2011 (or 11.12.11 using the European way of putting it). #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

And a single one for yesterday as well (just realized I had forgotten!) Dec. 9th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

Only a single picture today (and late at that). Dec. 10th, 2021 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A few photos from 2018: Dec. 8th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

And now the day that Rossevelt said would live in infmay, Dec. 7th (2014, not 1941) #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography #OTD

I guess I forgot tpo post yesterday so we'll start bu fiixing the omittion. Dec 6th, 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography

A few photos from 2019, the first shows Þráinn, a true "cowboy of the north". Dec. 5th 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography #OTD

Still sticking with consecutive days in early December 2010, Two photos from Dec. 4th, 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography #OTD

We stay in 2010, these shots (and this time Stefán appears in the last one!) are from Dec. 3rd, 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography #OTD

A couple of shots from 2010, the first shows Stefán Örn, a fixture on the mountain until his death. Dec. 2nd, 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photdography #OTD

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New month - but we're back in 2009. A cold afternoonm with a fair bit of wind. Dec. 1st, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Today we go back to Helgafell - though the last image features Esja in all her glory seen across Reykjavík. Nov. 30th, 2023 #Iceland #Helgafell #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

We go all the way back to 2009 for these three. Nov. 29th, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Different mountain, same vibes. Nov 28th, 2023 #Iceland #Helgafell #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

For today I had several years to choose from but I thought the contrast with earlier photos from Nov. 2016 was interesting. Nov, 27th, 2016 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Two pictures taken on Nov. 26th, 2021 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A nice shot of Reykjavik from the top on Nov. 25th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Somewhat unexpectedly I discovered some mid-winter photos NOT taken on Esja, this was a 4x4 trip to Jökulheimar, a cabin in the middle of Iceland close to Vatnajökull. Taken on Nov. 24th, 2007 #Iceland #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Trying not to rpeat the pohots I posted a year ago, here are a few from 2020. Since I want to post more than 4, I gfuess two posts will be needed. Nov. 23rd, 2020 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

The obvious question is what to do for an encore? I think I'll continue to post picture of Icelandic nature but not limited to Esja. In winter there proibably won't be much difference (Esja being so close to Reykjavik) but expect to see pictures from other parts of Iceland come spring.

Today marks the completion of the challenge I set myself - finding pictures I had taken on an Esja hike on each of the 365 days of the year. I posted the first one on Nov. 23rd last year, here is a photo I took OTD in 2022 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Those November afternoons in 2016 really offered some great light! More images in comment like yesterday. Nov. 21st, 2016 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

For this date I seem to have lots of photos but I can only post four so here are some from 2016: Nov 20th, 2016 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A series of photos I took on Nov. 19th, 2016 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A rock ptarmigan. The size of the total population oscillates wildly but their number have been steadily dwindling so the hunting season (they are VERY good eating) has been shortened and commercial hunting banned. Nov. 18th, 2022 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Pure magic. Nov. 17th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A majestic snow shower over the bay. Nov. 16th 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Looks like a thaw just gave way to a freeze - there's a thin layer of ice on those footsteps. Nov. 15th, 214 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A couple of photos shot on Nov. 14th, 2022 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Photo taken Nov. 13th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Three photos from Nov. 12th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I seem to recall that something significant happened on this date in 1918, but my photos were taken 100 years later. The first one shows the morning view from my balcony, the others my hike up the mountain in the afternoon. Nov. 11th, 2018. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

One more series, this time a VERY windy day (the nearest weather station was showing 30 m/s (70 mph) at sea level, Nov. 10th, 2011 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD