Trees Plants and Flowers
Iceland with its rough mountains and harsh environment is also a country of trees, plants and flowers.
Growing Treasures in the Westfjords
In the valley Tungudalur in Skutulsfjörður where the town of Ísafjörður is located you can find one of the most beautiful forest in Iceland.
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Summer Ahead with a Perfect Blowball
This bright yellow flowers turn into fluffy seed balls that distributes all around and ensures the next generation of dandelions.
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The Spread of nature
Nature spreads everywhere in the form of plants and flowers and often water.
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The Hornet's Hive
Hallormsstadarskogur is full of life just like any other forest. We didn't stay for long under the hornet's hive.
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Is this Iceland?
This view isn't common in Iceland and few think of Iceland as a country of forests and high trees.
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The Oldest Grove
The first planted trees of the forest, Hallormsstadarskogur, where planted in this grove one hundred years ago.
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Angelica and the Flies
Angelica is a plant that grows wild over all of Iceland. Angelicas are most apparent in areas where there is no grazing of animals.
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Spruce in the Valley
The spruce and other trees are an addition to the beautiful landscape in Tungudalur that makes it especially beautiful during summer with green hills and sizzling rivers and creeks.
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Daisies by the Dock
The daisies have found a home at the edge of a man made sea breaker near a small dock.
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Beside the Waterfall
The flowers and plants have found a good place to stay beside the waterfall Dynjandi.
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One for the Mind
This is a photo for the mind. Looking at it can bring you peacefulness and the assurance that nature has its way wherever it can.
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Buttercups Bargaining for Life
The buttercups in this rocky hill have found a place to grow and it seems against all odds.
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Wild Flowers in the Field
Each year, for a short period of time, wild flowers grow and blossom.
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Variations of Flowers and Straws
This picture shows an example of plants that can be found in Iceland's nature; but only few examples.
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Evidence of an Existence
Nature can make even the ugliest evidence of the man's construction efforts beautiful.
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The Buttercup Creek in the Valley
Buttercup grows almost everywhere in Iceland and where there's a creek there is likely a buttercup.
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A Long Way to Go
Millions upon millions of trees have been planted all over the island and here are few.
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