© Copyright Donna S. Duncan - Email

© Copyright Donna S. Duncan - Email

© Copyright Donna S. Duncan - Email

The attitude of many Icelanders toward the vegetation of the Highlands is summed up by one of our better poets, Jón Helgason:

Séð hef ég skrautleg suðræn blóm sólvermd í hlýjum garði; áburð og ljós og aðra virkt enginn til þeirra sparði; mér var þó löngum meir í hug melgrasskúfurinn harði, runninn upp þar sem Kaldakvísl kemur úr Vonarskarði.

I have seen ornate southern flora Sunbaked in a warm garden; Fertilizer and light and other things Nobody begrudged them; I was more concerned with The hardy tuft of grass, Originating where Cold Fork exits of the Pass of Hope.

Apologies for the translation.