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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Must be non-breeders/failed breeders. As of last week, Iceland is still full of adults + cygnets!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Conditions on the F35 Kjölur route.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Our flight home from KEF to BWI on the Kjölur was smooth and uneventful. Kjölur is the name of a mountain plateau in the west central highlands of Iceland. In contrast, our journey on the F35 mountain road across the Kjölur was rough and bumpy and took almost as long!

The nose of a 737 Max8 with a food service truck to its left side and a jetway at its right side.

The front of an Icelandair jet showing its left side windshield with the name “Kjölur” on its side. The end of a jetway is seen on its right.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

No, we did the Meze which did not feature goat that night.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Here be dragons”. An old map of Iceland in our hotel. We didn’t see any of these!

A map of Iceland surrounded by mythical creatures.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Had a wonderful meal here tonight! A restaurant recommended by @samer.is.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Crossing from north to south on F35, the Kjölur route across the Icelandic highlands. We must have gone through 50 huge “water hazards” if we went through 1! The road was in need of a visit by the grader. Saw a Toyota Yaris en route, might still be there!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are at Hvervellir hot springs on the Kjölur route across the Icelandic highlands. Were here 10 y ago but traveling S to N, now N to S. It was famous as the refuge of an 18C Icelandic outlaw. “Þfófadilir” translates as “the way of the thief”!

A hand-painted sign saying Þjófadilir on a red background rests against a varnished wooden wall.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Gunnólfsvíkurfjall, the highest point in far northeast Iceland, near the village of Þórshöfn. If you zoom in you can see a NATO early warning station on the highest point.

A mountainous peninsula on the far shore of an inlet of the sea. In the foreground is a heath in golden autumn colors. A blue sky is overhead.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Lýsi: A staple on every Icelandic breakfast buffet!

A bottle of lemon flavored yellow cod-liver oil

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

His ONE paper I could find in PubMed!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The 1875 explosion of the Askja caldera deposited vast quantities of pumice over much of eastern Iceland, evident in many areas. We drove through a huge desert of pumice to reach Askja. Utterly amazing! This ia a small pool covered with fragments of floating golden pumice.

Floating small fragments of mostly golden pumice rock on a pool.

A shallow pool between large rocks. It is covered with small 1-2 cm3 pieces of floating pumice rock.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Stuðlagil, the Alcantara Gorges of Iceland!

(Iceland) Tall basalt columns run along a turquoise river. Birch trees in autumn color are on the right side.

(Sicily) Tall basalt columns on tje right side of a stream.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The view from our room In Möðrudalur of Herðubreið, the “Queen of Icelandic Mountains”. It is on the highest farm in Iceland. The whole area has vibes of Jackson Hole in Wyoming.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Où est la neige d’antan? The dry part of the Askja Caldera in central Iceland: There is 150 year old snow/ice buried beneath up to 2 or 3 meters of volcanic ash/pumice from the 1875 eruption of the Askja volcano. The ash insulates the snow/ice.

Under a blue sky with clouds, an area of grey volcanic ash and low hills. Marker poles are seen in the center and the left of the image.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Icelandic gins are terrific, too! Our trail ride yesterday in N Iceland took us through a lava field (hraun) covered with dwarf juniper shrubs replete with berries. We were imagining all the great gins that could be made with it!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The aurora made an appearance tonight here in Myvatn, N. Iceland. The surprise was that the clouds present all day cleared up in the late evening and stayed away! iPhone photo…better ones on my proper camera.

Green colors of the aurora borealis swirl through a starry sky. Some yellowing birch trees are seen in the bottom of the frame.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A video from atop Hverfjall, a tuff cone near Myvatn, N. Iceland. Turn up sound to hear the wind blowing.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The 2 Presidents, a study in contrasts.

On the left side a man, in a dark suit with red tie and heavily made up, sits glowering, while on the right side a woman, also in a dark suit, sits with the expression of the cat who got the cream. A table piled with cups and bottles, etc., is between them.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Had interesting convo with an engineer in Iceland’s power authority. He says that France with its nuclear is in effect supplying the inertial load for all of Europe. Europe has so much wind/solar that France is the “rock” that it depends upon! Iceland has so much hydro that it doesn’t need wind!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ready to move to Iceland just for their Costco. Beats our local hands down!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mesa Verde AND Chaco Culture NHP, too! Both amazing places!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Great thread! Dr. Hyde squeezed an otherwise well deserved PhD out of Heidelberg. Willy Kühne, dept. head at Heidelberg (co-discoverer of rhodopsin; discoverer of trypsin, etc.) was not a believer of women in science and somewhat reluctantly allowed Dr. Hyde be awarded her PhD! @bwjones.bsky.social

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Always look up: interior of the Baroque dome of the Cartuja de Ara Christi, a former Carthusian monastery north of Valencia in Spain.

Monochrome image of a circular dome within an arched area. The dome is divided into 8 sectors, each painted with various ornate images such as putti, lions, birds. There is a central dark hole, perhaps beneath a cupola. Surrounding the outside (lower ring) of the dome are 8 windows.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@jennifervestal.bsky.social, @bwjones.bsky.social. I like this explanation the best. It is randomness of X-inactivation to the nth degree. If it can do its magic in making tortie cats then this is certainly feasible!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Student Bar at University College Dublin would fill early on Friday evenings for the RTE broadcast of The Muppets on their biggish TV when I was there in late ‘70s/early ‘80s. Some would leave directly after, many would stay…

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Due to bad electrical storms in Northern Europe we were late for our connection and spent the night in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is always a great place to see many of the last remaining 747s in passenger service.

A view overlooking airport buildings over a grass-covered flat roof. Some aircraft are seen on the left side. A multi story building is from the middle to the extreme right. A sign saying “Frankfurt Airport” is on the top of this building.

A large jetliner stands at an airport. It is mostly white with a dark blue tail section and is painted in Lufthansa livery. It bears the name “Lufthansa” on its front to the right of the image.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Beautiful!! Got this Gt Crested with “baby on board“ in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Also my first time ever!

A waterbird with dagger shaped bill, black crest, reddish brown cheeks, dark brown and buff-colored body, and white chest swims on a pond. It carries its baby chick, with black and white markings, on its back. The bird is reflected in the still water.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Every so often the phone in the kiosk down the street from my parents (in Ireland) would go on the fritz. It was then that we would get calls from my younger siblings! Calling America from Ireland used to be ruinously expensive. J blew her budget calling me when we were apart!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Know the one! Envious! We once did Viking Sushi on the water off Stykk in Breiðafjörður. Raw Icelandic scallops and sea urchins! Oh my!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Happy birthday, Samer! Sounds like you are having a great day!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

America follows the bible like no other country does: an eye for an eye.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Listening this morning to a discussion on “Morning Joe” re: price of oil. All were amazed that the price of a barrel was still in the $80s range but that gas is av. $4 or so. I was shouting at them it is refining! Why buy oil when refining capacity is way down, worldwide. Listen to Paul Krugman!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Battleship Potemkin” vibes.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Best of luck! You are on Snaefellsnes?

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

They have such short lives but so full of unconditional love! We wish your friend the best in this difficult time.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

At a conference I was at a couple of years ago in Africa, the Assistant Minister of Health for Sierra Leone spoke as to how the per capita health budget for her country was ~$30, what a minimal cataract surgery costs. And that is for a country (albeit v. poor) WITH a health budget!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What about the former neighboring buildings? What has been lost there?

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Can only be envious! The figs in our neighborhood in DC suburbs were all blitzed by the cold winter and are way behind 🙁

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What a super choice! Kongrats to Kristen!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Sometimes if a field was spooked a huge flock would get up. Other times it was parties of all sizes, typically in multiples of family groups of 4-6!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You will know things are bad when they change the email extension for the military from .mil to .war!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I grew up near a place which had half the world’s population of Greenland WFs resident in winter (+ a handful of Snows). Sort of burned into my brain!

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Two of the “handful” look like White-fronted Geese not “blue geese”? “Blue geese” would have white heads and upper necks.

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

AI tokens for what?! Are our “warfighters” expected to live on AI slops instead of real rations? /s

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T. Michael Redmond @tmr65.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

An historic day in Irish sports history!Today, perennial contender Mayo overcame a 75 year drought, and an alleged priest’s curse, to finally win its first All-Ireland Football Championship and the Sam Maguire Trophy since 1951, beating the defending, and heretofore perennial, champions, Kerry.

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Mayoforsam GAA Flag Waving

Alt: Mayoforsam GAA Flag Waving to show County Mayo’s huge desire to win the All-Ireland GAA Football Championship Sam Maguire Trophy in 2026.

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