Lögberg-Heimskringla - 07.05.1999, Blaðsíða 7

Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 7 maí 1999 • 7
Memoirs of Guðmundur Jónsson from
T
Húsey
JO THE SOUTH of
the Múlakollur
the mountain is
lower where the nesses
can be accessed. At
both Múli- and
Geldingsnes are found
remains of fishing sta-
tions and at Múli there
were two huts still
standing at the turn of
the century. Older men
told me that these
remains were there
from the time of the “hardship of the mist,” when a
great deal of livestock perished and starvation was
experienced at Hérað; then people sought to the sea
for sustenance. Shark hunting was outfitted from the
Múli while I remember, especially in late winter.
Guttormur Jónsson from Eyjasel operated there for
many years as did the Ketilsstaða-brothers. The men
who were lost in the avalanche in 1870, and I men-
tioned earlier, were Gunnlaugur Oddson’s fishermen
from Ketilsstaðir. After that incident winter fising
from the Múli was discontinued.
South of the Móvík the precipices end and the
Landsenda-mountain begins. It is almost free of cliffs
except for the old ocean rim, which is now called
Lónabjörg. According to the'folktales a cave was
located there long ago, and the housewife from that
abode still stand there.
She is probably the most
handsome stone-woman
to be found in Eastem
Iceland. Her story is
recorded in Jón Arna-
son’s Folktales, I, 215.
The Landsenda-moun-
tain is steep, slanting
from the mid-mountain
without large cliffs
except at Móvík. From it
there is no access to the
shore, but an old dry
riverbed can be followed up to mid-Móvíkurflug. It is
a deep rift filled with snow until midsummer. Thus
people either must walk on the snow ceiling or under
it and neither way is attractive. It happened that we
had to come ashore at the Móvík when landing was
impossible at Ker or on the sand and we had to use
this route; it was risky leaving boats there because of
rockslides. Continued on page 8
Children ’s
Corner
Calendar of Events
Sat. May 8 New Westminster, BC A Yardsale willbe held at lceland House from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to benefit the lcelandic heritage Library. Items in good conditio still needed (no vlothing or furniture) can be dropped off at lceland House, 939 6th Street.
Wed. May 12 Gimli, MB The Gimli Chapter of the INL will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Betel Boardroom, Gimli, at 7:00 pm
Sat. May 15 Markerville, AB 1999 Creamery Season opens at 10:00 am.
Tues. May 18 Toronto, ON ICCT Annual General Meeting/Election of Officers. There will also be a celebration of Rosa Hermansson Vernon’s 100th birthday, along with the 40th anniversary of the founding of the club. 8:00 pm, Unitarian Hall, 175 St. Clair Ave. W. (just west of Avenue Road).
Fri. May 21 Vancouver, BC The lceland trio will make their canadian debut at the Unitarian Centre, 949 Oak Street (corner of Oak and 49th), at 7:30 pm. Program includes music by lcelandic composers. Guest artist Heather Alda Ireland. Tickets: $12.00 for adults, no charge for students 18 and under. Advance tickets available from Heather at (604) 691-7526 and Gerri (604) 279-0420. Tickets 'also available at the door. Reception to follow.
Sun. May 23 Seattle, WA The lceland Trio will perform at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle at 4:00 pm. Works performed will include compositions by lcelandic composers Sveinbjomsson and Nordal. Dinner following the concert will be in an lcelandic theme. For more info, call (206) 789- 5707) or contact: The Nordic Heritage Museum c/o “Mostly Nordic Concert Series” 3014 NW 67th St Seattle, WA 98117
Thurs. May 27 Winnipeg, MB Lestrarfelag presents its History of Canada Series, 1000- 1600, featuring Tryggvi Oleson. 7:00 pm at the Nordic House.
Sat. June 5 Vancouver, BC Solskin Annual June Tea & Bazaar at Hofn from 1:00-3:30 pm. 2020 Harrison Drive. Bake sale, raffle, crafts, plants, surprise pack.
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Photo courtesy Lindti Johanns
The Year
The year has four seasons, or
twelve months. The four seasons are:
summer, winter, spring and autumn.
The twelve months are: January,
February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October,
November, and December.
The first month of the year is
January; then the snow is on the
ground. It covers the ground and all is
white. In February we sometimes have
much rain; it comes from the clouds.
This onth has only twenty-eight days,
except in leap-year; then it has one
more. The next month is March; we
now see some flowers, and we say,
"Spring is coming!" The days are less
short and the sun is warm; it is not hot.
In April there is no snow. The birds
sing in the green trees, and we go for
long walks. May is a lovely month; it is
warm now out of doors, and in the mid-
dle of the day it is sometimes quite hot.
Then we open the doos and the air
comes into the rooms and they are
cool. In June the roses are blooming in
the garden, and at the end of the
month cheries are ripe. What is the
colour of a ripe cherry? It is red or
black. The cherry is the fruit of the
cherry-tree.
That is the end of the first half of
Arið
Það eru fjórar árstíðir í árinu, eða
tólf mánuðir.
Árstíðirnar fjórar eru: sumar og
vetur, vor og haust.
Mánuðirnir tólf eru: janúar, febrúar,
mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst,
seftember, október, nóvember og
desember.
Janúar er fyrsti mánuður ársins; þá
er snjór á jörðu. Snjórinn þekur jörðina
og allt er hvítt. í febrúar rignir oft mikið;
það rignir úr skýjunum. Það eru aðeins
tuttugu og átta dagar í þessum
mánuði, nema þegar hlaupár er; þá er
einum fleiri. Næsti mánuður er maí; þá
birtast blóm og við segjum að vorið sé
komið". Dagarnir eru ekki eins stuttir
og sólin er hlýrri; en það er ekki heitt. í
apríl er enginn snjór. Fuglarnir syngja í
grænum trjánum, og við förum í langar
gönguferðir. Maí er yndislegur
mánuður; þá er hlýtt utan dyra og um
miðjan daginn er oft töluvert heitt. Þá
opnum við dyrnar og loftið streymir inn
í herbergin og þau eru svöl. í júní
blómstra rósirnar í garðinum og í enda
mánaðarins þroskast kyrsuberin.
Hvernig eru kyrsuberin á litinn? Þau
eru rauð eða svört. Kyrsuber eru ávex-
tir kyrsuberjatrésins.
Þar með líkur fyrsta helming
ársins.
the year.
Vocabulary
summer sumar cloud ský
winter vetur leap-year hlaup-ár
spring vor flower blóm
autumn haust lovely yndislegur
cover þekja