Northern Life
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Play is the thing.
It is a blustery, cold day here. And although that is to be expected, our milder than average winter thus far has left us unaccustomed to these sort of days. But, typically, the Ravens do not seem to mind. On the drive home from lunch, they were everywhere, playing in the wind currents around buildings,
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Trails of light
New Years celebrations in the High Arctic, as I've written before, have their own unique flavour. Certainly each community has its own variations of the theme, but in general they are just a little out of the ordinary. New Years Eve, like many other days here, starts out with games at the Community Hall. One
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Light from Above – another view
My earlier post on Solar powered light emitting balloons elicited some thoughtful responses, and as comments aren't always read by visitors I thought I'd address them here. Go read the comments, I'll wait. You're back? Good. First off, thanks all. Robert, I was actually wondering if anyone was making the connection with the Tropicana sun.
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Light from above
I don't know what it is about the Arctic that attracts the wild ideas of southerners. Especially architects. There are all manner of strangely designed buildings up here, designs that make you go "Huh". Futuristic looking buildings including some that look like space ships. Jentography, when she was Jen of Nunavut even ran a contest
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Days of Darkness
The world has started tilting back towards the sun. Our world anyway, as the southern hemisphere begins its journey towards winter. The dark season passes by so quickly here, it seems as though we just entered it. Now there is only 6 weeks left until the Sun once again peeks above the horizon and begins
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Shine on, you crazy diamond.
I'm tired. I've been desperately trying to nap in the face of a full blown nattering session of my daughter. I've finally given up fighting against her stream of consciousness. It was time I wrote up this post anyway. The reason that I am tired, of course, is that I was up until the wee
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A flash of brilliance
This isn't a post about a photograph. The photograph is mediocre at best. This is about serendipity. When I got home at lunch I tried to grab a few photos to show a couple of things. One was the gorgeous banding in the southern sky, and the other was to try and show how much
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Prelude to an eclipse
The Full Moon over Arctic Bay today at 1:00 pm. Underexposed by two stops to darken the scene.
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With glowing hearts
I love mornings like this. The sky above is still inky black, and dotted with the twinkling pinpoints of the stars. Hanging high in the southern sky the bright jewel of Venus. Night, and yet the horizon is glowing with the light from the hidden sun, the dark indigo fading to a grey blue tinged