Sunset: 20:38
The definition between night and day is once again fading, but in the opposite direction. There is very little darkness left. Even during the times that the sun is officially down, it is still quite bright. The sun is never far below the horizon and the eastern sky glows like an opal at night. Of all the beauty I have seen here, the skies will always stand out in my mind.
Today I have a lot of pictures that I've been wanting to post, so here goes.
Out on the sea ice are these formations that look like giant waves that were frozen when they crested. I don't know how they were really formed, but that is what they look like.
" Dreamscape" is the word that often comes into my mind when I leave the house in the morning and look out at the mountains.
Posing by a frozen wave
More sea ice formations
Waiting for the melt
A couple of weeks ago four of us teachers went on a snowmobile ride out on the land.
I have never experienced such quiet. 
A local family out with a dog team.
Igloo built by kids in a contest.
Crystal took this one from inside the igloo.
Local kids against an impossibly blue sky.
Dog team on Nunavut's 10th birthday.
More "waves"
Easter weekend was great, we walked out on the ice to take pictures and we had a huge group for a HUGE meal on Easter Sunday. Now we're headed into the final 8 weeks of school. I'm looking forward to as much time as possible in the glorious outdoors (temps are rising every day). Graham (our VP has promised to take us out to Cape Christian before the end of the school year. Our everyday walks towards the airport are still a novelty with the ever-changing colours of snow and sky.
Other news ....I finished my news writing course and have signed up for a travel writing course at Ryerson. Also signed up for a photography course in London this summer - more about summer plans later - it's getting soooooo close!
If you're getting hooked on reading arctic blogs, I' m thrilled to let you know that Clyde River has a new Blogger (Crystal, our grade 7 teacher, also from Nova Scotia. Her blog is called Arctic Craic (an irish word for a good time). http://www.arcticcraic.blogspot.com/
The quick explanation for the "waves" is rocks/reefs and tide. At high tide the ice freezes down to the same level as the surrounding ice, then the low tide comes and the ice is pushed up by the rock. The process repeats itself over and over with the ice over the rock getting thicker and pushing up. over the course of the winter a lot of ice gets pushed out of the way, by some relatively small rocks.
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ReplyDeleteSunrise: 6am
Sunset: 930pm
Gets dark at night. We are below the Arctic Circle.
The pics you posted reminds me of when I lived in Rankin.