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Arctic Bay’s got Talent
One of the performers from yesterday’s Annual Talent Show. Debbie Oyukuluk drums, sings, and throws in some throat singing as well. Enjoy. Debbie Oyukuluk – Talent Contest from Clare Kines on Vimeo.
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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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Howl
While I was out taking a photo to show the light at noon, at (practically) the Solstice, this team of Huskies began howling, perhaps at the moon peaking over the hills, perhaps at me. This HDR version is a little "cartoony" but sets the scene.
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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…
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Drifting
I know better. Yesterday Hilary and I were scheduled to fly to Iqaluit. She had some dental work that couldn't be done up here and so we were supposed to have spent a couple of days down there, returning hopefully in time for her to be Mary in her pre-school concert skit. (And as much…
