Watching the icebergs

We'd walked the three miles to Fort Amherst, and back afterwards this
afternoon. We were pretty warm in the wind. Most people had driven.
They appeared to be pretty cold. And the bergs *are* pretty
cold-looking. But there is a steady stream of people trying to get
good views.

These two icebergs have been more or less where you see them for a
week or so. They are grounded, I think, but they may just be caught
in light currents. The one that looks to be three pieces was a big
arch a week ago.

Fujifilm X100. Processed in PSP X5 to add vignetting, local contrast,
and a border.

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Justfolk ^club

Ha ha! I can just imagine one of these in the Mediterranean -- it wouldn't last long!

People around here collect smaller "bergy bits" and save them in their freezers for parties. They are old (like up to 10,000 years) and often have been under great pressure (under the glaciers); thus when they melt the dissolved air pops and hisses out of the ice, so the bits of ice, in your drink, say, dance around in your glass. Very entertaining.

I had a student a few years ago who, with her brother, had a small business of collecting bits of iceberg ice and selling them to visitors. It made enough money to put them through university -- she recently graduated as a physician.

10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.

Justfolk ^club

Here is a time-lapse view (or speeded-up video) of this berg moving into place. (The video was made by someone from their office in downtown St. John's.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_twvINfYI6g

10 years ago.

Justfolk ^club

= Very slowly. :)

10 years ago.

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