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SERMERSSUAQ UKARPALUGPOQ – An Earth Day Tribute
SermerssuaqThe Big Ice weepswailssighs at humankind’s inability to use their knowledge wisely
Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, ARCTIC WONDER, EVENTS, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX
Tagged adventure, adventures in Greenland, arctic, climate change, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Earth Day 2022, glaciers, Greenland Ice Cap, ice cap melting, Russell Glacier, tribute to the arctic
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A SUNDAY NOODLE
If this is BEAUTY-FUL and this is
WHAT THE ICEBERG SAID
Bold. Blue. Megalithic. To think I might have begun as a whispered word on an ancient’s breath,a droplet in the spray of a neolithic sneeze, the spatter in a sputtered warning, “Run!”a single snowflake spit from a cloud, delivered on … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, ARCTIC WONDER, POEMS, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX
Tagged adventures in Greenland, climate change, D. G. Lambo, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Disko Bay, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Greenland, ice berg, ice berg themed poetry, ilulissat, melting ice cap, poetry, wisdom from the far north
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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Can’t Get You Outta’ My Head
Extreme weather boots. Hat. Insulated gloves. Balaclava (baklava, optional) Back, neck, hand and foot heat packs Thermal socks…and…and…and. The list was long. About this time three years ago, I was packing for an arctic adventure. Thirty-six months ago, I had … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Man In The Icicle
Winter Dissolving crystalline crust decomposing evaporating
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – The Sun Sets on a Different World
Quimmer. Stranded. Separated from his pack. About as visible as a grain of sand stuck to the smooth side of a seashell, the dog stands on a slab of sea ice floating atop the placid waves of Scorsbysund. Four days ago, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Through The Eyes Of A Potato
How long does it take for a potato to freeze? I wondered as the rotors whirred to life. It was April in the Arctic. We were on the last leg of our journey to spending eight days in a remote … Continue reading
SERMERSSUAQ – An Earth Day Homage
She weeps. She wails. She sighs, hopeful that one day her children will learn to use their knowledge wisely. Sermerssuaq The Big Ice. Caribbean-blue melt-water pools the size of small countries spread upon Mother Earth’s once pristine pate. Creaking, cracking she moans, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Looking For A Fix
“Umimmar?” Taken aback by the sudden question, Christian, Uli, and I nodded. Clearly, the man had overheard our conversation. His dark eyes shifted from the front of the store to the back. Stepping closer, he first cleared his throat, then whispered, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Taking Care Of Business
It’s the question no one asked when they heard I’d be camping in the arctic in the summer of 2009. Last April, seven years later, the same topic lay fallow on the fringe of conversations concerning my dogsled trip in Ittoqqortoormiit, East Greenland. It was barely … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, CHILDHOOD, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
Tagged adventure, camping facilities, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, dp_/photo-challenges/atop/, Ittoqqortoormiit, KALAALLIT NUNAAT, Kangerlussuaq, Russell Glacier
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Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner 