Thursday Challenge—"clear"

This iceberg is actually clear, but it appears
to be blue because of its age.  Older
icebergs are more compact and absorb all the
colors of the spectrum except blue.
I still don't totally understand how this works;
I just know that it's beautiful.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

Weekend Reflections

I'm back from my trip to the Arctic.  Not sure you
can appreciate that part of the planet
unless you've been there, but I can say that I
now get it.  Stunning, fascinating, challenging—and
full of beautiful reflections like this one.

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—U is for "upside-down"

Who knew?  Apparently, icebergs (even really
big ones like this) sometimes flip over—and you can
see what the action of the ocean's constant movement
 does to the part of the 'berg that's underwater.
My daughters learned this when they traveled to Antarctica
earlier this year (and I borrowed this shot from Katie).

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

A Sea of Ice

My daughter Lila captured this one
of the sky and these towering
icebergs reflected in the glassy waters 
of Antarctica's Southern Ocean.

[To see more Skywatch shots, go here. To see
more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]