Weekend Reflections

This one is on the island of South Georgia,
in a place I was very lucky to visit
—because the seas around it are usually
too rough to allow a landing.
More than half a million king penguins
live here; you can see some in
the background (and their feathers
littering the foreground).

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

ABC Wednesday—W is for "waterfall"

This is Shackleton Falls, on South Georgia.
It's named for Sir Ernest Shackleton,
the Antarctic explorer.  He came
over this mountain to the whaling station
of Strömness and was able to rescue
his entire crew after they had to abandon
their ship when it was trapped in (and
ultimately destroyed by) pack ice.

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inSPIREd Sunday

This is the Whaler's Church, in Grytviken,
in South Georgia.  Grytviken was
a whaling station that has now been shut
down.  There's a museum here, but,
really, the whole town is a museum.  

[To see more churches from
around the world, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

This king penguin was actually one of many
I saw on a stretch of beach in
South Georgia, the Antarctic Islands due east
of the Antarctic Peninsula.  There were
also fur seals—but those we avoided (pretty
nasty and faster than you'd think).

[To see more b/w images, visit
Dragonstar's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

Everything was over-the-top in South Georgia:
the landscape, the wildlife, even the clouds.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]

Don't even think about it

This is the old whaling station of 
Strömness, on South Georgia.

Even the penguins have enough sense to 
keep (relatively) clear of this place.

[Linking back to signs, signs.]

ABC Wednesday—V is for "vain"

This proud chinstrap penguin seems to be
saying, "look at me. Look at me."
Actually, I think that's exactly what this
behavior means—he's lookin' for
love in all the right places.

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