Arctic flowers are adapted for the conditions. These ones have to cope with summer snow in the middle of their flowering season
I did not see the bird...
CCGS Henry Larsen
Diamond Beach about 5 k from the airport.
Resolute Airport from about 4k. The Airport Hotel is the light brown box just left of centre.
Arctic Poppy. The flowers warm up in sunshine and flies bask in them, pollinating tham at the same time.
This one was in Iqaluit. The flowers follow the sun while it is high enough to be visible from their level.
This one was exposed to the near gale and looking a bit battered.
Yet to be identified
This was the only rock in the immediate vicinity that had lichen on it.
As a first guess, I think this might be Tufted Saxifrage S. Caespitosa
It's covered in tiny wildflowers and plants...
Russian icebreaker of the Far East Shipping Co. Its stern is also shaped for icebreaking. I could not get close enough to read the name - looked like Kapitan ...something.
Small Canadian Coastguard vessel coming into Resolute.
Lenticular cloud over the bay
Classic Arctic wall tent - thse belong to the Canadian Army. Canvas with a tarp lashed over the top, zipped and velcro'd openings, a diesel heater and a can.
How to lash a tarp so that it doesn't blow away. And fire precautions...
Snow skis for the Twin Otters
Demountable with a difference - these are on skis.
Power sockets
To be identified...
There's a dump in every settlement. This is part of a very big one.
Going nowhere much - as we are at the moment
The dragon's head
Don't know yet what it is - not in my southern ocean bird book! - but it's well insulated.
