This past Victoria Day long weekend turned out to be a beautiful and sunny one here on the island of Newfoundland.
We headed out on Saturday hoping to find icebergs, but unlike last year’s bumper crop, they kept their distance for the most part, hugging the horizon.
Undaunted, Paul and I took a hike around the trail in Greenspond and still managed to capture these pretty nature scenes.
Icebergs big and small can be seen dotting most of the horizon.
I zoomed in for these two. Notice the wide band of blue, which is called looming.
The atmospheric phenomenon of looming made this iceberg seem to stretch -or refract – vertically into a shape that made me think of a water bomber…sort of.
These little shelters house picnic tables along the Greenspond trail.
Now for the funny and unexpected part of our hike:
I decided to snap a photo of this helmet someone had picked up and placed here, thinking I would show it on Facebook to help unite it with its owner. But…
This is where I stepped back to get a shot from the other side, and my “accident-prone” foot got caught in a crevice. Down I went. Luckily I missed the big rocks and my camera was also unharmed. At home, I discovered I’d taken the above photo by accident!
I got the other shot, no harm done. Hubs got a little fright (and a laugh), though. 😉
What did you do for fun this weekend?
(and did you lose a helmet?)
Author updates:
I’m running a Goodreads Book Giveaway! Enter here or on the sidebar for a chance to win a signed, first edition paperback of Calmer Girls. Though the winning entry is randomly chosen by Goodreads, I will mail the book directly to the winner.
And…I’m attending my Book Launch this Saturday in St. John’s:
Here is the link for the Library announcement:
NL Book Launch – Jennifer Kelland Perry
A.C. Hunter Adult Library
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Have a safe and inspiring week, everyone. ❤
(and watch out for those crevices!)
So very beautiful where you live Jennifer glad you are okay nothing worse when you have a camera in hand. Enjoy the warming think of us xxx Kath
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Very slow warming up here so far.
Kath, I think I’d rather hurt myself than break my camera! No harm done to either, thank goodness. 🙂
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Beautiful images Jennifer and good luck with your giveaway!
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Thanks! It was a memorable day. I’ll be over to visit your blog soon!
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Spectacular photos! Not every day that I see photos of icebergs! I wonder how big they are under the surface!
Congrats on the book launch and best of luck to you! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Kelly. 🙂 This post has my best iceberg pics. You’ll love them:
https://jenniferkellandperry.com/2015/06/02/berg-watching/
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Just scrolled through the photos and thought wow bloody awesome
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Thanks, Joanne!
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It’s hard to imagine those gorgeous vistas will soon be frozen with winter. Thanks for sharing your landscape with me. And good luck at your book signing!
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Bite your tongue, it’s spring now so we don’t want to think about winter for a while yet! 🙂
Thank you, Jacqui.
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I love seeing these photos of Nl 💜 Have fun at your Book Launch!
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Happy to be of service! As for the launch? I’ll try. I have a feeling my reading will be very short and sweet. #introvertproblems
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I know that feeling. I could talk for hours in front of a class but I hate public speaking.
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I took public speaking in college and I still feel faint.
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I hope you let us know how it goes. I’m sure it will be great. You r book is a fantastic accomplishment 😊
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Thank you. Sharing my launch experience would make for a cool post, I guess (pics of me looking like a deer caught in the headlights! lol).
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Haha 🙂 I mentioned you to a student this morning, telling her about your Book Launch and how nervous you are. A shy girl, she could relate 🙂
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Stunning shots 🙂
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Thank you, Norm! Glad you liked them. 🙂
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Great shots – great scenery – helmets not mine 🏍
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Ha ha, okay, thanks! 🙂
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