July 9th was the 11th anniversary of Nunavut becoming an official Canadian territory. It is a territorial holiday - Nunavut Day - and a large number of the community of Iqaluit was out to celebrate the occasion. Much like Canada Day in other places, this holiday is a day for outdoor music, children's games, contests, barbecues, and general frivolity. Unlike Canada Day the contests were to see who could skin a seal the fastest, and there were muskox burgers on the barbecue!! For the record - it is truly incredible how fast a seal can be skinned, and muskox cheeseburgers are delicious.
If you remember my blog entries from last July you will remember how enamoured I was with all of the tiny tundra flowers. I'm just as taken with them this year, but I will restrain myself and only post one photo.
We're a month past the solstice already, and so we are starting to get proper sunsets again. This was a particularly beautiful one, just the other night.
July 9th was the 11th anniversary of Nunavut becoming an official Canadian territory. It is a territorial holiday - Nunavut Day - and a large number of the community of Iqaluit was out to celebrate the occasion. Much like Canada Day in other places, this holiday is a day for outdoor music, children's games, contests, barbecues, and general frivolity. Unlike Canada Day the contests were to see who could skin a seal the fastest, and there were muskox burgers on the barbecue!! For the record - it is truly incredible how fast a seal can be skinned, and muskox cheeseburgers are delicious.
If you remember my blog entries from last July you will remember how enamoured I was with all of the tiny tundra flowers. I'm just as taken with them this year, but I will restrain myself and only post one photo.
We're a month past the solstice already, and so we are starting to get proper sunsets again. This was a particularly beautiful one, just the other night.
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