March 2, 2011
Several years ago, my husband and I, adventure travelers at heart, journeyed to the Arctic Circle to see the Polar Bears in their natural environment. We stayed in a tiny town in the remote, extreme northern part of Canada...a place where polar bears often roam the one-street town and end up in "polar bear jail..." punishment for their trespassing! They're tagged while in "jail" then returned to the wild the following day. We were actually in town when, late one afternoon, an extraordinarily loud alarm sounded. One of the residents told us that it warned the townspeople of the presence of a polar bear strolling through town. We all had to head to the nearest home or shop...get off the street...until the animal was caught and jailed. We were there at a time when the bears were hungry, after many months of not eating. They were waiting for the ice to melt so they could have access to their staple food...seals. Fortunately for us, we saw numerous polar bears...many with cubs of a variety of ages... AND, we experienced the beginning colors of the AURORA BOREALIS... the most extraordinary natural light show in existence!!
I thought I'd share the bears as well as the lights with you, hoping you'll be as inspired as I was! Conveniently, a challenge was issued by a blog called INSPIRATION AVENUE. That challenge was to create a SKY-themed piece of art. I did...and here it is...the magic of THE AURORA BOREALIS!
Gorgeous, isn't it?
Please come back again...
xox, abbyj
Sweet! You did an excellent job with your "sky" creation. I love it! =D
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful!
~Kiram~
Wonderful polar bear photos! Was this a tour?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sky art too!
It was a trip we arranged with a guide and met up with 7 others along the way. We spent our time observing the bears from several different locations... For a few days, we even stayed in a lodge that was enclosed by bars (like prison bars) and the mother bears and their cubs came up to the bars hoping for some food. Strange...as though WE were the exhibit for the bears to see as in a zoo! It was a wonderful adventure topped off with the beginnings of the Aurora Borealis the night before we left.
ReplyDeleteCool story and art
ReplyDeleteA very interesting and enjoyable post abby with gorgeous photography and what a gorgeous creation you made showing the Aurora Borealis. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteThe aurora borealis is stunning, and I love your photos of the polar bears. What a wonderful experience you had!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful trip, and your photos are amazing! I love your story about the bears getting "arrested". The piece you did with the aurora borealis is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteWOW, what an amazing story. Love the art piece you created too. The colors in the sky must have been wonderful to see in person. And the tree line is a great accent. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the nice comments...I appreciate your taking the time to do it!
ReplyDeletePlease come back again...
xox, abbyj
Oh how beautiful. it really makes me wish I were there!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable Abby.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure...I want a polar bear :)
And a breath-taking work of art.
xo
Very pretty celestial sky!
ReplyDeleteYou know about a lot of challenges.
I will come back here and look around.
8-)
love this sky and the ethereal quality of the piece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story about your experience travelling and seeing the polar bears!
ReplyDeleteI love the Aurora Borealis picture - it is a magical interpretation of the IA theme.
Kat :-)
Gorgeous...powerful and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely AWESOME. You are so lucky to have had the opportunity to see this in person!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this challenge!
Cool! Kathy G
ReplyDeleteIts like you read my mind! You seem to know a lot about this, like you wrote the book in it or something.
ReplyDeleteI think that you could do with some pics to drive the message home a bit,
but other than that, this is magnificent blog. An excellent read.
I'll definitely be back.
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