Winter is coming to Longyearbyen
Yesterday, I packed up site 4, the one behind the airport. It was a strange feeling, packing it up. Not bad, just strange. My time here (for now) is coming to an end. I carefully made a drawing of all the traps and their relative position and distance from eachother so that I can re-establish my site later if I need to. Today I’m taking down site 3, the one in the middle of Adventdalen by the old northern lights observatory. I’ll take down the other sites as well later in the week.
It’s been quite cold these last few days compared to only a week ago. My traps yesterday had ice in them! It’s also getting darker with each day, although it’s not completely dark yet. Check out some of these pictures I took at the UNIS roof yesterday at about half past ten in the evening. They look darker than it actually was - we’re in the twilight period, but still - you can see the sun is behind the mountains and we’re getting some nice colors these days (and soon, proper nights).
Postet: 2. september, 2008 i kategorien(e) Mitt liv, feltarbeid.
Stikkord: fieldwork, sites, twilight, winter











Kommentar fra Christiane
Tid 2. september 2008 klokken 18:48
Spectacular photos! Aww, the melancholy of saying goodbye to a place and a way of life..but soon, you’ll be back ;) And in between..you’ll be home, with me!