SYLVIA PATTON - 2019 - 2021 - CALENDAR EXTRAS

      What ? This is a Greenland/ Arctic calendar blog. What does either of the above have to do with that ? Those of you who know me may have heard my take on Rachel Maddow. If you want the facts ma’am, and only the facts, don’t listen to Rachel. She’s a story teller, and will start in left field and hit all the bases before reaching home. (I happen to like her stories, if not the interminable commercials.) Those of you who know me are also aware that my stories often have that same issue - but no commercials. This is one such blog post! A calendar has to have a “Theme”. The images all have to work together as a group, and even if I occasionally sneak in an outlier, Rick is there to keep me on message. However, this is a blog! So I can tell stories  and show pix that go all over the place with no restrictions. You, of course, have no obligation to read them!  You can just sit and look at the pretty pictures of the calendar. But, then again, you might...

 Hello to you all! This year I am adding something new to the calendar. In the past many of you have requested more information about the individual photos in your calendar. Some years I have tried using captions, in other years I have only given you information on the back cover, and let the photos speak for themselves. The subject of 2019's calendar is a BIG one - the Canadian High Arctic and Greenland. Thousands of photos were culled in order to reach this year's selection. And the area depicted is a fascinating one.  So throughout the year, hopefully monthly, I will add to this blog with additional photos and information.  We'll start with a map of the trip. Greenland is on the right, Baffin Island on the left. Devon Island, and Ellesmere Island are on the upper left, above Baffin Island. The North Pole is just north of the map  at 90º North. The northern tip of mainland Canada is at the middle on the bottom.             ...