ICC Nuuk, Greenland, part 9: On the Day of the Seal, children catch tiny animals in a tidepool
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 10:00AM 
As seal was being barbecued on rocks suspended over tiny fires, I noticed children gathered around a couple of tiny tidepools.
I ventured over for a closer look. They were most intent on what they were doing and they were catching something. I did not know what.
A boy prepares to place his catch in a cup while a little girl peers into the pool in search of hers.
She thrusts her hand into the water and catches it.
Now she goes for the cup to place it in.
Everyone is interested.
A boy also makes a successful catch. What are these little creatures?
H'mmm... looks like baby shrimp to me.
Whatever, they are a source of endless fascination.
Now, I have spent the past week in a state of exhaustion beyond all reason and I haven't pulled out of it yet, but I will see if I can finally catch up a bit on my Greenland work and finish this series off. I will never get it all in here, but ICC Alaska is looking for funds to enable us to make a little magazine-style book on the General Assembly, so I trust it will all come together in the end.
Reader Comments (6)
Wonderful photos as usual, Bill. Thanks.
Kids are the same everywhere. With us, a half-century ago, it was tadpoles caught in the water of the road ditch along our long farm driveway. I wish all children of the world could be enjoying such good fun.
this is what kids should be doing...playing...enjoying nature...learning from nature...not sitting home on their computers or cellphones. btw, in the waiting room at my doctor's appt today, i stole a time magazine from may w/the 100 most influential people in it. on the cover was the second most famous citizen from wasilla wearing platform heels and dressed like a barbie doll. i was gagging. when are YOU gonna make the time mag cover?
love seeing the children and their sense of wonder
Who needs fancy, expensive toys when you have the great outdoors! I love how determined the kids look to make the catch, and then their excitement after having one of the creatures in their possession!
Albert - Thanks.
WhiteStone - Yes, we did the same and caught minnows, too.
Ruth - LOL. Appreciate the sentiment, though.
twain - Yes, and to capture the wonder and excitement that is so alive in children is one of my great joys as a photographer.
Lisaj - I agree. Although they do need to know how to use them, I sometimes feel a little badly when I see young kids out in the midst of things, totally absorbed in the virtual worlds inside their little hand-held devices, oblivious to the real world around them.
Even though here I create for the virutal world, I just hope that sometimes all children can break away now and then into the wonders of the physical world.