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Iceland Travels & Techtonics

1/23/2012

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I was fortunate enough to recently visit Iceland – a dream come true for me with its 130 volcanoes!

Below I am sharing photos I took in Iceland along with Ted Kooser's poem entitled Tectonics – a friend passed this poem on to me after seeing my exhibition at Renaud Spirit Center and reading from my artist statement:
I am captivated by the idea that geological shifts and transformations seem to parallel both individuals and their relationships: continually changing, varying, shifting and developing, too. _
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Valley between tectonic plates that grows 2 centimeters wider each year.
Tectonics
by Ted Kooser, current Poet Laureate of the US

from Delights and Shadows


In only a few months
there begin to be fissures
in what we remember,
and within a year or two,
the facts break apart
one from another
and slowly begin to shift
and turn, grinding,
pushing up over each other
until their shapes
have been changed
and the past has become
a new world.
And after many years,
even a love affair,
one lush green island
all to itself,
perfectly detailed
with even a candle
softly lighting a smile,
may slide under the waves
like Atlantis,
scarcely rippling the heart.
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E-15 tongue/glacier.
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Blesi (the blazer) is a hot spring pool at the Geysir Area in Iceland.
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Volcanic basalt rock gives the sand its black color.
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Geologic folds in Iceland.
Mary C. Nasser in Iceland
Have a great beginning to your week!
Mary^
21 Comments
Roberta link
1/22/2012 10:56:01 pm

Wonderful photos! I have a friend who lives there. It is such an interesting place.

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Susie Tenzer link
1/22/2012 11:44:18 pm

wow, Mary, very cool trip!

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Kay link
1/22/2012 11:48:30 pm

I love your photos! Iceland is on my list of places I want to visit. Thank you for sharing you trip.

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Paige link
1/23/2012 01:17:08 am

LOVE that poem. And your pictures are gorgeous. It looks like you had a great time!

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Brienna link
1/23/2012 01:35:28 am

Wow!!!! What a wonderful dream come true for you!

Brienna

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Carol link
1/23/2012 03:53:40 am

Wonderful pictures and poem! Great Topic! Thanks!

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cari-jane link
1/23/2012 04:09:09 am

ohhh it looks so lovely - what an amazing place - you took some great photos!

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Kristin Van Valkenburgh
1/23/2012 08:26:12 am

Oh my goodness! Your pictures are absolutely stunning! So beautiful, xoxo

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Traci link
1/23/2012 01:34:51 pm

Hi Mary! Looks like it was a wonderful trip, a photographer's paradise!

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annie! link
1/24/2012 12:10:13 pm

The pix are awesome! Surreal.

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BlogLoveTherapy link
1/24/2012 01:15:23 pm

wow if the photos look this amazing I cannot imagine what the real thing looks like.. Breathtaking!

Amazing.

bloglovetherapy.blogspot.com

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Bethany R Robbins link
1/25/2012 01:33:38 am

Wow, those pics are incredible! Because of the volcanoes and Sigur Ros and Bjork, Iceland is definitely on the top of my list of places to visit!!

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Patrice link
1/28/2012 05:30:18 am

I've always wanted to go there! Lovely photos.

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Miz Katie link
1/28/2012 11:00:13 am

You lucky girl!! When I was a kid, we almost moved to Iceland. Now, I sorta wish it had happened, if only for a couple years. Looks like a beautiful place.

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Kate Perry link
1/29/2012 08:58:16 am

Beautiful photos, and I love the poem too. Kate x

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Jess Witte link
1/31/2012 12:35:06 pm

Beautiful pics! What a great place to "fill the well." I wish you well on your KHN residency app- It holds a special place in my heart. While there (twice in 2005), I got to hear Ted Kooser read his work at Peru State College nearby. Good luck on translating all your inspiration from the trip.

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Sigga Dís
4/23/2012 09:10:00 am

How nice photos you have there. Like reading that so many want to travel to Iceland when Im sitting here dreaming of moving away from Iceland..

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Cynthia link
6/1/2012 08:02:05 am

Gorgeous, gorgeous photos! Love that poem too--so true!

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Carolyn Dube link
6/1/2012 01:19:07 pm

So beautiful- the geological formations are stunning- I can see why you wanted to go there! Thanks for taking me along on the virtual vacation!

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Carol Samsel
6/4/2012 03:52:26 pm

Mary those pictures are so totally awesome!!! Now I want to go to Iceland too :0)

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Andrea link
6/13/2012 12:28:13 pm

Love these photos! Thanks for the virtual vacation!

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