MELTING INTO SPRING

As winter gives way to spring, seasonal photo ops abound.

A VIEW FROM ABOVE

“While visiting Twillingate, N.L., I drove up a small hill in town with a lighthouse that had a view of the water outside the harbour,” says Alan Cheng of Scarborough. “I spotted this fishing boat navigating slowly through chunks of ice so as not to collide with any of them. I thought the scene would make a very interesting image, so I took out my camera and snapped a photo.”

ICEBERG AHEAD!

“Recently, I travelled to Newfoundland in search of icebergs,” shares Lynn Fergusson of Dartmouth, N.S. “I was part a small boat tour when we came upon this large iceberg (above). While we were there, a portion of the iceberg fell off into the ocean, creating a wave that headed right towards us. The wave dissipated before hitting us, and these floating ice chunks were what was left of the iceberg that had fallen into the sea!”

SEASONAL SPLENDOUR

“This pic of me was taken by my friend

Russ Mann in Yoho National Park in British Columbia last year,” writes Mark Engelking of Calgary. “While it may have been summer in some parts of Canada, it felt like winter at these high elevations, with thick ice still coating much of the lake. Five of us set out to hike to Lake Mcarthur. It was an eerie feeling with almost nobody else around. From rain on the way there, to ice and snow at the lake, to finally catching our first glimpse of sunshine on our return to camp, we experienced plenty of seasons in just a few hours!”

A CHERISHED MEMORY

“This is our dog Emma (she has since passed on) overlooking the Assiniboine River during a spring melt in our backyard,” shares Denise Antosh of Winnipeg. “Emma was very special. She was rescued from a Northern community as an adult with her three puppies. She was malnourished and injured when we adopted and fell in love with her. This photo captures the essence of who she was and will always be in our hearts.”

NATURE’S SYMPHONY

“I love this photo of my mother, Ala, because it represents an everyday person enjoying a unique experience in a part of Canada that is less explored,” explains

Marta Keller of Winnipeg. “I was living in Whitehorse at the time and Mum was visiting. This pic was taken at Fox Lake, where Mum was grateful to witness and hear candled ice. Candled ice occurs in freshwater and lasts for only a brief period each spring. It’s considered to be decaying ice that forms in the shape of candles. When the candled ice eventually breaks off and floats by on the water, it produces an exquisite clinking sound that I like to call ice chimes. Mum was enchanted by the sound. She sat on the rocks, closed her eyes and smiled as nature serenaded her.”