Greenland Journal III 1916
Page 89
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fresh green grass is now growing out above 8°- the black rocks at the gullet. Spring is coming! 6 April. Thursday. High cirrostratus clouds and much driving snow in air at 9 a.m. High (No 4) N.E. breeze, which began before mid-night, and lasted till about 2 p.m. After that clear and nearly cloudless and calm. Temp. min -8°; 9a. -5°; 12m. -½°; 2:30 +6°; 4h. 0° Out alone after 2 p.m., to cliff front of Conner Glacier. Cornice of snow beautiful. Hundreds of icicles hang from projecting layers of ice. Some chunks of ice have fallen from front during the winter. Lights now at midnight then it was at noon at winter solstice time. Norman's snow igloo collapsed today