{"id":8226,"date":"2022-09-04T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2022-07-17T13:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T13:04:11","slug":"diamond-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=8226","title":{"rendered":"looking at diamonds at the diamond beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8227\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8227\" class=\"wp-image-8227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_01-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">from the glacier lagoon of J\u00f6kulsarlon, the icebergs break off into smaller chunks and are swept onto the beach and into the ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8228\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8228\" class=\"wp-image-8228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_02-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">so here is where the glacier comes to die<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8229\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8229\" class=\"wp-image-8229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_03-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">beautiful shapes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8230\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8230\" class=\"wp-image-8230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_04-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">you can hear the crinkling sounds of the ice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8231\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8231\" class=\"wp-image-8231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_05-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">beautiful and sad at the same time<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8232\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8232\" class=\"wp-image-8232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_06-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">details of the ice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8233\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8233\" class=\"wp-image-8233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_07-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">looking like glass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8234\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8234\" class=\"wp-image-8234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_08-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">more detailed shots of ice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8235\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8235\" class=\"wp-image-8235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_09-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">sand and ice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8236\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8236\" class=\"wp-image-8236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_10-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">black beach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8237\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8237\" class=\"wp-image-8237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_11-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">not a black and white photograph<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8238\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8238\" class=\"wp-image-8238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_12-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">this will be gone soon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8239\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8239\" class=\"wp-image-8239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_13-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">swept into the ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8240\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8240\" class=\"wp-image-8240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_14-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">black and light blue<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8241\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=8241\" class=\"wp-image-8241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2207_Iceland_diamond_15-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">saying goodbye to diamond beach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">July 9th, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,1],"tags":[1785,1683,1766,1755,1764,932,1242],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2207_Iceland_diamond_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8226"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8324,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions\/8324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}