A Rock is Born

This is earth in it´s making. The lava flow from the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption is small compared to most lava flows from other volcanos in Iceland. Being so small gives you a change of getting close to it.
The edge of the lava flow very slowly moved outward from the main lava flow. Because it moved so slowly I could get very close to its hot edge. On its edge it was very interesting to see rocks being formed as they broke from higher and rolled down onto the snow. 
Photo © copyright by Örvar Þorgeirsson.