A World of Dark and Light

Winter workout in Alaska = shoveling the driveway!

We have been watching it snow all weekend. Our grand total might be seven inches and slick roads. Layne took a few pictures of today's snowfall that he wanted me to post.

I got to photograph my first Alaska wedding. In true Alaska fashion, it was outside in the snow! It was alot of fun and I enjoyed taking the pictures with the help of my two photography gals Ant and Katie. Thanks ladies, I couldn't have done it without you!

I find myself wondering why I love living somewhere where daylight is diminished and I won't see grass for six months at a time. It really does make you feel like you want to hibernate, but one can only sleep for so long. Seeing the earth covered in a blanket of white is really a blessing as everything looks fresh and quiet. The little light that we have reflects nicely off the white snow and grants us natures own flashlight.

Moose and Squirrel

We finally got a squirrel to come around to the feeder. We named him Rocky, and all our moose are now named Bullwinkle. I guess that makes us Boris and Natasha. About 6 inches of snow on the ground. Should get another 4 or so in the next couple of days. Studded snow tires are coming in handy! So far we've enjoyed the winter - it's been "cozy", with alot of hot chocolate being consumed. The house is amazingly heat efficient, even with all the windows. So we've been comfortable. A heated garage is a must in Alaska! Next question we have is what to do when the mound of snow along the side of the driveway we've made shoveling gets too high to add more snow? My suggestion is that we need a four-wheeler with a snow-plow attachment, but Jolene isn't convinced yet. Another couple times letting her shovel the snow will convince her I bet!

Putting up the Tree

Didn't have turkey this year for Thanksgiving - instead we had Moose tenderloin and sirloin steak. It was our first time to grill any of our Moose, and it turned out pretty good. Afterwards we put up the Christmas Tree. Happy Thanksgiving!