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Moose out front…

Jim — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:23:20 +0000

I saw the tracks in the front yard and had wondered if the camera captured it. Thanks to the webcams, Mom finally caught a critter.

Dad took the few seconds of raw video and created this…

[See post to watch Flash video]

It’s that time of year…

Jim — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:16:56 +0000

Was raining “down below” this evening. As I climbed the hill toward home, the drops were mixed with some big, wet, sloppy snowflakes. The temp is now showing 34F / 1.1C. It won’t be long; I guess, since the rain / drizzle is still falling, we might see some white stuff on the ground in the morning. They are calling for an inch (2.5cm) by the morning. It certainly will make for an “exciting” drive, that being the case, when everyone learns how to drive in the snow again.

The weather in Anchorage is changing…

Jim — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:36:24 +0000

Ok, I haven’t posted in a while, since I have been all consumed with reading on the Kindle. (The current book is “Paranoia” by Joseph Finder.) But, not so busy to notice the changing seasons.

Fall is definitely here. There is a noticeable chill in the air. The leaves are changing (and a majority are on the ground already), and there is snow on the mountains this morning.

Autumn doesn’t last long in Alaska. It’s fleeting, this year being no different. This year however, we are rushing from what has been a beautiful spring (with endless blue skies) and summer (long, warm days) headlong into a dark winter. Time will tell if the temps are ‘normal’, but darkness is certain. Even now, we lose five minutes a day, and the darkness is creeping in.

Guess I better get the tires restudded, make another pass on the grass (and the leaves) with the mower, and enjoy the last bits of sunshine.

Looking east while driving along Abbott.