Really, She Does Make Noise!
Sorry for the technical glitch on the last try. This is the musk ox momma calling to her cute baby. When I heard her at the zoo, my back was turned and I could not believe until I actually saw her make...
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Here in Alaska we have a little zoo. They have interesting Arctic and boreal animals including Amur tigers and snow leopards. The zoo has a very folksy feel, with little split rail fences, gorgeous...
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How Dirty is Dirty?
Yesterday we went on a bike ride along the shores of Eklutna Lake. It was a bit damp with some showers for about the first two miles of the trail, but then it dried up. The sky was overcast, but there...
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Puffin On Through
It has been such a crazy busy six weeks. Zoey was in theatre camp and played Titania in a Midsummer Night’s Dream.Vivi was in gymnastics camp and got invited onto the competition team.My car is dying a...
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Au Revoir, My Zoom-a-room
It was lovely Saturday night when I left work. I started my Subaru and made my customary phone call home. Since we live a ways from town, I always call before I come home to see if we need anything...
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Gifts
What more could a girl ask for on her birthday than to have a bear on the knoll?Thursday Zoey, Vivi and I watched this fellow for quite a few minutes. He is about 1/2 mile away on Cranberry Hill.He was...
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The Last Day of Five
Nope, I am not ready for tomorrow. I am not ready with a birthday cake, I have nothing wrapped, I even have to work. Mostly, though, I am not ready for this little spark, this amazing kid, this...
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Six, Six, We are Six
September 5th was Vivi's big day. The birthday girl requested breakfast in bed and so Zoey and I accomodated her. She had granola with milk, strawberries, and orange juice.Zoey and I baked a cake and...
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Autumn
Autumn is definitely here. The snow is coming down the mountains, the leaves are turning and falling. As a family we have been chasing belugas, following the tides on Turnagain Arm. Things may finally...
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Guesses?
While I worked in a grey warehouse on Saturday, my dear husband and children got to see this guy (or gal) across the street on the phone wires. Any guesses who this is?He also got to see a Northern...
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Two Days
Two days ago my world looked like this, lovely fall in Eagle River Valley.There were several chickadees on my deck vying for sunflower seeds.And moose in the yard, browsing.We now have snow, actually...
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Any Ideas?
Vivi wants to be Teddy Roosevelt for Halloween. This has been her dream since about April. Any ideas how I can pull this off?
View ArticleHeard in the Hood
Vivi and I were browning meat for stew today. She opened the sliding glass door to let some smoke out (we have no hood over the stove) and came running back. She was exhilarated and scared at the same...
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What Did You Do Today?
Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,All, all alike endear'd, grown, ungrown, young or old,Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,A grand,...
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How Time Flies...
One would think that with not working my wage slave job, I would have oodles of time to post. Actually, it has been quite the opposite.I have been getting Zoey to all kinds of work-outs and range...
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Sing the Praises of Charlie's Bakery
For many years after moving back to Anchorage I mourned for real Chinese food. I wanted to walk into a warm, steamy restaurant and see women pushing carts of char sui bao and ching fun. Alas, all...
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Long Nights Moon
Welcome to the Celtic month of the Long Nights Moon! Gather your friends and family around the your hearth or kitchen stove, socialize, share stories and await the return of the sun.Today I watched...
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Dinner with Lupe
I am trying to get back on the blogging train. I am deeply sorry and I humbly repent for letting anyone down. Gee, it's just been an extra busy winter. I have been getting Zoey to workouts with a high...
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Cook Inlet -Turnagain Arm - Portage Valley Timelapse from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo.Wow! This is such a cool movie from Dennis Zaki. He's a photographer and film maker over at the Alaska Report. Enjoy the...
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Volcano Un-Erupted
Sometime the end of January Mt. Redoubt rumbled to life. It had been in state of repose, relative to active volcanoes. It hadn't erupted in many years. The national media picked up on it's activities....
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She Has Erupted
Have you ever wanted to see what a volcanic eruption looks like on a seismograph? Well, if you look closely at the above image, courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory's page on Mt. Redoubt, you can...
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Hardware Sparrows by R. T. SmithOut for a deadbolt, light bulbs and two-by-fours, I find a flock of sparrows safe from hawksand weather under the roof of Lowe's amazing discount store. They skitter...
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Wednesday Poetry
The Snowfall Is So Silent by Miguel de UnamunoTranslated by Robert BlyThe snowfall is so silent,so slow,bit by bit, with delicacyit settles down on the earthand covers over the fields.The silent snow...
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Full Moon by Robert HaydenNo longer throne of a goddess to whom we pray,no longer the bubble house of childhood'stumbling Mother Goose man,The emphatic moon ascends--the brilliant challenger of rocket...
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