Wolf Moon

January Sky

Frost-coated alder branches against the blue mid-day sky. It was about twenty degrees.

Just Browsing

Out behind the Animal Shelter this afternoon...

Wednesday is my volunteer day at the Animal Shelter. When I steppped out the back with a sack of garbage for the dumpster, I saw this guy--a young bullwinkle--browsing along the edge of the woods.

A New Year

Daybreak over the Kenai Peninsula on Tuesday. (click to enlarge...)

One of the nice things about our winter is that dawn occurs at a time in the morning when everyone can enjoy it.

November Morn

First Snow

November Night

Last night was a lovely night for a moon-dance.

Actually, it was a lovely night for a sauna. I enjoy taking a sauna in the warmer months but the contrast between hot and cold temperatures makes the winter saunas the best.

It was twenty degrees and the ground hard underfoot as we made our way out to our little bathhouse. The sun had just set and only the brightest stars were visible. Our sauna faces east so we had a great view of the full moon rising over Diamond Ridge. Heavy frost on the grasses and weeds reflected the light of the moon and turned the landscape into a crystal-rimed vision. We took breaks from the heat of the sauna by standing in the cold evening air, bodies steaming, cloaked in moonlight.