I’m Not From Around Here

“Buck up, or stay in the truck.” -Sarah Palin Though I’ve never killed an animal and would choose tofu over Continue reading →

A Singing Rose and a Dark Eyed Junco

“I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours… I can sit on the top of a Continue reading →

Postcard from Under the Midnight Sun

I’m back in Fairbanks and life is bright! This morning, by 3:12, the sun was already pinking the sky into Continue reading →

Ice Du Jour

You are ice and fire, The touch of you burns my hands…. -Amy Lowell As you can see from the Continue reading →

Feverish at Negative 40

It’s our second day at -40. We, and by that I mean our entire household, are caving into the overwhelming cold, Continue reading →

Mesmerized Momentarily by Masticating Moose

This just happened. “Moose! Moose! There’re two moose!” R shouted. He never shouts, so I had a flash of a Continue reading →

Raven Turns Thirteen

Interesting how one event follows another. Yesterday afternoon as I was driving past the dump, the sun was so blinding Continue reading →

Float Plane

The other day, our neighbor and seasoned bush pilot, Don, flew us out to his cabin on a lake 70 Continue reading →