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 →

Kinhin in the Snow

“Falling snow you say ełyoth,’it’s snowing.’ Big snow they call it gwx tthi chwx. You know the snow is about Continue reading →

The Shapeshifter

The Shapeshifter may appear as flash of beak or splash of wing, a swift shadow flickering across the tundra, or Continue reading →

Winter Attractions

The aurora borealis, or northern lights (which I’ve heard a few people around here call “The Lady” or simply “She”), Continue reading →

December 27

12:52 PM negative 10 snowing sun’s blinding eye peaking 2 degrees above horizon kissing spruce tops like a promise How Continue reading →