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Posted in seasons on Dec 27th, 2007
Well, here we are, past the Winter Solstice and past Christmas and nearing the start of a new year. It certainly does not seem like we should be so close to another year yet. The days are getting longer, which I am very grateful for, and soon the true cold part of the year will [...]
Posted in Notes from the Admin, seasons on Dec 23rd, 2007
Tis the season, and the tree has been decorated… mostly. I suppose it looks a little barren, but it’s still a pretty tree. All outdoorsy looking with red apples and poinsettia flowers adorning it, clusters of holly here and there and garlands made of drops of faux crystals suspended from brown thread so they seem [...]
Posted in Alaska in Pictures, seasons on Dec 12th, 2007
Got snow here today, dumped a fair amount on us too. Looks like it decided to make up for the missed snowfall of the past couple of weeks. Right now there is about eight inches of snow in the yard and it is still coming down at a fairly good pace. The below picture was [...]
Posted in seasons on Dec 7th, 2007
Getting ready to go to bed (yes at 8 in the morning) and there is snow outside. Not very deep, just a light enough dusting to have everything out there looking white. Looks like maybe 2 inches, possibly less. I could have gone with a nice warm winter with no snow at all, but I [...]