“…it’s forty-below.” So says the Johnny Horton song (number 6–you can hear a sample and read lyrics). When I get up in the morning it’s generally 40-above these days. It’s been a […]

All those random nature and wildlife photos that pop up on this blog are Mike’s. As a professional photographer, he’s spent hours, even days, waiting for perfect shots. We’ve both hiked miles […]

Speaking of whales…an almost all white one was spotted along the Aleutian Islands. Check it out. It’s got some brownish, yellowish color, so it’s probably not an albino, but it’s certainly unique. […]

Shelly alerted me to bubble netting videos on YouTube. For obvious reasons, we only see the surface results of the act, but that’s cool in and of itself. I want to see […]

By most counts, summer is over. All the lettuce from the garden is gone, and we’ve transitioned to cooked greens. But don’t tell the tomatoes. They don’t seem to notice the freezing […]

Okay, First Snow of the Season. Will that do? Look how dark it is. I’ve been dressing by feel in the morning for some time now. My favorite time to write is […]