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A must watch! This video really shows a good picture of village life in Alaska.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Happy New Year
We wish you and yours
a happy new year!
Check back starting January 5th for new posts!
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Lunar Eclipse Photos
Lunar eclipse photos that I took on the evening of December 20th. This was the first time I photographed a lunar eclipse and the first time using my new camera at night.
Enjoy!
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Warmest of Chirstmas Greetings
May Christmas shine bright in your life!
Merry Christmas from our home to yours!
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Words
In the day when words meant more than moving pictures, words could warm; they comfort and console the spirit. Words could carry with them joy or be filled with languished love. Beating all the heart can utter. Words could bring with them the bitter tears of sadness and grief breathing the last breath of air we take.Words that lament and weep, words filled with delight and bliss.
Words in the morning fill my day with sunshine and close my day in clarity and wisdom.
May your heart be filled with cheer and joy. Share the words of love.
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Warm Winter Wishes
Time for a long winter nap snuggled deep in the covers while the dark cold world outside drifts along. Time to dream of warm sandy beaches surrounded by salty waves.
May good company, good food and
laughter fill your days with joy.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Current Weather in PAFA
METAR text: PAFA 152053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 M38/ A3042 RMK AO2 SLP327 T1383 51016
Conditions at: PAFA (FAIRBANKS, AK, US) observed 2053 UTC 15 December 2010
Temperature: -38.3°C (-37°F)
Dewpoint: missing
Pressure (altimeter): 30.42 inches Hg (1030.2 mb) [Sea-level pressure: 1032.7 mb]
Winds: calm
Visibility: 10 or more miles (16+ km)
Ceiling: at least 12,000 feet AGL
Clouds: few clouds at 20000 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather observed at this time
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Parking Lot Feast
Ravens hang out in the parking lots and scavenge for food in discarded containers.
Average sight for us, these birds are fun to watch.
Photos taken with my small camera next time I will carry the big guns and get some better shots.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Lunar Eclipse ~ Heads Up
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| ~ Changed photo to reflect Alaska Standard Time ~ |
I have just been informed by a dear friend of mine that there is going to be a lunar eclipse on December 21st. It's a two-fer ~ a lunar eclipse and winter solstice!
Check out the following web links for more information:
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
2010 University Physics Competition ~ Results
Do you remember the post for 2010 University Physics Competition that the oldest participated in, well his team placed and earning themselves and UAF a bronze medal.
Cornerstone December 6th issue ~ scroll down to the grants and awards section:
Marc Kirschner, Levi Overbeck and Andrew Winkelman, all physics undergraduate students, earned a bronze medal in the 2010 University Physics Competition for their work to solve the problem of atmospheric braking of a satellite entering the atmosphere of Neptune. The students worked for 48 straight hours to reach their solution.
Way to go kid!
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Sun Dogs and Clear Cold Skys
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The cold weather has moved in and life in Fairbanks is back to a normal winter, which it can be comforting to have normalcy albeit the below zero weather does makes my toes cold just thinking about having to go outside. The midday sunshine has been great and my office is bright making up for the fact that the sun sets at 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy the beginning of the holiday season, may your heart be filled with love & joy.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Reason
Can a higher calling or stronger purpose in the dark be found? Can we see something other than the infinite darkness in the abyss when we look out our windows? Is the light of the waning moon enough to guide our way?
Don't let the cold that seeps into the window reach your heart. Winter can chill our world but don't let it discourage your heart. The darkness will lift and your raison d'etre will be renewed.
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raison d'etre (ray-zon det-tra) ~ reason or justification for existence
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Take Me Away
Sneak in and take me away for I have lived long enough in this place of lonely long shadows. Where my days are spent in restless slumber drifting from one dream to the next without a thought or the will to care.
Open quietly the door to the new. A new place filled with sunshine, summer breezes and bees that buzz from one clover flower to the next.
Sneak in and render my heart a new. Carry me away. Warm my heart with your rays and light my days with your love.
Sneak in and take me away.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Fly
A young girl once spent her days living among the fireflies and on warm summer evenings she would play under the light of the moon.
A breeze would blow in new adventures. The wheat rippled, swayed and rocked under this silvery light igniting her imagination.
Laying on the grass looking up at the stars, and watching the fireflies dance she dreamed that she too could fly.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Our Walk to Alaska Coffee Roasters Yesterday
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| ~ Ice Road Truckers ~ |
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| ~ Mocha Dans' Coffe & Ice-cream ~ |
Bear and I walked to Alaska Coffee Roasters yesterday among the slush and slop. School was closed for the both of us and we needed a little outing. We have these fancy traction devices for our boots, they worked great on the icy path. It was a fun outing on a stormy rainy day in November.
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| Rain, sleet nor snow stops these guys from delivering! |
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Beautiful Sunset
There is a long shadow across the sky at the left of this photo.
As the sun was setting, at just the right angle,
Mt. McKinley ~ Denali ~ cast a shadow on the clouds.
Beautiful Sunset!
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Today's Weather
Today's weather is actually not so nice. During the night the clouds moved in and covered the moon. These clouds are heavy with moisture and at 32 degrees Fahrenheit it is raining and not snowing.
I live about three miles from work and it took 20 minutes to get here this morning. Crazy warm day.
| -FZRA BR (light freezing rain, mist) |
Drive carefully and only leave the house if you must!
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Update from the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY. AN EXTREMELY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS...MOVING AROUND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...WILL BRING STEADY RAIN STARTING EARLY MONDAY. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY AREAS...RAIN WILL RAPIDLY FREEZE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS.
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