Gettin' smoked |
We're having flashbacks to 2004, the worst fire season on record in Alaska. We're not up to that level right now, but more than 2 million acres have burned so far this season -- most of it within 75 m...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:05:00 GMT |
Evil buzz in the garden |
The damn yellowjackets are back. I can't pick the strawberries because there are so many bees buzzing around. They even chased me and Edie off a blueberry patch in the swamp. There are probably nests ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:14:00 GMT |
Falling in love with a handsome, cat-chasing, misbehaving husky |
The name Bobby Sox didn't stick. My 5-year-old keeps calling the new dog White Socks, so that's what his name will be. Rod was really hoping for another strong team dog (and dreaming of another leader...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:12:00 GMT |
Smoky and Bobby Sox |
The first part of the title refers to the air I'm breathing, or more accurately, the air I'm choking on. It's high summer and fire season is in full swing in Alaska. Wildfires are burning to the north...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
Karma, dogma and mud in your eye |
I'm working on my karma this summer by taking care of a friend's dog team while he's on vacation. Not that I have time -- work is insane and I have deadlines looming on a couple of outside projects, ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:02:00 GMT |
Summer |
It's high summer in Fairbanks. The sun sets about 12:30 a.m. and rises just three hours later. The late-night light slanting through the trees is tinted rose by the wildfire smoke in the air and casts...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:22:00 GMT |
Starting the countdown to the countdown to winter |
It's nearly June, it's light all night and there's not a single mosquito in Two Rivers -- they're all married and raising very large families. ... (groan) Sorry, it's a favorite bumper sticker, but it...
Posted by on Sun, 31 May 2009 23:16:00 GMT |
So far away |
One of the best things about living in Alaska is that it's so far from the rest of the world. That's also one of the worst things. My family and many close friends are still Outside and I'm too far aw...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 22:10:00 GMT |
Two seasons: mushing and home renovation |
We managed to slog through breakup without losing any tools or small children in the mess that was the dogyard. Things have dried out pretty well here, although some of the villages along the Yukon an...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 22:27:00 GMT |
Sticking it to the skeeters |
I stopped at Creamer's Field to eat lunch this afternoon and found myself dodging a large, slow, but very persistent mosquito. I guess it's that time of year again. As I was leaving, I found myself be...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 20:42:00 GMT |
