13 apr 20 signs of alaska spring

Two weeks ago we were 20 degrees below normal, then 10 degrees below last week, and finally yesterday we topped 40. Spring is coming!

Spring snowfall - 12" on April 9th

Icicles on the berm along the driveway

seedlings in the living room window

snow biking wearing just a sweatshirt

16 mar 13 burma shave* talkeetna-style

from my creative and talented friend (and long-lost cousin) Doug

and his brilliant compatriots

 

* in case you've never heard of burma shave

** for more about what these signs are about

2013 flying by

imitating street art with the Buttons on a very cold Denver day

 The Iditarod is almost over and I'm just now uploading my first blog entry of the year.  2013 has felt fast and furious times.  Good thing that fun has been part of that.  We went to Colorado in early January to visit family.  At the end of January we flew to Hawaii for a two-week vacation with the usual mix of biking, snorkeling, and hiking.

Paul mountain biking a dirt section of the King's Trail in Puna

Paul snorkeling in the Wai'opae tidepools in Puna

Birding in the remote Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the flank of Mauna Kea

And on Valentine's Day, we adopted another member into the pack.

Django! ball hound

25 dec 12 christmas light

On Christmas night we launched lanterns into the sky as fluffy snowflakes fell to the ground