This picture is not what it seems. My main purpose yesterday for being outside at 10 below zero with my camera, was not the moose I posted last night. They just happened to be a lovely added bonus to my little sub-zero adventure. The actual reason was ice crystals. Now, you have to know that [...]

~The mouth of the Chuitna River where 7 million gallons/day of mine waste would pour into Cook Inlet every day, right across from Anchorage, if the Chuitna Coal project goes through. By Bill Sherwonit I wish to add my voice, again, to the many and diverse Alaskans who oppose the destruction of a Cook Inlet [...]

I love being the bearer of good news! Mudflatters will remember that two summers ago, we had a very blessed event here at Mudflats Central. Our blog mascot, Brian found himself a lady love, and two bouncing baby mooselets were born right at the end of my garden in early May. Needless to say, the [...]

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!  ~John Muir

~Sunrise over the mountains heading out of Anchorage Hello Mudflatters! I am officially back on Alaskan’s frozen soil. It was a difficult week as I traveled back east to attend my mother’s funeral and burial services. I will tell you all that the overwhelming number of messages of love and support I received here, and [...]

…that AKM may be on her way home to us as we speak! Here’s your opportunity to welcome her back so she has a thread full of messages from well-wishers as soon as she looks at the blog! I know I can speak for Shannyn when I say both of us missed her terribly! WELCOME [...]

Anchorage has been exceptionally beautiful this last week as the frost makes the mundane look magnificent! Surprisingly, it hasn’t been too cold (about 20 degrees) so I walked around my yard yesterday in the bright sunshine and took pictures of various plants. This is one of my Alaska Hardy rose bushes looking almost gem-encrusted! Good [...]

The picture above is of President and Mrs. Obama leaving for Tucson this morning. I’m about to run in and watch the memorial so I figure I’d give everyone a place to discuss it. *****UPDATED***** Jay sent us pictures of the line to get into the memorial, with this explanation: These pictures are from close [...]

Arizona boots-on-the-ground reporters Jay and Kathy bring us another beautiful picture of the memorial to the shooting victims outside Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office. As you can see from this picture taken this afternoon, it’s grown considerably since Sunday. If Jay and Kathy are able to get in, we may have some photos from the memorial [...]

Last week we learned TLC would not extend Sarah Palin’s Alaska television show. Nick Jans, a writer who lives in Juneau, put perfectly why the news would come with a sigh of relief. He has given his permission to repost his article that ran in USAToday last week. Nick Jans’ latest book, The Glacier Wolf, [...]

Many of you know about the APOC complaint I filed against Rep. William Thomas, Jr. (R-Haines) because he claimed ads like this were “thank you ads,” not “campaign ads”: The status of that complaint is basically where we left it in my last post on the subject. The APOC staff re-opened the investigation, as the Commissioners [...]

After we’ve shared much anger, sadness and grief this past weekend here on the “Flats, I thought I’d show you something much “lighter” that I’ve been meaning to post. According to the Anchorage Daily News last week, the giant snowman known as “Snowzilla” may be reaching completion, if he’s not already finished. Anchorage is still pretty [...]

Here is another photo sent by Jay and Kathy Cross. They drove by Rep. Giffords’ office in Tucson, Arizona after dark and saw this beautiful candlelight memorial to the victims of the shooting. Folks had been contributing to it throughout the day and in the candle glow, you can barely make out the outlines of [...]

– As most of you know, this morning, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head during a meeting with constituents at a grocery store. The gunman killed at least six people and injured (from what we know at present) at least 13 others with a nine millimeter handgun. These pictures are exclusive [...]

Sarah Palin’s call to arms, “Don’t Retreat, Reload” finally results in a tragic shooting of an Arizona Congresswoman. Three term Representative Gabrielle Giffords, representing Arizona’s 8th district and caught in Palin’s cross-hairs, was gunned down today and shot in the head. One of her aides was killed and at least 12 others injured. In March, [...]