Archive for the ‘Nature’
Open Thread – Fun with Frost!
I went for a walk this morning to enjoy the unexpected photographic gift of a hard frost. It’s definitely a timing issue when you want to get these shots. As soon as the sun hits your target, the clock starts ticking. So, I had fun finding places that were still frosty and hadn’t succumbed to [...]
Open Thread – White on Grey on White on Grey
Cloud, sky, snow, fog, rock…
Open Thread – The Advance of the Termination Dust
It’s here. I’ve been watching it. First, it showed up on the high peaks two rows back. Then Wolverine Peak and the taller peaks of the Chugach Mountains got it. Then Flattop got it. And now, it’s reached the lower peaks… the last line of defense between Old Man Winter and Anchorage. Right now, it’s [...]
Open Thread – Aurora
If you’re in Alaska tonight, look up! Aurora Alert! If you’re unlucky enough to be under cloud cover, or somewhere you don’t get to appreciate our beautiful northern lights, you can enjoy this amazing video of what they look like from the space station. Incredible! And in case you thought we were the only planet [...]
Open Thread – The Stash
The great thing about this picture is that there was no set up involved. Spouse just got back from a camping trip near Healy, in an area that had a huge burn a few years ago. So this little stump was burned out but with a rim of bark left that created a little bowl. [...]
Open Thread – Beware!
A beautiful specimen, but definitely not for an omelette. I half expected a very small elf to peek over the top.
Open Thread – Berries
It’s beginning to look a lot like… Thanksgiving! A gorgeous, about-ready-to-pop-with-tangy-juiciness cranberry!
Open Thread – Cook Inlet
A beautiful late summer day with shades of light and dark on Cook Inlet from the Chugach Range behind Anchorage. The tide line is at the right with a view of a sliver of mudflats. [Photo by HappyPlace]
Open Thread – Cranberries
In Alaska, the season of flowers is over, and the berries have taken over. The tiny tundra plants are turning impossible shades of red and orange. Soon the high slopes above tree line on the mountains will be awash with maroons, and deep reds and gold. It’s a welcome diversity of color, since the deciduous [...]
Open Thread – Almost September
It has always seemed to me that September has the most beautiful sunsets in Alaska. We’re not quite there yet, but tonight’s gorgeous colors deserved the Open Thread.
Open Thread – Have You Ever
Happy Sunday, Mudflatters!
Mystery of Orange Arctic Goo Solved! Again! Sort of.
[photo from NOAA] Those of you who have been breathlessly awaiting reports on the orange goo that washed up on the shores of the northwestern eskimo village of Kivalina, Alaska will be interested to hear the latest report, and that the mystery is closer to being solved. I deliberately didn’t say you’ll be “happy” to [...]
Open Thread – More Clouds
I was thinking today, that maybe it’s perhaps you can see so much of the sky in Alaska, or maybe it’s something else, but clouds here seem extra-magnificent, and also seem to me to be the most overlooked part of the Alaskan landscape. Understandably, the mountains and the glaciers and the rivers get most of [...]
Open Thread – Purple
More from a beautiful garden. Purple coneflowers, I think.
Open Thread – Evening Glow
Beautiful glow on the mountains tonight. This picture was taken at about 11:30pm as the sun was setting. The colors looked just as surreal as they do here.
