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Received β€” 19 May 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & A Word: Resolve
    Recently, my son finished his 5th year in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Junior Birder program. As part of the reward for completing the requirements, he received a new pair of binoculars. Very cool! The box advertises that they are “Built to make snapping a photo with your smartphone easy.” Huh. Well, I had to […]
     

Pic & A Word: Resolve

By: Hudie
19 May 2024 at 20:08

Recently, my son finished his 5th year in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Junior Birder program. As part of the reward for completing the requirements, he received a new pair of binoculars. Very cool! The box advertises that they are “Built to make snapping a photo with your smartphone easy.” Huh. Well, I had to […]

Received β€” 28 May 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word: Grounded
    Patrick’s photo for this week’s Pic & a Word Challenge reminded me of a chapel and cemetery we viewed while in Newbiggin By The Sea in England last November. Some of the stones are so old that the constant battering from sea air has eroded them immensely. The contrast of the eroded old monuments next […]
     

Pic & a Word: Grounded

By: Hudie
28 May 2024 at 18:44

Patrick’s photo for this week’s Pic & a Word Challenge reminded me of a chapel and cemetery we viewed while in Newbiggin By The Sea in England last November. Some of the stones are so old that the constant battering from sea air has eroded them immensely. The contrast of the eroded old monuments next […]

Received β€” 3 June 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Sunday Stills: Outdoors
    Oh, boy!! Where to start with the theme ‘outdoors’?? 9/10 of my photos involve the outdoors, LOL!! The kiddos and I just got back from a few days of camping and hiking. How about a few photos from that? 🙂 We were exploring the Portage & Whittier areas of Alaska, and decided to hike the […]
     
Received β€” 5 June 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
Received β€” 11 June 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
Received β€” 16 June 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Wonder
    We wonder… Is this the same mom moose with twins that we saw in our yard a few days ago, just with one fewer babies? Why are moose babies (and wood bison babies, for that matter) born with orangish-brown fur, instead of the darker, seemingly more camouflaged brown? (This wee moose has already lost a […]
     

Wonder

By: Hudie
16 June 2024 at 15:02

We wonder… Is this the same mom moose with twins that we saw in our yard a few days ago, just with one fewer babies? Why are moose babies (and wood bison babies, for that matter) born with orangish-brown fur, instead of the darker, seemingly more camouflaged brown? (This wee moose has already lost a […]

Received β€” 24 June 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Plants & Magic in Alaska
    When Mother Nature hits the “go” button on an Alaskan summer, watch out! Plants grow inches – feet – in the blink of an eye. We have a short season – few days – but LOTS of light. (For the garden geeks out there, a fun tidbit: most spinach doesn’t do well here. It is […]
     

Plants & Magic in Alaska

By: Hudie
24 June 2024 at 01:11

When Mother Nature hits the “go” button on an Alaskan summer, watch out! Plants grow inches – feet – in the blink of an eye. We have a short season – few days – but LOTS of light. (For the garden geeks out there, a fun tidbit: most spinach doesn’t do well here. It is […]

Received β€” 14 July 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
Received β€” 15 July 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Share Your Desktop: July 2024
    Lilac flowers, just beginning to open, after a summer rain. 🙂 The water droplets are so cool to look at when they’re big on my screen! Joining in on the Share Your Desktop Challenge fun! Edited August 2024 to add: I entered a slightly cropped version of this photo into the Kenai Peninsula Fair, and […]
     

Share Your Desktop: July 2024

By: Hudie
15 July 2024 at 22:06

Lilac flowers, just beginning to open, after a summer rain. 🙂 The water droplets are so cool to look at when they’re big on my screen! Joining in on the Share Your Desktop Challenge fun! Edited August 2024 to add: I entered a slightly cropped version of this photo into the Kenai Peninsula Fair, and […]

Received β€” 18 August 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word Challenge: Pull
    Once every summer Usually July, but this year August We pull weeds Mostly horsetail and grass A few nettles, pushki, and a bit of angelica We call in a backhoe A gentleman donates his time and machine And has each year for 15 years Then we add water Usually from a hose But this year, […]
     

Pic & a Word Challenge: Pull

By: Hudie
17 August 2024 at 23:10

Once every summer Usually July, but this year August We pull weeds Mostly horsetail and grass A few nettles, pushki, and a bit of angelica We call in a backhoe A gentleman donates his time and machine And has each year for 15 years Then we add water Usually from a hose But this year, […]

Received β€” 7 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word: Windswept
    High Winds blow sea water up the beach and onto the sea wall. Frigid Temps freeze the salt water in layers. Temperatures warm, revealing icy layers. Leaving a windswept appearance, of sorts. Photos taken on the beach in Ninilchik, Alaska. February 2024 Pic & a Word Challenge: Windswept
     
Received β€” 15 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word Challenge: Overcast
    Each spring, the lesser sandhill cranes arrive. They spend their summer raising their young and enjoying the rich food sources around Kachemak Bay. They tend to be pretty solitary, staying mostly in small family groups. They’ll return to the same nest location year after year. Towards the end of August, we’ll start to see the […]
     

Pic & a Word Challenge: Overcast

By: Hudie
15 September 2024 at 18:48

Each spring, the lesser sandhill cranes arrive. They spend their summer raising their young and enjoying the rich food sources around Kachemak Bay. They tend to be pretty solitary, staying mostly in small family groups. They’ll return to the same nest location year after year. Towards the end of August, we’ll start to see the […]

Received β€” 18 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Share Your Desktop: September 2024
    Fall is finally starting to show here on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, so I decided it was finally time to switch away from the lovely spring flowers that have been gracing my desktop for months. (I do love that lilac photo, and I suspect it will find its way back to my screen a time or […]
     

Share Your Desktop: September 2024

By: Hudie
18 September 2024 at 16:14

Fall is finally starting to show here on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, so I decided it was finally time to switch away from the lovely spring flowers that have been gracing my desktop for months. (I do love that lilac photo, and I suspect it will find its way back to my screen a time or […]

Received β€” 22 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Sunday Stills: Autumn
    Late start to autumn, but it is finally here! Frosts and changing colors. Love it! We saw this lovely high-bush cranberry bush on a recent hike. Such a beautiful red! How’s autumn in your neck of the woods? (Or spring, if you’re down under!) Share with us at Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge!
     

Sunday Stills: Autumn

By: Hudie
22 September 2024 at 15:08

Late start to autumn, but it is finally here! Frosts and changing colors. Love it! We saw this lovely high-bush cranberry bush on a recent hike. Such a beautiful red! How’s autumn in your neck of the woods? (Or spring, if you’re down under!) Share with us at Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge!

Received β€” 23 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
Received β€” 29 September 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word: Vacant
    Back when I lived in Colorado, one of my favorite not-to-far-away places to hike was Mount Falcon Park. It’s one of many parks in the Front Range, specifically in Jefferson County. (As much as I love where I live in Alaska, one thing I do miss is the ease of access of SO many hiking […]
     

Pic & a Word: Vacant

By: Hudie
29 September 2024 at 18:04

Back when I lived in Colorado, one of my favorite not-to-far-away places to hike was Mount Falcon Park. It’s one of many parks in the Front Range, specifically in Jefferson County. (As much as I love where I live in Alaska, one thing I do miss is the ease of access of SO many hiking […]

Received β€” 6 October 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Leaves & Light
    We finally had a hard frost a few nights ago! As I was outside doing something or other, I took a few minutes playing around on my cell phone with the light, and the frost, and the lilac leaves. I had to laugh when I saw that this week’s Pic & a Word challenge was […]
     
Received β€” 13 October 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Pic & a Word: Nature
    After a long week A walk in the yard To clear my head Fall is in full swing But a few pansies Still peak from beneath The protection of the raspberry patch Nature provides a pocket of unexpected of color And a big smile on my face Pic & a Word challenge: Nature
     
Received β€” 18 October 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Share Your Desktop: October 2024
    Last week the aurora forecast was high. I peaked out the window before heading to bed – (I’m often sleeping when the best northern lights are out) – and all I saw with my naked eye was a slightly brighter area on the horizon. On a whim, I decided to see what my cell phone […]
     

Share Your Desktop: October 2024

By: Hudie
18 October 2024 at 18:32

Last week the aurora forecast was high. I peaked out the window before heading to bed – (I’m often sleeping when the best northern lights are out) – and all I saw with my naked eye was a slightly brighter area on the horizon. On a whim, I decided to see what my cell phone […]

Received β€” 19 October 2024 ⏭ Frost on the Moose Dung
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  • Water, Ice, and something a little different
    And now for something different…. (Back to photos and Alaska stories tomorrow!) Those of you who’ve been around for a while know that my kiddos are homeschooled. They are involved in many different “extra-curricular” activities and sports as part of their schooling. This year, my eldest decided to try participating on a high school sports […]
     

Water, Ice, and something a little different

By: Hudie
19 October 2024 at 15:22

And now for something different…. (Back to photos and Alaska stories tomorrow!) Those of you who’ve been around for a while know that my kiddos are homeschooled. They are involved in many different “extra-curricular” activities and sports as part of their schooling. This year, my eldest decided to try participating on a high school sports […]

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