Winter Blues - Alaska
It was 29 F. degrees below zero in Glennallen Alaska this morning, so naturally Doc. Doolittle would announce that he needed another 40 lb. bag of sunflower seeds - which meant a 50 mile round trip in the bitter cold. The truck had been plugged in for a few hours, so it turned over easy enough - but then it had to sit running to warm up, and to defrost the windows. Meanwhile, I layered up so that if anything happened and I had to be out in the cold for awhile - I wouldn't be instantly flash frozen. The day was picture perfect - clear blue skies and a dazzling sun. Let me rephrase that . . . clear blue skies, and a blinding sun. (With out sunglasses for the next couple of months - a person can become snow blind.) Thankfully my camera had its sunglasses on too - in the form of a Carl Zeiss polarizer - so I was able to capture a few photos to share with you.
In this image you see the peak of Mt. Drum through the trees. Usually I follow a path to the edge of a cliff and click away. This morning the snow was too deep - and the temperature too darned cold for that nonsense - so this is as close as I cared to get. The weather folks say we will be in the deep freeze for another week. I think I'll stay in the cabin and bask in the warmth of the wood stove until it breaks. ;))
**(View large and then you can stand out in the cold with me. *LOL)
Winter Blues - Alaska
It was 29 F. degrees below zero in Glennallen Alaska this morning, so naturally Doc. Doolittle would announce that he needed another 40 lb. bag of sunflower seeds - which meant a 50 mile round trip in the bitter cold. The truck had been plugged in for a few hours, so it turned over easy enough - but then it had to sit running to warm up, and to defrost the windows. Meanwhile, I layered up so that if anything happened and I had to be out in the cold for awhile - I wouldn't be instantly flash frozen. The day was picture perfect - clear blue skies and a dazzling sun. Let me rephrase that . . . clear blue skies, and a blinding sun. (With out sunglasses for the next couple of months - a person can become snow blind.) Thankfully my camera had its sunglasses on too - in the form of a Carl Zeiss polarizer - so I was able to capture a few photos to share with you.
In this image you see the peak of Mt. Drum through the trees. Usually I follow a path to the edge of a cliff and click away. This morning the snow was too deep - and the temperature too darned cold for that nonsense - so this is as close as I cared to get. The weather folks say we will be in the deep freeze for another week. I think I'll stay in the cabin and bask in the warmth of the wood stove until it breaks. ;))
**(View large and then you can stand out in the cold with me. *LOL)