Month: March 2011

Sorry, no photos of crocuses yet – I haven’t even seen any swans. But bit by bit Spring is progressing, and today I saw something that confirmed it. On Sunday, we had our first barbecue of the year. I even laid out for a couple of hours and got...

A pair of pictures is worth at least a thousand words so I won’t type any more 🙂...

When you’re surrounded by wilderness, every day can be a surprise. Yesterday we had planned a day of spectacular scenery, but in addition to that we got a look at just how incredibly rich the natural world around us is. The weather forecast has been changing often lately, but...

I hadn’t been down to Skagway since the 18th of December, and for weeks I’d been watching for the right combination of decent weather and a “free” day. There’s actually no such thing as a free day anymore, but a day with nothing really important to be done. I...

At 9:30 last night I posted this on Facebook: “I should be watching a great display of the aurora borealis right now. The current report from The Geophysical Institute says so! But as usual, there’s nothing – it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen a good display...