The wolves have arrived
Here I sit at the computer at 04:15 a.m., after laying in bed stewing about wolves for the past hour or so. A dozen or so domestic dogs have been killed by wolves within a few miles of here the past couple of winters, and wolves came by last...
Read More
The current “active” bookshelf
I’m slowly getting things organized in the new house. There’s still a lot to do, but my office and library are pretty much set up so I’m fully functional. Beside my desk are a couple of glass shelves for books that I use regularly or am working on in...
Read More
From B&W to Technicolor – a winter drive
This morning started out cold and colourless – very much a black-and-white world – and I expected few or no photo ops on my trip to Carcross and back. As you’ll see below, though, the camera did come out of the bag. The first shot was taken just north...
Read More
To Skagway – for scenery and shopping
On Boxing Day, Cathy and I went out looking for deals in Whitehorse. The only deal we found was at Staples, where you could get Norton Antivirus for $10 – there was an unstated catch that you could only get the $25 rebate on 1 copy, though, so I...
Read More
Christmas dinner at the zoo
We had a wonderful Christmas Day – a superb brunch with Sharon, Laura and Randy and then dinner at our place with Steve and Rachel. We had a huge turkey dinner and the fur-kids (4 dogs and 3 cats) were great – very patient even when Rachel starting handing...
Read More
Merry Christmas From the Yukon
It’s just before 8:00, over 2 hours until sunrise, but there’s just the teeniest bit of light in the sky from the almost-full moon that’s partly hidden by clouds. There isn’t a sound here – it’s as peaceful as it is beautiful. It doesn’t really feel like Christmas Day...
Read More
Embracing the light
Despite having little daylight, I find that I still do a fair bit of photography this time of year because of the quality of the light we do get, and I don’t go anywhere without my camera gear (even into Whitehorse to do some shopping). Going to the cabin...
Read More
Alaska travel articles – try a little harder to get it right!
It really bugs me to find travel articles that have either serious or many errors. The newly-posted article “Taking the Long Road: Exploring Alaska’s Scenic Highways” by Jamie Ehrlich (at http://www.frommers.com/articles/4847.html – now heavily edited from when I first saw it and wrote this post) is full of errors...
Read More
The shortest day, and SAD
Today is “hump day” in the seasonal sense – the day when we get the least sunlight of the year. Winter Solstice, the exact time when Whitehorse is leaning farthest away from the sun, occurs at 10:08 tonight. The sun will rise above the horizon today (and tomorrow because...
Read More
Our new home, “The Sanctuary”
The move is complete. Well, most of it is – I still have a lot of books and files to bring down from the cabin, and it’ll take a few weeks to get everything organized once it does all arrive. Despite the chaos, and the challenges of moving just...
Read More