This is the perfect ending to a gorgeous weekend.
Temperatures in the mid-70s all weekend, blue skies, spectacular sunsets at 10:30pm. Alaska was really showing off this weekend. Doesn't get much better.
Mother's Day Aurora!
One of the best displays we've had in Anchorage all season! It's been a frustrating aurora season here; it seemed like we kept getting skunked by clouds every time there was a strong display. Not early this morning! These were all shot between 2 and 3:30am Alaska time. Yes, there was still light in the sky, and the sunrise kept getting brighter rapidly. The colors were wonderful. Happy Mother's Day to all.
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Moose party at the neighbors :)
Momma moose with last year's twins doing some lawn work at the neighbors. They're loving that fresh green grass.
I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Young bull moose that's been hanging out all morning, looking very forlorn. Mom must have kicked him out this spring so she can have some new babies.
Snowshoe hares are everywhere, so where are the lynx?
The hare population cycle sure is on the rise. We've got 4 or 5 in the yard at the same time on most days. Now we just have to wait patiently for the lynx population to come back. I can't help thinking that these last two mild, snowless winters should have been very easy for the animals and we'll see healthy population increases for most species.