My little buddies are back.
We always wait until after November 1st to put the bird feeder back up, just in case the bears are still hanging around. 5 minutes after I put it up on the front deck, my little Nuthatch buddies were back.
Anchorage this afternoon.
The city is glowing in this wonderful sunshine. The view from Bear Valley.
Peak-a-boo!
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Who needs sleep?
Another night of aurora hunting. The forecasts said we might get a kp8 storm, which would be the strongest forecast I've ever seen on any of my aurora apps, but sadly, that's not what happened here in Bear Valley. I could see faint aurora already around 10pm, and the clouds starting clearing out nicely. At 1am it started to grow, and I thought it just might blow up into the show we were all hoping for. Unfortunately, the clouds moved back in, and the aurora never really cranked up, so I gave up around 2:30am.
Heavenly lights.
The second night in a row with gorgeous aurora displays, and I didn't have to drive 3 hours this time :) Shot between 2 and 4am from the front deck and the driveway here in Bear Valley. The aurora was incredibly active--dancing and streaming across the sky, sometimes pulsing with a cosmic heartbeat. It was wonderful to see. Click to view full size.
