Another long night, another tease.
Second night in a row. Aurora forecasts were for a monster show. Hah! This is as good as it got. Outside until 2am, then checking every half-hour until 5 am. Ugh. I'll probably do it again tonight :)
Come on, come on! Blow up!
Yet another night of aurora forecasts that said we could have a really big show. We've missed the last couple of big displays because of clouds. We finally had clear skies here in Bear Valley, and when a very bright band of green appeared around 11 pm I thought we might be on to something. You could just tell they were getting another strong show up north around Fairbanks or Delta Junction. There was a nice band of pink at the bottom for a bit, which usually indicates a strong show, but once again, she just never really got going here. Grabbed a couple of shots and finally gave up at 2 am.
Hello, Mountain!
It's been awhile since we've seen Denali on the horizon. Nice to have her back.
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Feeding Frenzy!
Sitting in the living room yesterday afternoon listening to tunes when a flock of several hundred Grosbeak's and Pine Siskin's decided to stop in for lunch. It was crazy for awhile, but what fun to watch, plus I think they really liked Jethro Tull.
Blast-off!
The aurora showed up last night around 10:30 pm and looked like it was really going to blow up around midnight. Instead, the wind cranked up to around 40mph! Luckily, it was really warm, but it was blowing so hard it was almost impossible to keep the camera from shaking, even though I was hiding behind the end of the house. Clouds were blasting across the sky, and then completely covered it around 1:30 am.
