Shhh, be very, very quiet...
We're definitely on the up-cycle of the snowshoe hare population. We've had up to nine of them in the yard at one time. The lynx population will be exploding in the next couple of years.
The way home.
And you wonder why we love living here so much. Bear Valley on gorgeous afternoon.
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Buried in snow :)
Well, we've sure gotten our wish this year to get back to a normal Alaskan winter and have snow. Almost 2' in the past week of super-dry, weightless fluff! Another 8-10" yesterday and last night. Today, there's not a cloud in the sky and the trees are loaded to the point that everytime the Magpies land on the very top--which they love to do--there's an avalanche. It's gorgeous.
It's howling up on the ridge, but life goes on.
8"of snow last night, driveway drifted in this morning and now the wind is really howling up on the ridge of the Chugach Mountains behind the house. It has turned into a beautiful day, though!
The Chugach Mountains behind the house.
Waiting for breakfast to be served.
+45º, 60mph winds, drizzle. It must be February in Anchorage.
It's that time of year when the weather just can't make up its mind. Patches of bright blue sky, racing clouds, blasting winds at times that are shaking the house. We'll be back to winter tomorrow ;)
The view of Sleeping Lady this afternoon.