since I posted anything about our lives in the Last Frontier.
This won't be much of that. :)
This morning dawned sunny, and it sure is nice to see daylight at 0600. That will make the morning commute much more pleasant. No more hitting potholes in the dark ... Meanwhile, the snow is melting quite rapidly, and large swaths of yard and driveway are visible. That's a good thing.
After breakfast, we drove into the edge of Anchorage to Big Box Hardware (not orange; the other one) and picked up a new light kit for the bedroom ceiling fan, and a lamp for the dresser. Now all the lights in the master will have the same alabaster shades. We also picked up a rug to go under the recliner - my private reading nook, upstairs - which matches the other there.
Returning to our town, we stopped at the grocery store for the few things we were low on, topped off the gas, and drove on home. After unloading said items, I took the bug-out pack out of my truck, and put the summer tires in.
Tomorrow morning, the studded snow tires come off, and the much quieter summer tires go on. Better, quieter ride, and better mileage ... until mid-October, when we reverse the process.
But now, it's approaching lunchtime, and since both daughters are at work today (sorry, girls) my lovely bride and I will have lunch in the breakfast nook. It's a sunny bay window area with views of the backyard and the big mountains a couple miles to the south.
I hope all y'all are having a wonderful Saturday. Be blessed and happy, and thanks for stopping by.
Therefore, [continue to] accept and welcome one another, just as Christ has accepted and welcomed us to the glory of [our great] God. - Romans 15:7 (AMP)
Showing posts with label sunny day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunny day. Show all posts
15 April 2017
10 September 2016
A Beautiful Day
It's clear and 37° here on the hillside, with AccuHunch saying we'll have "abundant sunshine" and 60 today. I guess they mean it'll be sunny; not like it's arriving by delivery vans. Meanwhile, I understand there's frost in the valley below us. Not too surprising, that.
Tomorrow's forecast is "Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 54F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%." Oh - and there's a high wind watch for tomorrow through Monday for "higher elevations". That could include us.
Whatever.
We're going to enjoy this beautiful day, and do a few simple chores. What we will NOT do is pay the slightest attention to the national news, nor worry about anything we can't control.
That's what God is for. :)
Tomorrow's forecast is "Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 54F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%." Oh - and there's a high wind watch for tomorrow through Monday for "higher elevations". That could include us.
Whatever.
We're going to enjoy this beautiful day, and do a few simple chores. What we will NOT do is pay the slightest attention to the national news, nor worry about anything we can't control.
That's what God is for. :)
07 July 2016
Of Course It Did
As I mentioned earlier today, we took an extended, five-day weekend. The weather did not cooperate.
It rained off and on every day, with only minor exceptions. Some of the rain was fairly heavy. At least, up here on the mountainside.
This morning, I took a tiny bit of grim satisfaction that it was still raining as I drove to work. "I didn't miss anything," I smugly told myself. So an hour later, the rain stopped. And the weather has been sunny and in the mid-60s all day.
But AccuHunch guesses that we'll have clear, warm-ish weather for the next week.
Okay, then. Bring it. :)
It rained off and on every day, with only minor exceptions. Some of the rain was fairly heavy. At least, up here on the mountainside.
This morning, I took a tiny bit of grim satisfaction that it was still raining as I drove to work. "I didn't miss anything," I smugly told myself. So an hour later, the rain stopped. And the weather has been sunny and in the mid-60s all day.
But AccuHunch guesses that we'll have clear, warm-ish weather for the next week.
Okay, then. Bring it. :)
25 August 2013
A Teaser, of Sorts
We're back from the fair ... footsore, sunburned, well-fed but exhausted. Here are a few photos to whet your appetite for more (I hope).
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| Backdrop for the State Fair grounds (click to enlarge) |
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| More backdrop |
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| Kettle Korn, for Stephen |
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| Chad Carpenter, creator of Tundra Comics (featured here from time to time) |
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| Here's a grill emblem most of you won't have seen before. |
21 July 2013
Sunday Morning Police Blotter
We have sunny blue skies and 62 degrees at 10:20 am, going up to 72, or so guesses AccuHunch.
I've been out & about, running this errand and that. One of the chores I was looking forward to was to clean out my closet.
Turns out over half of my short-sleeve shirts, and nearly all the long-sleeved versions, plus all but three pairs of slacks are too big. Between my wife and myself, we now have seven trash bags full of decent but over-size apparel going to the clothing drive at her workplace this week.
The closet looks bare. But that's a good thing: between the two of us, we've lost some 107 pounds since January.
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And now for the bit you've been waiting for, from the Dutch Harbor Telegraph:
I've been out & about, running this errand and that. One of the chores I was looking forward to was to clean out my closet.
Turns out over half of my short-sleeve shirts, and nearly all the long-sleeved versions, plus all but three pairs of slacks are too big. Between my wife and myself, we now have seven trash bags full of decent but over-size apparel going to the clothing drive at her workplace this week.
The closet looks bare. But that's a good thing: between the two of us, we've lost some 107 pounds since January.
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And now for the bit you've been waiting for, from the Dutch Harbor Telegraph:
Animal – Protest about perpetual problems with pets pooping on plots other than their own.
Civil – Money was given to a third party for bail purposes and has since vanished. [I don't know if it's the person who vanished, or the money. Perhaps both? - Paul]
Animal – Caller reported a dead cat in the roadway. An officer responded and found no dead feline, only a motley collection of Bald Eagles. [Make up your own joke to go along with this tale of road food. - Paul]
Theft – A man’s wallet went missing sometime after he left his backpack, containing his wallet, in a public changing area for several hours and in a public galley for several minutes. No suspects were identified.
DUI – A man reported that his intoxicated girlfriend had left his residence and was driving to another location. The girlfriend meanwhile reported to the police station and demanded that she be given field sobriety tests to prove the boyfriend wrong. Officers found no indication of impairment and subsequently accompanied the woman to her boyfriend’s home to recover some property.
27 May 2013
19 May 2013
No Time for Blogging
Crystal-clear blue skies and bright sunshine. Y'all talk amongst yourselves.
Blog later.
Blog later.
08 May 2013
A Nice Day
The nighttime temp managed to stay above freezing again, and the sun is shining. Some may wish it were warmer, but with a forecast high in the mid-50s, it will be plenty warm enough for those of us who are acclimated to this cooler climate. 60 degrees isn't far away.
Our days are already quite long. For those who care, sunrise today was 5:30am, and sunset will be at 10:23 pm. We're gaining nearly six minutes daily as we rush toward the summer solstice. I love this part of life here!
It doesn't appear that my day will be as busy as of late. My thoughts keep turning to the sunshine outside, and wanting to try out the new Escape on something more challenging than asphalt. Ah, well ... there will be time for that.
Y'all have a great day. Thanks for stopping by, friends.
Our days are already quite long. For those who care, sunrise today was 5:30am, and sunset will be at 10:23 pm. We're gaining nearly six minutes daily as we rush toward the summer solstice. I love this part of life here!
It doesn't appear that my day will be as busy as of late. My thoughts keep turning to the sunshine outside, and wanting to try out the new Escape on something more challenging than asphalt. Ah, well ... there will be time for that.
Y'all have a great day. Thanks for stopping by, friends.
20 April 2013
Sunny Day
It's sunny again, with clear blue skies & melting snow. How much snow is left?
I'm glad you asked:
I'm glad you asked:
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| Town Square, downtown Anchorage, 12:02 pm 4/20/13 |
17 April 2013
Meh
There's very little newsworthy goings-on at this end of North America, aside from the gun control vote coming up in the Senate.
Y'all know what to say to your Congressional folk ("Vote against Manchin-Toomey-Schumer!).
Meanwhile, it's to be another sunny, 40-degree day here, which is as good as it gets this time of year. The snow is melting, the roads are mostly dry, and AccuHunch is calling for some rain showers (rain, not snow!) on Sunday.
There's plenty to read on the sidebar, so please visit my friends there & help yourself to the free ice cream. Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by.
Y'all know what to say to your Congressional folk ("Vote against Manchin-Toomey-Schumer!).
Meanwhile, it's to be another sunny, 40-degree day here, which is as good as it gets this time of year. The snow is melting, the roads are mostly dry, and AccuHunch is calling for some rain showers (rain, not snow!) on Sunday.
There's plenty to read on the sidebar, so please visit my friends there & help yourself to the free ice cream. Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by.
02 June 2012
Boring Much?
Man, I really shouldn't try to compose posts before morning coffee; this morning's was awful. (yawn...) I hope this one's better.
But the sun is shining, the sky is mostly blue, and it just doesn't get any nicer. That yellow thing in the sky is actually producing palpable warmth - something we haven't felt since last summer. It's going to be a wonderful day.
That which I needed to do has been done, and it will be daylight until nearly midnight tonight. 13 hours of usable light ahead means it's time to go play.
See ya!
But the sun is shining, the sky is mostly blue, and it just doesn't get any nicer. That yellow thing in the sky is actually producing palpable warmth - something we haven't felt since last summer. It's going to be a wonderful day.
That which I needed to do has been done, and it will be daylight until nearly midnight tonight. 13 hours of usable light ahead means it's time to go play.
See ya!
25 March 2012
Sunday, Sunday
It's clear, frosty and nine degrees. The sun is shining, though, and this morning looks too good to be sitting inside staring at a computer.
Time to go play.
Time to go play.
16 March 2012
Friday Morn, Updated
It's not a bad one. Started out at 9 degrees with clear skies & northern lights just visible to the north of town. They were still bright at 4:30 - 4:45 am, but were fading by the time I got outside around 6:00. Oh well.
It will be sunny and 30 degrees, or so they say ... an altogether delightful forecast. If the doing is as good as the telling, it will be nice.
As we hurtle toward the summer solstice (only 3 months away), it's already light in the sky at 7 am, and still light enough to go walking at 9 pm. We're gaining just shy of six minutes of light daily. And yes, we still have over three feet of compacted snow on the ground, with more on the way.
The days are longer, but spring is a 6+ weeks away. It will be a wet, sloppy season of melting snow, flooding in various places (including local parking lots and intersections), and avalanches. The last time we had anywhere near this much snow, it was followed by a hot, dry summer. I hope that's not a prediction.
Y'all take care. I may have free ice cream later.
UPDATE: it's been cloudy with a freezing fog all morning. So much for "sunny & clear." But what did you expect? Just remember that the National Weather Service was created with a commission to document weather conditions around the country. Only a bureaucrat would expect that a government-empowered panel would be able to predict the future.
See what I did there?
It will be sunny and 30 degrees, or so they say ... an altogether delightful forecast. If the doing is as good as the telling, it will be nice.
As we hurtle toward the summer solstice (only 3 months away), it's already light in the sky at 7 am, and still light enough to go walking at 9 pm. We're gaining just shy of six minutes of light daily. And yes, we still have over three feet of compacted snow on the ground, with more on the way.
The days are longer, but spring is a 6+ weeks away. It will be a wet, sloppy season of melting snow, flooding in various places (including local parking lots and intersections), and avalanches. The last time we had anywhere near this much snow, it was followed by a hot, dry summer. I hope that's not a prediction.
Y'all take care. I may have free ice cream later.
UPDATE: it's been cloudy with a freezing fog all morning. So much for "sunny & clear." But what did you expect? Just remember that the National Weather Service was created with a commission to document weather conditions around the country. Only a bureaucrat would expect that a government-empowered panel would be able to predict the future.
See what I did there?
28 August 2011
Blue Skies
It's 38 degrees, sunny & clear this morning, which is a good thing; we've had entirely too many cloudy, rainy days. Yes, I know August is our wettest month, and it almost always rains ... but our summers aren't all that long to begin with, and each cloudy day serves to make the walls close in, a bit.
What will we do today? The dirty laundry has reared its ugly head, and is taunting us; apart from that, we haven't made any plans.
It's nice now, and the whole day lies before us like the pages of a new book, or a promise from a new friend; there's potential and anticipation of something pleasurable ahead, but no guarantees.
So enjoy your day, and we'll enjoy ours. And don't forget to say a prayer for those in the path of Irene.
What will we do today? The dirty laundry has reared its ugly head, and is taunting us; apart from that, we haven't made any plans.
It's nice now, and the whole day lies before us like the pages of a new book, or a promise from a new friend; there's potential and anticipation of something pleasurable ahead, but no guarantees.
So enjoy your day, and we'll enjoy ours. And don't forget to say a prayer for those in the path of Irene.
21 August 2011
15 July 2011
Good Times
The sun is shining today, despite AccuHunch's dire predictions of rain/clouds/gloom. Not a cloud in the sky, as a matter o' fact.
My boss just gave me the rest of the day off, so ... where to go? Where to go?
Hmm. Ta!
My boss just gave me the rest of the day off, so ... where to go? Where to go?
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| A sunny day in Anchorage town |
Hmm. Ta!
14 July 2011
Maybe it's just me, but...
isn't there some sort of rule about how - if the weather finally clears up, and the sun comes out on Thursday evening - it must stay that way for the whole weekend?
Please?
Please?
17 June 2011
12 June 2011
Road Trip
The sun is shining, it's 55 degrees with light & variable winds ... and the road is beckoning. We don't even have a particular destination, but off we go.
Since it's impossible to drive anywhere in this part of Alaska without spectacular scenery, pics will follow. Ciao!
Since it's impossible to drive anywhere in this part of Alaska without spectacular scenery, pics will follow. Ciao!
13 April 2011
Wow!
It's one of those beautiful spring days that we all dream about, during the long snowy months. All six mountains ranges are visible, with a silvery blue sky and bright sun. Well, as bright as it gets here, anyway.
Regarding our sunlight - after months of short days and cloudy skies, Alaskans have become mole-people, needing sunglasses when visitors from the States go without. We don't even notice it anymore, until we shoot pictures on a sunny day & notice they all come out looking a bit more grey then we thought. The camera never lies, but our eyes do.
In the photo above, looking west/northwest, the three tall peaks of the Alaska Range are visible to the right of center, along the horizon. They are Mt. Foraker, Mt. Hunter, and Denali - which y'all stubbornly insist should be called Mt. McKinley or something. Apparently he was a President. Who knew?
Heh. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the picture, because we're sure enjoying the day.
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| Click for mega-view |
Regarding our sunlight - after months of short days and cloudy skies, Alaskans have become mole-people, needing sunglasses when visitors from the States go without. We don't even notice it anymore, until we shoot pictures on a sunny day & notice they all come out looking a bit more grey then we thought. The camera never lies, but our eyes do.
In the photo above, looking west/northwest, the three tall peaks of the Alaska Range are visible to the right of center, along the horizon. They are Mt. Foraker, Mt. Hunter, and Denali - which y'all stubbornly insist should be called Mt. McKinley or something. Apparently he was a President. Who knew?
Heh. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the picture, because we're sure enjoying the day.
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