My poor little blog has sat idle too long. The positive spin is that I have had a lot of fun time in the studio, we've had some fantastic travel experiences, and I just need to catch up with some sharing of such. Here is a quick look at 2012.
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| Anchorage in January 2012 |
Winter of 2011/2012 turned out to be a record holder for the amount of snow. We almost lost access to one of our garage bays.
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| Cattail Exploding |
Got out on Potter's Marsh on a beautiful afternoon hunting for some good ice crystal photos. Got those plus some unusual cattails.
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| "Some" of the books on our dining table |
I had hoped to sort out the 16 boxes of books I've been storing since we moved into our house. Our dining table was a delightful (and obscure) library for a few weeks. I did manage to recycle and donate some but wound up repacking most and still have nine boxes worth. Oh well, another winter's project to complete.
May usually brings a cow moose to our yard with a calf or two. Here are this year's twins in June.
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| Thumb Cove, Barge Hull |
In early June we spend a long weekend in Thumb Cove. The photo doesn't show it but there was still quite a lot of snow around. We had to shovel out the fire pit and chip the ice out of it but the sun was warm and we could rest our beer and wine glasses in the snow bank as we soaked in the rays.
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| Lake Oswego |
I had the good fortune to attend a workshop in Ann Johnston's studio in Lake Oswego. Yes, Virginia, there is a lake in Lake Oswego.
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| Meares Glacier, Unakwik Inlet |
Friends (wonderful friends with a boat!) treated us to a weekend on Prince William Sound. Here is a bit of Maeres Glacier. We did catch some calving and as always, marvel at the sound of the ice both from the glacier and in the water.
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| Florence |
Italy in September -- what more can be said? (And it has been, but that's on another blog!)
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| Sitka Swans |
And our last trip of the year, to round out some Alaska Airlines miles, was to Sitka. We loved it! And the fresh roasted coffee beans our B&B host made for us!
