Monthly Archives:April 2010

More pink than red.

Went for a late drive Saturday to try to catch a red sunset. As there were few clouds there was little red. But I did get a chance shot at some geese flying over the “flats” between me and Mt. Redoubt. 🙂

It’s a bit blurry, but still fun.

Also stopped to take some pictures of the Canadian Geese feeding in the flats before heading further northward.

Noisy, busy birds. 🙂 Hopefully I will get some better shots this week while I am on leave. The car is in the shop today – getting a tire changeover – so probably won’t get out today. Maybe tomorrow.

with that old t-shirt your hubby won’t wear, but won’t toss? Check out Petite Purls spring issue – especially this article (complete with directions on making the yarn and dying it – and the pattern for a bib)

Be sure to read the rest of the magazine, too. Lots of neat articles and patterns and such. And, for earth day . . . lots of tips on upcycling items into NEW and usable items. Quick . . . go see. 🙂

Ooooh . . . and a contest, too! 🙂

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by the way – now it is not just my wrist that hurts, but my right ankle and foot are hurting something fierce. I’ve never had it before . . . but I’m wondering if it might be gout in the foot/ankle? Anyone out there ever have it? I need to see the doc anyway – time to renew scripts – guess I should talk with him about this latest thing.
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Earth wins . . . .

Well, good morning, earth!
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That was 7:30 or so this morning – the snow changed to rain mid-morning and now the sun is shining brightly and there is none of the new snow left. We just have the old and dirty snow clumps left to mock us.

Earth wins again. 🙂

Won’t be much longer and we should start seeing new moose babies like these little guys. Caught them and their mama hanging around where I work several times last spring.

Each time there is a moose in the parking lot – or in the trees between us and the buildings next lot over – a cry goes up through the building. Those of us who have them, grab cameras and run to the big windows to take pictures. A few of us – okay, me – will open the doors cautiously, step outside quietly, and snap away happily. Seems I am the only one not too nervous about this – I generally keep a car between me and mama moose – my coworkers shake their heads and scold me a bit when I come back inside.
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How’s your mornng going?

A recent windy day in Kenai – at the Post Office – tried to get a shot of the wind skittering across a smallish parking lot “lake”.

It’s always nice to find a new read . . . especially if it is from a part of Alaska I have yet to visit.

Such is Living in Alaska, a blog by Susan Stevenson. There are gorgeous pictures and she writes in a nicely upbeat fashion. That is sometimes hard to find at the tail end of a long winter in Alaska. 🙂

I hope you will go on over and visit her little place in the greater blogosphere and enjoy walking through a bit of interior Alaska with her. Since the weather icon shows North Pole I imagine that is her locale – North Pole is just outside Fairbanks.

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In other news I seem to have overworked my right wrist. It’s likely due to knitting those precious kitties I’m making for SistrLuv through the Sharing Our Gifts – 50 Projects for 50 States. But I was able to get 6 kitties and a “monser” done before the wrist pooped out on me.

I have put away the needles (sniff) for a bit and am letting the wrist take some healing time. Typing doesn’t seem to bother it too much – which is a good thing since I do a lot of typing for work. 🙂

Lessa loaned me her hot wax soaker so I do those treatments several tmes a day, too. It’ll heal soon.

In the meantime – our spring progresses – warmish days and coolish nights – lots of wind (which helps with the snowmelt, so is welcome) – lots of blue skies – lots of vitamin D. My rhubarb is poking up through the ground and is making me salivate. Yay! Spring is sproinging up all over.