Shorter Nights

The winter days are getting noticably longer. South Central is gaining about 5 minutes a day. During this latest cold snap, being clear & cold, the sunsets have been magnificant.

T-Shirt Weather

This boxboy said he wasn't fazed by the below zero weather. Took his coat off to go outside.

HOT DOG

75 in the shade in Palmer today. What a beautiful Memorial Day weekend all over Alaska.

Let summer begin!

Windys in Town

Picture taken out of my cracked windshield.

Sun Spots

Skating the Lake

Cold and clear Vitamin D days in the valley. Lots to do outside now that the days are getting longer. Took this picture at 4:20pm.

Whoof Arted

The busts are random bronze statues.

Whoof Arted tells what Anchorage has been like lately.

I haven't left the house except for essentials. Beer, pot and cigs.

Bubble Fever

Tried the frozen bubble trick tonight. Too bad it warmed up to above zero.

Freezing bubbles,,,Thanks Jonco.

Loose in the City

Freezing cold. The minus kind that makes your clothes feel like paper.

How moose survive I do not know.

Fish Don't Care If Its Raining

They still like to be caught.

Pictures are of two tenders in Port Valdez. Tenders are boats that suck up the salmon that the seiners deliver to. Then the tender buys them and takes them to the processor. They also sell gas and grub. Free root beer floats.

The fish in the bay now are pink salmon. Silvers soon.

Raining or not, fishing is good.

Snow Pile Wreckers

Valdez has had beautiful weather since Sunday. Summer is here so the city knocks down all the snow piles to help them melt faster. Here is a loader spreading the yucky black snow around under clear blue skies. GOOD BYE SNOW!!

Hope the weather stays nice for tomorrow as we are going out on the Columbia Glacier Cruise courtesy of Captain Stan Stephens. He does this free every year for Valdez Senior citizens, the disabled and their caregivers. Last year we had a blast and I am looking forward to it again. I'll be taking pictures and videos.

Here are some from last years cruise:

Blue Ice , Ice Fishing , Whale Hunting , Sea Lions Roaring , Whale Action

Tea Roses

Tea Roses in the front. Livingstone Daisie starts in the bach.


Even when its raining the sun shines through.

Sunny Dayz

Love this time of year. No bugs and not that many tourists.

Sitting in the Sun

Glad to report warm and sunny SPRING like days in Valdez. This was the view from the high school pool parking lot this evening.

Sunday Sunrise

We are gaining about 5 minutes of daylight a day now.

Misquito Sighting

The weather has been pretty much raining in Valdez since I got bach from Talkeetna. Its been warmer than usual in Alaska lately. Just talked to my sister in Fairbanks and the highs have been in the 40s in the interior. Buckets of rain falling on Anchorage, too. If all this rain had been snow we would have broke records.


Earlier today I spotted this misquito. Come on spring!

Putting Away

This was yesterday. Everybody was busy putting stuff away for the winter. In the picture are the fish cleaning stations on dry dock at the Valdez Harbor. In the distant right is Sugarloaf in the Chugach Mountain Range. It is our gauge as to when we typically get snow down here at sea level. Once the snow sticks on Sugarloaf we've got six weeks til the snow sticks according to the old timers.

Today was overcast and noticably colder. Couldn't see if Sugarloaf had a dusting or not.

Bedroom Bouquet

My friend with the green thumb flowers still look great. All the pictures I've been taking of her beautiful handiwork this summer I am putting on a cd for her to enjoy this winter.

This is what the sky looked like tonight when we got out of swimming. Clearing up nicely for the full bright moon thats out there right now.

Should get some good pictures of the fall colors tomorrow. They are changing fast. Soon it will be dark when we get out of swimming.

Whispering Giants

Humanitarian Artist Peter Wolf Toth has donated his Smithsonian recognized Giant Indian Statues (20-40ft tall) to each of the 50 states and Canada. They were made to honor all Native Americans. Even beyond this they honor the struggle of all mankind against injustice. Peter creates smaller statues that he sells, from $27 to $27,000, the average price of $200-$600, to pay for his philanthropist endeavors. To contact Peter, send mail to 102 Arthur Ave/US 1 Edgewater, Water, FL 32141 For a quicker response email peterwtoth@yahoo.com. He's in Valdez right now giving our Whispering Giant a facelift.

On the other side of town the guy in the manlift on the left was topping the old growth cottonwood tree by the Totem Restaurant and Inn.

Warm Weekend

Today was HOT! Went to the Valdez Buccaneer football game for a bit. They played the Barrow Whalers. The American highschool football team that has the northern most artificial turf (Mission accomplished for Barrow football)after some lady in Florida saw them playing on muddy ice. When I left the score was 7-0 in favor of Valdez and it turned out the Buccaneers won in the end 20-12.

Found me a new desk on craigslist http://anchorage.craigslist.org/fur/428643631.html that I'm picking up tomorrow! I'm so happy to see Valdez folks posting there. I also picked up a small upright freezer for a good price ($100) a couple weeks ago.

I would put my old desk on there for FREE but I already gave it away.