Alaska . . . it’s what we are!
These last few weeks we have really been soaking up the daylight as we anticipate the arrival of our Alaskan summer. We broke our annual snowfall record in April and once things pushed past that it has been mostly nice as spring has taken hold of Anchorage and most of Alaska.
Bright sunny days . . . shorter nights is always something to celebrate in the northland. Things make the transition from the ever present white through the browns, muddy water, dampness, to the greening up and colors again.
This has led me to contemplate the differences between our winters and our summers. The contrasts are as extreme as the landscape found within this state.
Moose roam the streets. Dogs are on leashes or locked up in yards or houses.
Winters of cold and constant darkness while the summers of never ending light.
It seems like everyone carries a gun . . . but me (seen enough of them for one lifetime).
There are not a lot of people here . . . compared to most other places.
I have almost forgotten what it was like to be in traffic . . . something I do not miss or ever want again.
Alaska . . . So Big . . . So Grand . . . Summer’s almost here . . .
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