We finally had a little snow. I propped the camera on a sno-go in the school parking lot to take this photo on my way home. Time about 4:30 p.m. I don't know if I'm clear enough for you to admire my hat or not. It is native made and very warm.
We got a little more snow. In the photo below, you can see the North Pole sticking out the top. I'm not sure of its purpose. Some industrious children have dug out the mountain peak and built a splendid fort. When the fort is occupied, I actually walk way around the other side of the parking lot to avoid missile attacks.
We got a little more snow. In the photo below, you can see the North Pole sticking out the top. I'm not sure of its purpose. Some industrious children have dug out the mountain peak and built a splendid fort. When the fort is occupied, I actually walk way around the other side of the parking lot to avoid missile attacks.
Then, for the first time since Thanksgiving weekend in Anchorage, I saw the sun. It has spent December and most of January hiding behind buildings. Imagine my delight on Saturday afternoon when this happened. Time about 3:30 p.m.
I've noticed that Kotzebue brings out some strange sentences. For instance, a couple months ago I heard myself say, "My cunny chuck is frozen. It sounded a trifle risqué, but really, in Kotz in the winter, it's pretty standard. A cunnychuck is what in Wisconsin we called "the front hall," and in Oregon, "the mud room." Here is a photo of my frozen cunnychuck - I was trying to capture the sparkles. It truly looks like a crystal cave right now, despite smelling of kerosene, which is a story I might not be ready to put in writing yet.
Below is someone else's cunnychuck during a party. We have to budget an extra five minutes travel time just to find our clothing and get it on! The white footwear on the floor are bunny boots, invented by the military for arctic duty. All the cool people have them. (needless to say, I don't! ;-)
Below is someone else's cunnychuck during a party. We have to budget an extra five minutes travel time just to find our clothing and get it on! The white footwear on the floor are bunny boots, invented by the military for arctic duty. All the cool people have them. (needless to say, I don't! ;-)
Another interesting comment followed a query to my high school class about the weather in May. My sister Margaret and her partner are coming to visit so I said, "What's the weather like in May?"
Student response: "Oh it's hot in May. You can ice fish in a T-shirt."
I think on this for a moment.
Then I ask, "Hot. So... 50's?"
Student response: "Oh, no. Hot like 20's, but by then it will feel hot. Really it will."
OK then.
Student response: "Oh it's hot in May. You can ice fish in a T-shirt."
I think on this for a moment.
Then I ask, "Hot. So... 50's?"
Student response: "Oh, no. Hot like 20's, but by then it will feel hot. Really it will."
OK then.