This photo was on the card in my back-up camera, a camera I didn’t need on this trip. I do remember taking this photo before leaving on this trip. This is a snow storm raging outside our front door; you can see the door frame on the edges. Normally I keep a path shoveled down to the street out front, but the snow was filling it in so fast that I said forget it and took a picture instead.
Finding this photo kind of reminded me of my film days when a partial roll would get left in a camera after a trip, only to be developed weeks or months later. It would often be a nice surprise.
I must admit, after a couple months in the warm desert, this scene looks completely foreign to me right now. I have often said that during the summer in Alaska, I have trouble even remembering what winter is like, and in the winter, summer seems equally inconceivable. I remember enough to know I am very excited to be heading back to Alaska for summer! Here are more Alaska photos.
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Me too! Bring the heat with you!
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Hey Julie –
I will bring all the heat I can! It looks like it has been pretty nice there – although rain in snow are in the forecast.
Ron
OK you’re right. griping about 43f + 15mph wind does make me a wuss. 🙂
Ron,
yesterday it was sunny and highs probably close to 50 on my porch in Homer. I saw your post and ,looking out over my yard totally bare of any sign of winter with new grass shoots appearing, thought winter is long since gone.
Well, woke up this morning to about a half inch of fresh snow and it just quit falling. Surprise. Still a really nice snow pack up on the hills by Homer, but feels like summer in town, at least it did all of last week . . .
All this talk about snow and cold temps. Forecast for me tomarrow – 93f You gotta love sunny California.
Ron this shot is very nice. It’s as if I can hear the wind and feel the cold blowing snow. The trees in the far background really add to the image for me.
Yikes! is right!! Are you sure you’re not at Carl’s cabin? lol Really cool shot,though.Literally!!
Anxiously awaiting to see your first post after experiencing the remnants of the 1-foot plus snowfall to hit Anchorage Friday.
Welcome home!
Cheers!
Warren
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Hi Everyone,
Yeah, the foot plus of snow Southcentral Alaska received yesterday was a bit of a surprise! It is great to be home!
Ron
Well aren’t you lucky Ron. It was 102 today in LA! I’m surprised your body didn’t go into shock. 😉