more snow

more snow, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Woke up to 4-6" of new, fluffy snow. I had to take a ride!

Moose

Moose, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Had to go an hour south of here to check out some
utilidors last week. Never had to worry about moose on site visits
before! They were hanging around the utilidor manholes -- ahem, access
holes. (I think the Federal Highway Association is taking political
correctness a little too far)

leaving

leaving, originally uploaded by aimos325.

leaving Kodiak and heading back towards the snow... (makes a good Era
advertisement!)

a given

a given, originally uploaded by aimos325.

of course I took off my shoes. The sand was moderately warm. The
water was cold!

ocean

ocean, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The ocean at Pasagshak. It was so beautiful. Even though it was just
off the road we felt like we had "discovered it" ourselves.

bear

bear, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Sunday we drove "out the road" towards Pasagshak. We saw a few bears
along the way.

Pillar Mountain

Pillar Mountain, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Brian and I at the top of Pillar Mountain. (thanks to Brian's self portrait skillz)

another ugly!

another ugly!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Another ugly fish. They have huge mouths!

(just for the) halibut

Halibut!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I caught a halibut! Just a small one, but it counts! I reeled it up
from the bottom of the ocean! Brian snapped this picture quick-- it
was heavy to hold up! Not to mention slimey and bloody... Brian was
nice enough to store it in his freezer (he'll bring it up to me
later). It was the only keeper of the day-- beginner's luck or am I a
natural? ;-)

Ugly Fish

Ugly Fish, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Brian and I caught a couple of these Irish Lords, affectionately known
as "ugly fish". (We threw them back)

Fishing

Fishing, originally uploaded by aimos325.

We went fishing with Brian's friend, Frank!

Kodiak

Kodiak, originally uploaded by aimos325.

And landed in lovely Kodiak. (Map)

snow

snow, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Friday afternoon I flew out of snowy Fairbanks...

apron #2

apron #2, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Made this one while watching the VP debates. I have been finding some
pretty sweet remnants. ;-) I need more bias tape though-- I had to
fold and iron the green ties! Yuck!

apron #1

apron #1, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Made this a few nights ago. I still plan on adding some patch
pockets. I probably won't use it for cooking since I need a little
more coverage (I'm pretty messy) but it will be perfect for toting
scissors (ok, maybe not the best idea) and notions while sewing or
crafting.

yard

yard, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Here's what my yard looked like this morning. I opted to drive to
church (but studded bike tires are on their way!)
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sweet peas

sweet peas, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Heavy snow on the sweet peas. They were already dying from the frost
we've been getting. This was taken a few hours ago-- most of the snow
has melted in the sun.

scraping required

scraping required, originally uploaded by aimos325.

It snowed for real last night. So pretty! Had to scrape off the car
to go to church.

FIRST SNOW

FIRST SNOW, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Saw a few flakes earlier today but when I looked outside tonight I saw
THIS! It shouldn't stick yet, but it won't be long before it does!

bike

bike, originally uploaded by aimos325.

full load of groceries. When I left for the store it was SNOWING!
Not enough to stick but def. snow! I bundled up today!