Best Gyro ever!

Tree Swallow

This little guy wan't afraid of me at all.  I was able to walk right up to him and snap this highly detailed image.

Red Necked Grebe

This Red Necked Grebe is showing his beautiful mating colors.  During winter his entire body will go back to his natural dusky-grey color.

Anchorage Bike to Work Day

Just a bit windy on the ride in this morning, but otherwise nice biking conditions.

Trip time: 00:39:11
Trip distance: 7.8 mi
Trip calories: 484 kcal
Average speed: 12.0 mph
Maximum speed: 19.5 mph
Climbed altitude: 194 ft

Arctic Terns

The arctic terns have arrived from Antarctica.  That's right, each year these amazing birds migrate 12,000 miles from Antarctica to breed here in Alaska.

Weekend...

Riley's excited for the weekend!!

Bluebird of Happiness

Stellar Jay gathering nest building materials from our flower bed out front.

Paella

Pronounced pie-aye-ya.  Kirt has perfected this traditional Spanish dish he learned over 20 years ago in Spain.

Out of Hibernation

Time for the bears to start coming out of hibernation.  Haven't seen one yet, we took this photo a few years back down on the Kenai peninsula.

A hint of Spring!

Northern Lights From Space

With our long days now our Aurora viewing is likely over until next winter. Here is a magnificent shot taken from the International Space Station.

Dinner with friends...

Eagle vs Raven

A raven was pestering this eagle at Lake Hood. The eagle finally got tired of this pesky nuisance and took flight, meeting up with another eagle on the other side of the lake and together they flew off into the distance.

Breakup

Everyone's least favorite time of year in Alaska. The ugly, dirty, melting time we call breakup.

2011 Fur Rondy Fireworks

2011 Fur Rondy Begins

Watching the Fur Rondy opening dog sled races from my office window at work.

Morning!

A beautiful morning in Anchorage today...

Earthquake: M 4.6 - Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Felt this one.

Magnitude: 4.6
Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Time: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 8:33:24 PM AKST

Latitude: 60° 44' 13" N (60.7371°)
Longitude: 150° 16' 57" W (-150.2825°)
Depth: 22.9 mi

Happy Birthday Chason!

Roger and Chason on his 1st birthday!

Rainbow Lake