GOOD MORNING ON THE EVE OF A NEW YEAR
Glenn and Anne's hut at NARL Ah...I haven't written for some time now but somehow it feels right this morning. I'm sitting at my pine desk after a wonderful night's rest in my own bed. It’s wonderful to have taken this for granted in the past but to find renewed joy in it now. Contrasts and change seem to heighten a sense of gratitude for me, pushing me into a pleasant and welcome state of mind. I just recently returned to my apartment after enjoying eleven days of house/cat sitting out at one of the huts at NARL, the old Navy Arctic Research Lab. Big Boy, Anne and Glenn’s smokey-gray, long-haired, affectionate feline was in need of companionship and feeding as well as were the two fish in the large murky tank and the multiple, active, chubby worms in the indoor compost bin. All-in-all, it was a great eleven days. The hut is quite large although it looks small from the outside. I’m still washing clothes by hand at my apartment, a weekly ritu...
The first of these photos were taken today while walking from Browerville to Barrow and back. Notice the dark wall of clouds above the ocean with a blue sky above...very dramatic. It's 9 degrees F today and I have to tell you, it's a labor of love to take my mittens off to maneuver the tiny "on" botton on my camera to take these. The lagoon is frozen solid, so walking across is preferable to taking the road in daylight. The sun is to the southwest and does not rise very high above the horizon. In the sky to the northwest (I think this is right), the moon hangs in the sky all day. Vehicles are plugged in now to keep engines from freezing. The scenery around the Barrow Arctic Research Consortium is stunning. Notice the fences that catch drifts of snow, preventing a build up in one location.
ReplyDeleteThe white sand bags at the beach are ready to be used...we had a tsunami warning last weekend and continued high surf threatening to overtake the berm earlier this week.
ReplyDeleteI don't look cold standing outside of BASC, but it was trick photography...I was freezing and glad when the photo shoot was over = )
ReplyDeleteSo incredible and beautiful!
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