As I sit in my mother’s Minnesota living room with warm, sun-kissed cheeks, it’s hard for me to believe that just two weeks ago I was sledding and skiing in Alaska! A few thousand miles and a couple springtime weeks can make a big difference, amiright? We just celebrated one of the nicest (weather-wise and family-wise) Easter Sundays in recent memory. The girls searched for Easter eggs–outside and barefoot–with their cousins before spending a good hour or more playing on a nearby playground, bare legs dangling from swings and hands free from the confines of winter’s mittens.
Opal’s first Easter Egg hunt–bare foot, happy and full of sugar.
I love your pictures! The brown bear looks very beautiful! I never thought of considering the break up and the freeze up as seasons, but your right. They really are just like their own seasons. I hope you enjoy your break from the break up season and have some wonderful bare foot spring weather!
Thanks, Krista! I hope you have some barefoot weather in your future, too!
Beautiful photos Alex. I didn’t know about the other two seasons – the break up and the freeze up – but that would make a lot of sense to have them as distinct seasons, they have such an impact on life in Alaska. Living in Australia and especially here on the east coast, our seasons are so moderate they seem to just slide on into each other. This past summer was super hot with heat waves coming though often. Yuk! It was too hot. Loving autumn now with the cooler temps and sunny days.
Your hair style is gorgeous on you, shorter and curlier. Just had to mention .
My husband and I often watch a couple of tv shows on Alaska. One is wild frontier and the other is on the family that lives on an island and they are creating their own town – I’ve forgotten the name of it. I’ve also watched ‘Ice road truckers’ and so have seen a little of Anchorage on it.
You certainly live in an amazing place. It’s on our bucket list to visit one day.
Love reading your posts, wishing you an amazing spring
Denise
Thanks, Denise! Always good to hear about our “Polar opposite” down under. I’m glad you are out of your heat waves…yuck is right! Thanks re: my hair. I love having it short, I just need to keep up on trimming it more often–usually not a priority for this farm girl :). I hope you make it up to AK some day, it is a great place to visit! It is funny how tourists often see more of the state than the residents. Best to you and yours!
Yes a nice true Spring would be great fun. Thanks for a taste. God bless
Thanks for the check-in Joan–The leaves have noticeably popped since our MN arrival just a few days ago, I’m excited for an Alaskan repeat in a couple of weeks!
If you burn with wood, this is the hardest time of year. Too warm during the day to keep a good fire going, but freezing at night to be ready with a few embers to get the flames a going. Sometimes we just wear extra sweat shirts til about noon when it is warmer outside them in the house. I think it is good. Makes me think about how it is for animals to adjust. Warm during the day and freezing at night. Or close to it. I live in New York near Lake Ontario, where the lake slows down the melting, and keep fall warmer longer. It is just what we get use too. Anyways the calendar says Spring and the garlic is coming up and spring onions. Yep, it’s coming!
Yay garlic! I love seeing their little scapes saying hello in the spring–it’s a sure sign that spring is here (or at least around the corner). This was our second winter without relying on a wood stove, and it has been much easier. But you are right–we had a few days of having both a fire going and windows open because we couldn’t get the balance down after the long winter. Happy Spring!
Alaska looks to be quite an interesting place to be at this time of the year. I love the photos especially of the animals.
Thanks, Carol! We love to visit the animals at the conservation center.
Hi Alex,
Wow did this post ever bring back memories of visiting Alaska in April one year. I was so shocked at the slush and muck. And sadly, I thought it was really ugly because all the “break-up” was black and dirty seeming. I’ve since realized how beautiful it really was, it’s just that I left Arizona in the blooming and warm time! 🙂 My brother in law is so good to text pictures of what Alaska looks like each day! Yesterday his picture was skiing in Mt Alyeska and it was GORGEOUS!!! Seeing the picture you posted of Cook Inlet made me miss being there actually. As my brother in law and sister in law live above Cook Inlet and have that view. Alaska really is such a gorgeous, gorgeous place and I need to get back there for a visit very badly.
Loved seeing pictures as usual, Alex. Nice you could have Easter with your family. Little Opal is just growing up too fast.
Can’t wait for your growing season to start and follow along with your farming.
Hugs,
– Dori, the Ranch Farmgirl –
Thanks, Dori! Alaska really is a beautiful place. The snow gets really dirty as the winter goes on with the glacial dust blowing everywhere. I like to think of the dirty striations in the snow as a sped up version/example of geologic activity! Makes it a bit more palatable. As always thank you for checking in. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful flowers!
Thanks for the pictures.
Marilyn
Would love to know the breed of your black dog, Moki? Looks similar to a Flat Coated Retriever we loved for 12 years. She was the smartest dog ever!
She’s a border collie mix! More precisely: border collie, malamute, golden retriever and german shepherd dog. I wish I could say she was the smartest dog ever…but she’s far from it!