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This is Bug the Cat, playtime edition
Bug likes to play. And he likes to play with just about anything. Give him a cat toy filled with catnap and he will lie on his back and try to “eat†it, all the while kicking it with his … Continue reading
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This is Bug the cat, part two.
He looks so sweet while he sleeps. What you can’t tell is that he woke me up at 7am on a Saturday pawing and my door and despite all my efforts to go back to sleep and ignore him, by … Continue reading
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This is Bug the cat.
No matter how cute he looks while exposing his tummy or rolling his butt up in the air first like it’s got a mind of it’s own, this is not his “let’s play” pose, this is his “i will shred … Continue reading
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Lightspeed, flurries and clouded aurora, or why we kept saying last night, “This is bulls**t.”
Skunked by the weather last night! Drove 250 miles, planning to head to Donnelley Dome to get out from under the snow and clouds that were plaguing the interior, and we still couldn’t escape the clouds or flurries. According to … Continue reading
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Custom cage order
After failing miserably at trying to build cages or even just door, I ordered two cages and a stand from a lady who lives in Wasilla, which I picked up this weekend. The six hour drive back to Fairbanks was … Continue reading
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My first Milky Way shot.
My friend Caroline and I drove to Wasilla and back on Saturday and we stopped just before Cantwell to look at the stars. I was not thinking or planning for Milky Way shots and had no idea what setting I … Continue reading
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Downtown aurora, Oct 6
These were seen from my house downtown Fairbanks around 9pm. Big aurora storm is still coming through and though I was not planning on going out this week, I think I might end up heading out tonight anyway. Sony a6000, … Continue reading
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Denali with longer lens
It’s shoulder season again so I went to Denali on Thursday. We left Fairbanks at about 10am and got home at 11pm which made for a really long day. Â Although the park had snow over the previous weekend (during lottery … Continue reading
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Denali trip, Sept 11 – Eielson shuttle
On Friday, September 11, the second day of our three-day trip to Denali, we took the Eielson Visitor Center shuttle tour. It was the first time we’ve ever done this and though we enjoyed the tour, I now have complete … Continue reading
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Denali trip, Sept 10-12: day 1
This year for my husband’s birthday we visited Denali National Park and Preserve. Although we have lived in Alaska for seven years and gone to the park a few times, we had never taken a shuttle bus tour or played … Continue reading
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