Young squirrel found a meal in a quiet place.

Ice Arch
College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks
(complete / 2.24.24)

#fbx #alaska #uaf #campustraditions #icearch

80 degree swing in a little more than 2 weeks.

#fbx #fbxwx #alaska #MotherNatureisBipolar

My sweet boy waiting for me to get back to car with groceries … and his treats.

#NeverVoteConservative...

Winter Solstice 2023
Ester Dome, Alaska

#fbx #ester #alaska #wintersolstice

This winter sunset over Fairbanks, Alaska, displays the stunning colors that paint the sky during the season's extended golden hours. The silhouettes of snow-laden spruce trees stand against a backdrop of vibrant oranges and purples, reflecting the quiet end to another day in the far north.

#alaska #sunset #sky

Happy solstice.
Poplar at morning.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x15 in. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day.

Fairbanks warming center to open in Jan. Only for 15-20 people, but a good start. https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/new-nonprofit-group-has-plans-for-a-warming-center-in-downtown/article_b1b4d6c6-9de1-11ee-a1d7-0fc01eaa9fb7.html

City by the River (Where the Banks is Fair)

"It's not the best place to live, but it does ruin you to live anywhere else."
- Ukulele Russ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HypfZO-FkYM

#fbx #fairbanks #alaska #tunetuesday

Most of the snowflakes I saw today were pretty damaged, but this one was in great shape! December 19, 2023 - Fairbanks, Alaska.

More of my snowflake and frost macros here: https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Macro/Snowflakes-and-Ice/

#macro #Alaska #Snowflake

https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2023/12/19/woman-scolds-moose-with-mom-voice-prevent-it-attacking-her-dog/#lqctcpnmo8h7vjzjb1

Beautiful …
By Althea Davis
Poems for the Weeping Kind

Trees BY JOYCE KILMER

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
#poetry

@debmcqueen

Peltola holds town hall over massive grocery merger

“Alaska already has an incredibly concentrated grocery store market, and potential divestments of stores resulting from the merger would threaten both competition and basic food security in the state.”
- U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska

“Sooner or later we will just have one big state store.”
- Sourdough Jack

https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/peltola-holds-town-hall-over-massive-grocery-merger/article_94a1aeaa-8efb-11ee-a444-0f475ea80186.html

#fbx #alaska #corporateamerica

@msbellows yep, an awesome read. 👍

Sea surface temperatures around Alaska for the week ending November 17, 2003 remain mostly near to above normal in sea ice free areas. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. #akwx #Arctic #sst #Climate
@Climatologist49

I’m hearing redpoll flocks out there. Anyone else seen or heard them arrive in Fairbanks? #alaska #birds #redpoll