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Solstice Moose! 9:40pm tonight in the front yard below the house. Happy Solstice, everybody. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Solstice #Moose

A cow moose surrounded by lush grass and bushes. She's looking left with her butt to the camera. Golden 9:40pm light lights the scene on the solstice.

Solstice in 2 days. It's pretty hard to go to bed when it's this light out at 10:30pm. It's getting hazy because of wildfires burning around the state. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #ViewFromTheDeck #Sunset

Bright white sun in the top center of the frame with orange tinted hazy skies caused by wildfire smoke. The sun reflects in the waters of Cook Inlet. A shadowed ridge of trees in the foreground.

The first day that is has actually felt like summer! 70º in places on my drive back to Anchorage from Seward. Sitting on the deck with cocktail to end the day. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #MyAlaskaWx #Summer #ViewFromTheDeck

Bright sun with a lens flare. Blue skies, wispy white clouds, rapidly greening trees. The view from our deck tonight at 8pm

Yay! Our neighborhood mama moose had twins this week. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Moose #Wildlife

A cow moose with her newborn twin calves walks down our dirt road. Bright green new leaves and grass fill the sides of the road.

Not a bad start to the Memorial Day weekend. What a gorgeous day in Bear Valley. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #MemorialDay #sunshine #MyAlaskaWx

Brilliant blue skies, not a cloud, just the bright sun as my wife and I sit on the front deck enjoying a beautiful day. There might be a large cocktail sitting on the solo stove cover.

The show tonight at 10:50pm. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Sunset #ViewFromTheDeck #MyAlaskaWx

The bright orange sun almost touches the horizon on the far right side of the frame. The snow-capped silhouette of Sleeping Lady is backlit by a light band of sunset light. Dark clouds at the top of the frame.

Sleeping Lady, 10pm. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Sunset #ViewFromTheDeck #MyAlaskaWx #LongDays

A layer of bright gold late evening sunlight above Mt. Susitna (Sleeping Lady) west of Anchorage. A dark layer of cloud covers the top 1/3 of the frame. 2 bright angled shafts of sunlight in front of Sleeping Lady reach for the ground.

Mother's Day visitor just below the house on a gorgeous afternoon here in Bear Valley. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Moose #MyAlaskaWx #MothersDay

A big dark and light brown female moose stands in bright sunlight in front of green trees. She's looking directly at the camera.

A vertical wide-shot of the moose in front of a tall green spruce tree. The Anchorage bowl is visible in the middle ground with the waters of Cook Inlet and then the snow covered top of Sleeping Lady in the distance.

The long days are here. 10pm. In a couple of weeks the sun will be setting the right (north) of Sleeping Lady. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #ViewFromTheDeck #Sunset

Dramatic orange sunset light to the lower left with cloud bands, light reflection the waters of Cook Inlet with Sleeping Lady on the horizon.

Camouflage level = Expert. Sappy, our neighborhood porcupine sleeping in a spruce tree. It was so thick, this was the best shot I could get. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #wildlife

A porcupine sleeps high off the ground on the limb of a spruce tree. It is barely visible in the thick growth, but its bright blond guard hairs give it away.

9:40pm. The long days are here and the sunsets are getting dramatic. Looking west from our deck with the waters of Cook Inlet reflecting the setting sun. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #MyAlaskaWx #Sunset

An arc of orange sunset light between dramatic layers of clouds and snow covered mountains in the distance. The waters of Cook Inlet reflect the orange of the sunset.

Nice little shaker this afternoon. It's been a while. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Earthquake
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/02556vvgv8

We're living in a cloud tonight. Just a hint of color in our grey/white world. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Snow #Fog

A pale green street sign in front of ghostly tree branches full of snow. Heavy fog makes it hard to see the sign at the top of our driveway. The only color in a grey/white world.

Oh, COME ON! Dumped on again overnight. I really am going to have to put the snow tires back on so we can get out. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Snow #WinterNotOver #MyAlaskaWx