Monthly Archives: November 2009

By now you know, if you follow my blog, that I am a big fan of what we call Atmospheric Optics. Mirages, Sun Dogs, Halos and so on.   This one is a very rare treat. There are certain flashes of … Continue reading →

A recent sunset featured Point Possession (left) These photos I take are a chance to get away and contemplate A fitting musical match I feel, a beautiful contemplative song with amazing vocals (thanks Pat in New Zealand for reminding me of … Continue reading →

A couple video clips from this week, a little taste of Alaska Freezup   Falls Creek near freezup but still flowing, the next day it was completely froze.I am getting into these video clips, can you tell?Would have been a … Continue reading →

An Inferior Mirage (meaning the sky melds into the horizon) muddles the view after the sunset. This is a two frame panorama, as always best viewed large. Or perhaps the experience sharpens the view?In 1973 I registered for the draft, … Continue reading →

This year has been a trilogy above all other years, at least my short thirty some years here,  in that we in Alaska have had a long and wonderful fall, one more season than our usual summer-winter dual. This last … Continue reading →