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Saturday afternoon, Mom, Scott, Jane, and myself pilgrimaged up to Judy’s house for a puppy fix. Nothing beats playing with puppies. Especially adorable puppies.
The puppies are six and a half weeks old. Another three weeks to go until Echo comes to live with us. Poor Tyge - he’s going to be a very busy guy. […]

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You all are going to become very tired of puppy pictures. But, let’s be honest. How can anyone become tired of puppy pictures?????
Yesterday evening, Peter and I picked up Tygey from Judy’s - Judy had him for the day. It was time for his 6 week grooming - he was definitely mutt like. So, of […]

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I took this shot this morning with my iPhone. Little Echo is pretty darn cute!

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It’s not everyone whose office view includes an active volcano steaming away. Yesterday was a gorgeous day in Anchorage. The mountains and volcanos were crystal clear. Below is a shot I took of Mt. Redoubt from my office window. It’s kind of nifty. But what I really need is a 400 mm telephoto and a […]

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Tygey and the Lagoon on April 19th
It’s April! We’re deep in the midst of Breakup. Eau de Dog Poop permeates the air. Dust, grit, mud, slush, cruddy snow, and volcanic ash are everywhere. Cars are unrecognizable mud bombs.
All of this can mean only one thing! It’s time for the Westchester Lagoon Ice Classic!
It’s time to […]

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Tonight’s Redoubt Webcam view is quite striking.

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What a week! Near constant volcanic belching - we’re all constantly monitoring the seismograph, the Redoubt Hut webcam, and Alaska AVO Twitter Stream. The Twitter stream is pretty amazing - tons of folks I know have signed up for twitter in the past few weeks just so they could follow Alaska AVO. Take that Bobby […]

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