March 5, 2009
Photo of the Week - Susanna's Ski Skirt!
Susanna in her Ski Skirt - Photo by Michael J. Sharp
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For Christmas I made Susanna a fleece ski skirt with matching hat, mittens and scarf. I hoped that she would wear it telemarking and touring. She wears it so much, that I think I will have to make her another one! This past Sunday we went to the local rope tow to make a few turns in the new snow and to let the skis out of the shed...they get pretty restless. It felt good to slide over the snow, and Susanna looked even better than usual in her new skirt!
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February 24, 2009
Photo of the Week - Berry Woman
Susanna has Evolved - Into a Berry Bush - Photo by Al Sharp
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Turns out your mother was right! If you eat too much of one thing you will turn into it. Susanna has a love of all berries. She ate so many that she has now turned into a berry bush! Starting this spring Michael will to go down the hill to water her and pick her fruit. Such is life.
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February 5, 2009
Photo of The Week - Sculpin: Shrimp Thief
Denizen of the Deep - A Sculpin - Photo by Michael Sharp
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The summer of 2008 was full of surprises. While shrimping in Northwestern Fiord, the trap brought up more than the tasty Spot Prawns we expected. A sculpin had entered the trap, and only he knows how many shrimp he ate. The most amazing part was the voraciousness of the sculpin, it continued to chow down on the remaining shrimp in the trap even while being removed! Note the antennae sticking out of the sculpin's mouth. THOSE WERE OUR SHRIMP!
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January 29, 2009
Photo of The Week - Friend or Snack?
Friend or Snack? - Photo by Susanna Sharp
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January 22, 2009
Photo of The Week - January Beach
Bishop's Beach - Photo by Michael Sharp
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The Omega Block suffocating us with sub-zero temperatures was smashed by a series of storms known collectively as a Pineapple Express: Storms connected to the tropics. The massive storms brought 100 m.p.h.(161 k.p.h) winds and several inches of rain. Warm rain. It had been -10ºF (-23ºC) and quickly became 45ºF (7ºC). The snow is all gone, the grass is green. What a tease, it feels like spring, but it is January in Alaska. So we took what we could get, a sunny day on the beach. What a glorious, glorious feeling to walk the sunny beach in January!
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January 15, 2009
Photo of The Week - Taroka Arm
Bluewater Anchored in Taroka Arm Along the Outer Coast with Tilt Shift Effect - Photo by Michael Sharp
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Here is a sneak peak of the summer gallery: Bluewater anchored in Taroka Arm, a fjord on the Outer Coast. Past Granite Cape the Outer Coast is seldom visited. The tilt-shift effect gives a sense of scale, perhaps with a greater sense of scale you might better understand how big Alaska is and just how small we feel while exploring here.
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January 8, 2009
Photo of The Week - Ice Rocks and Tilt-Shift
Ice Rocks and Tilt Shift - Photo by Michael Sharp
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Everything is a matter of perspective. Are those white pebbles or ice-covered boulders? How big is the sky? How deep is the ocean? The cold temps continue, with highs just above 0ºF (-18ºC) and overnight lows hovering around -8ºF (-23ºC). Everything along that magic space between the sea and land is coated in a thick rind of ice. Cold? Depends. Just an hour north of Homer the daily highs have been hovering at -24ºF (-31ºC) with lows around -35ºF (-37ºC)!
What appear in the photo to be tiny pebbles are actually car-sized boulders. This image was taken from over 200 feet above the beach. The application of the tilt-shift effect tricks your brain into seeing the world as a miniature.
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