20101231

End of 2010 . . . on a visit home . . .

Woo Hoo . . . all aboard the lighted holiday train in Azalea Park . . .




















Through the polarized lense . . .












Azalea Park lite up for the holidays . . .
















A few Harbor Seals at Cresent City, CA















Harbor seal off on his own . . .















Paul Bunyon . . . a tall story amongst some gorgeous trees . . . the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, CA . . .
















It is hard to fathom the life of a Redwood . . .












Love those Redwoods . . .












The Family Tree . . .












Driving through the Redwoods . . .

20101221

Winter Soltice 2010 - 20101221

High noon in Anchorage, AK on Winter Soltice, the shortest day of the year . . .




A different angle . . . different colors . . .













The lunar eclipse





The full moon after the eclipse . . .















About as dark as I saw . . .then the clouds moved in . . . caught the after picture several hours later.

20101208



I've been moved . . . again . . . now on the 12th floor facing the Chugach Mountains . . .

















Anchorage really is pretty just after a fresh snowfall . . .









and my street is getting dark earlier and earlier these days . . .