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Weather Report:  What an alaskan winter looks like......... eek..  |
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jo Thompson
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach
in Alaska
USA
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
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 Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 2:10:40 PM
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Brrrrrrrrr.
Blessed are those who love the soil,
Patsy
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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Luzy
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Luanne
Pueblo
Colorado
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 2:22:06 PM
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Well Jo, Your pictures put everything into perspective! I was just feeling sorry for myself as we are experiencing yet another snow storm here in Colo. Guess it's not so bad here after all! But it sure is dang cold to me! Must be the California girl in me talkin. Keep safe and cozy, Hugs, Lu
Thanks for the "cool" pictures!
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 2:51:57 PM
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My son is in Seward and keeps me posted on the snowfall. He like you loves to ski so he is spending all his time skiing and shoveling. My husband and I visited him in March a few years back when he and his ex-girlfriend were winter caretakers at Exit Glacier. Normally the road to the Glacier is not plowed in the winter. That year we could drive almost the whole way in. We must have brought the snow with us since we almost got snowed in there and the drive back to Anchorage was during a raging snowstorm. This year it's not my fault: ) JoAnn
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 2:56:47 PM
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Whoa. My jaw dropped when I saw what you are living with. Snow is nice, but that much? Yikes!!
Karin |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 3:43:00 PM
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When I was a little girl in northern Illinois, I remember winters that dark and that deep. At least it seemed like it to me then. I hope this poem that I wrote helps bring some of those memories to life. I know looking at your photos helped me to remember! Thanks for posting a bit of Alaska in wintertime!!
Snow Moon
by Georgann Phillips Schultz
We look out the window, and both shout, “Hooray!”
The snow has stopped falling; we’ve waited all day.
We’re going outside ‘cause we’re ready to play,
Under the big snow moon.
We roll three big snowballs and leave a deep trail.
We build a stout snowman; he’s hearty and hale,
With coal for his eyes, on his head an old pail,
Under the big snow moon.
We build forts and tunnels and shovel a maze.
An igloo appears with a shiny ice glaze.
Mom looks out the window, she’s simply amazed,
Under the big snow moon.
We swoosh deep snow angels and stomp all around.
Then Dad brings us cocoa with marshmallows round.
We listen to snow whisper soft winter sounds,
Under the big snow moon.
We go in the house ‘cause our cheeks are all red.
A fireside story, a kiss on the head,
In flannel pajamas, we’re ready for bed.
Under the big snow moon.
We peek out the window, the snow is so bright.
We dance in the beams of the shimmering light.
Then dive under quilts and get snuggled just right.
Under the big snow moon.
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Edited by - Aunt George on Jan 27 2007 3:56:55 PM |
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2007 : 6:52:53 PM
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Jo,
You lucky thing (although you have probably had enough!) Can't wait to move to my property near the snow! We are now officially looking!
Georgann, love the poem. I have seen your poems when searching for poetry and wondered whether they were you!!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2007 : 7:13:15 PM
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Thanks Jane...yes, I do write poetry. Thanks for reading it! This is one of mine sitting in my files, unpublished, so I thought I'd share it with my farmgirl friends. I do have a few out there. I am published under the name: Georgann Phillips Schultz
Don't ya just love the snow?
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
Thanks for checking out my apron and sewing musings! |
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jo Thompson
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach
in Alaska
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2007 : 10:10:20 PM
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Aunt George, just a few more days until the snow moon, you know we ski in the moonlight sometimes, you're quite our farmgirl poet amongst all your other gifts!! jo
Jayne, something is coming your way.......... jo
"life is drab without a lab"
http://homepage.mac.com/thomja/Anchorage/PhotoAlbum15.html |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2007 : 06:47:20 AM
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Aunt George, Love the poem!!! Jo My cousin and his wife live in Ancorage, they were telling me about all the snow this year. But nice to see the pictures.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2007 : 07:36:47 AM
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Love the poem, Georgeann. It put me on the Polar Express and zoomed me back to childhood. You captured it!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Jan 29 2007 : 07:53:14 AM
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You know, each night when we go to bed, as Rob shuts the large curtains in the livingroom (we have a funny ritual at night and he hates when it goes out of order) he says to the outside, to whoever is listening, "y'know, it wouldn't be a bad thing to wake up to three feet of snow tomorrow."
Last night it started snowing and he went outside to the garage for a bit, doing some welding, and he stepped up to the big window on the deck and tapped on it. I went to the window and through the glass he said, "you know, I have heard of this stuff. Apparently it is rain that freezes in the atmosphere and then falls to the ground. I guess that is suppose to happen in this part of the country during this time of year." what a card.
oooooooo snow.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
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Homepage: http://mysticwoodsfarm.com |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2007 : 11:51:33 AM
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Jo, that much snow is amazing. I can't imagine trying to dig out! Georgeann, I love your poem! I remember only one storm with enough snow for building tunnels and a fort, and that was soooo much fun.
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Posted - Jan 29 2007 : 1:32:06 PM
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I think that looks wonderful....sigh....from Georgia...
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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