I like snow. I really do. For the most part. I have found that I like the cold beautiful environment we live in....even with the dark winter that seems to last forever! Well, the movie Finding Nemo has been in my head lately because of two parts. The part where the seastar says, "The sun is shining, the tank is clean and we are getting out of here..." then starts screaming that the tank is clean, which is a disappointment. Well, it turns out the sun is sort of shining here, and when it does we get a whole lot more of it. The way I understand it we get about 3 minutes extra sunlight everyday up here. That's pretty neat. The other part from the movie that is running through my head is when Nemo wakes up his dad Marlin shouting, "First day of school! First day of school!" The phrase, with the slight modification of substituting Spring for school was going through my mind all day yesterday. There is just something hopeful and uplifting in thinking we're embarking on a new season, especially one as delightful as Spring. I enjoy all the seasons in their turn, but I'm definitely ready for Spring this year. I'm not quite sure what's made the difference, but I'm really looking forward to seeing our flowers come up (and I'm keeping my fingers crossed they won't get stolen by the neighbor kids again!), as well as all the other wonderful spring and summer activities we're gonna try to be involved in this year. We're gonna try to be adventurous and go for walks, and maybe even camping.....we'll see about that one, but it will definitely be an exciting year.
To remind myself how beautiful this place is, and add motivation for getting outside to enjoy it this spring, I'm posting a couple of the pictures from when I first moved to Juneau in the summer of 2004.
This is Mendenhall Glacier. What a sight! This picture was taken from the start of the Brotherhood Bridge trail.
This picture is of the Mendenhall river which runs down from the Glacier. It was taken from the Brotherhood Bridge trail as we hiked it.
This is the fireweed field that is at the start of the Brotherhood Bridge trail. It seems funny to remember back how cold I was when I first moved here, even though we had a great summer, with less than the normal amount of rain. I was coming from sunny California, and the 70 degree weather felt really cold then. What a difference 3 1/2 years and a pregnancy can make! Now it seems hard to get cooled off enough. I'm looking forward to posting updated photos of these hiking spots, as soon as all the snow has melted. Logan says the forecast is for 6-8" of snow this weekend....we'll see. I still can hear in my head, "First day of Spring! First day of Spring!!!", can you hear it?
To remind myself how beautiful this place is, and add motivation for getting outside to enjoy it this spring, I'm posting a couple of the pictures from when I first moved to Juneau in the summer of 2004.
This is Mendenhall Glacier. What a sight! This picture was taken from the start of the Brotherhood Bridge trail.
This picture is of the Mendenhall river which runs down from the Glacier. It was taken from the Brotherhood Bridge trail as we hiked it.
This is the fireweed field that is at the start of the Brotherhood Bridge trail. It seems funny to remember back how cold I was when I first moved here, even though we had a great summer, with less than the normal amount of rain. I was coming from sunny California, and the 70 degree weather felt really cold then. What a difference 3 1/2 years and a pregnancy can make! Now it seems hard to get cooled off enough. I'm looking forward to posting updated photos of these hiking spots, as soon as all the snow has melted. Logan says the forecast is for 6-8" of snow this weekend....we'll see. I still can hear in my head, "First day of Spring! First day of Spring!!!", can you hear it?
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