More fall August 29

There is this tree arround the corner form me that just has this wonderfull colour, not all the trees are lick this yet , but it s coming fast. and it was a gglorious day, cloiudy one minute and wonderfull the next. Will we get a frost? I need to go pick the garden.

Fall 8/24/08

Anther nice sunny day today , so time for another photo, there are now 2 lots of branches that are yellow its 70 during the day and 40 at night. its now dark at 11 30.

the yellow is kind a a nice yellow until you remember what fall will bring ( cold weather) and no my camera is probably not up to photographing northern lights. I may give it a try but no promises.

Nutmeg

Nutmeg, is a somewhat neglected spice i think.

We had a potluck at work Monday and i took some Cinnamon scones, quick and easy to make on Sunday night. Everyone thought they were great. i even got them iced. my roommate was looking at them a bit, so i thought i would make some more just for us to eat. But just for shits and giggles I giggles i thought i would add some nutmeg. i just sprinkled it. perhaps it was too much , cause while they were baking all i could smell was the nutmeg. but dam they tasted really good, in fact i sit here and eat and type. Just a dab of butter on them, for i like scones hot out of the oven. What sort of jam goes with Cinnamon and nutmeg? dammed if I know.

So just a thought for anyone who wants to try something different.

York City Walls

I got an email via flickr today that schmaps from York are thinking about publishing one of my photos, I made the short list. nothing for money of course. but they were asking for my permission, large print photo credit is all I get. but that's what you get from putting photos on flickr. This kinda made my day today. it definitely put a smile on my face. so you get to see it again.

I don't think its that exciting but hay......

here is their web site in case you are interested.

http://www.schmap.com/york/home/

The Falling leaves

I have decided to do another series , just for people who don't realise just how fast the seasons go and change around here. fall is very fast, so this afternoon this is august 16 i wandered around and started the photos, Leaves start changing , just one at a time currently we are down to a small branch at a time. The first yellow leaf is usually spotted during the fair, ( the first week of august.) i will try to photo once a week for right now and more as necessary. Full colour fall/ autumn is usually about September 10 / 11.
if you don't believe me watch this space


my first series of seasons was from spring 18 months ago. Well May 2007
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-zo3YM9IyeraMpnn4RyDhQ7E-?cq=1&tag=trees

hopfully this link will work , if not blame my computer skills.

Anchorage

The boss decided to send me to Anchorage this week for some software training. I got to stay at the Captain Cook. The training was way more intense than I thought, but the shoping was good.

JC Penny is my favourite. Spent all day monday driving down and got to pass by the Nenana river , it was supposed to have flooded not so ,ong ago, i did take soem photos but i dont have any other summer photos to compare it with to say if it was still high or not., ( lots of winter ones you can find of the web of the ice classic. )

I did have a nice view of the bay / mud flats from the hotel window, and you understand that as a good kiwi i miss the ocean more than you will know. Having my evenings to myself and not having to work was just wonderfull. Had a pleasant b day shoping clothes of course. then on thursday went to 10th and M seafoods ( guess where they are located) and bought some Salmon, and halibut. reasonable prices.

Chena river flood.

ok you get a second one today, i decided to tell you about the high river. and a picture paints a 1000 words,

these were taken last sunday august 3 and the building on the right is where our new offices is moving to next week.

Lincoln ? or Nottingham?

the other day I spent forever looking at websites trying to decided where i want to spend some time in England, what do I want to see in a new town, Old castles old palaces old cathedrals, so my current choices are Nottingham , and Lincoln.
now Lincoln looks to be a small town well sort of, Nottingham is Robin Hood country, 12Th Century Sherwood forest. But when I was speaking to someone while i was waiting tables she asked me how many spruce trees i wanted to see. Hell i live in Alaska here.
Lincoln on the other hand has some Roman stuff and a cathedral that looks pretty cool, but alas it has no hostels. so shall I spring for a hotel for a few days. there was one I saw Duke William, ( hotel that is) supposed owned by the duke of Cumberland, 1746 stuff I wonder if they like him any more than the Scottish did?? as a person I am not keen on him in history, there doesn't seem to be much on line about him. a good reason to visit and see what the locals have to say.

If it is fine tomorrow Iwill get some more photos of the garden, it s been raining for 2 weeks strait