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A Tale of Two Beaches
I’m busy flying about with a small cadre of students (got to catch up on some comments from earlier posts), but I thought I’d share a couple photos with a nice bit of contrast. Okay, so this many...
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Vegas Street Art 3, …but First a Couple Pigeons!
Hot Birds! Just how hot was Vegas this June? Well, just ask the pigeons. Seriously, ask the pigeons. My Vegas vacation this year wasn’t entirely a story of hyper-heatitation (it’s a word now, dammit!)....
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Uncommonday, Road Trip!
. This summer, I drove all the way from Anchorage to Houston. It took about an hour. . . I missed the main residential district, but I did stop to enjoy an apple pie in a lovely restaurant by a...
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Ship Creek Trail in Anchorage
Sometimes I get lucky. Ship Creek Trail near downtown Anchorage is always good for a nice walk, even in the winter. It’s at least a little odd, because there are always factories and warehouses just...
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2014 Happens!
Whizz-bang! It was a good New Year here at the top of the world. It began at about Texas-Midnight when Maria Falvey posted one of my old Blackberry pictures to her blog. She cropped the picture...
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Arctic Graffiti II
It’s been an odd year here in Barrow, rather warm in fact. Still, a bit of snow did manage to stick to a wall or three, and in due time a few creative individuals took the time to do something clever...
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Southitude, Thy Name is Portland!
I’ve been walking about a bit. I’m tired and I’m sweating. Whether it’s measured in miles or degrees of humidity, Portland is a long way from Barrow. Southitude brings with it many wonderful things,...
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Oh Hello Dere!
(click to embiggen) So, I opened the door to head off to work earlier today and this fellow was sitting outside. He stayed long enough for me to get my camera and snap a few pics. Being totally free of...
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An Uncommon Nest
(click to embiggen, you know you wanna!) So, I saw this installation during a brief visit to Portland last summer. I did my best to stay under cover for the balance of my stay.
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An Uncommon Tree
Many people don’t realize this, but we have palm trees here in Barrow. That’s right. Palm trees. Case in point, these beautiful specimens right here. They can be found in a fish camp just North of the...
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An Uncommon Sky
(Clickinate to embiggerize!) People often ask me about the northern lights. As it happens, Barrow isn’t really the best place to see them. It’s too bright in town, and we are a bit North for the most...
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The Crystal Gallery Ice Sculpture Contest in Anchorage, A Review
Last year I was in anchorage in early December, just a bit too early to catch the completed ice sculptures of this annual competition. I still got some interesting pics, but as I didn’t get the final...
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An Uncommon Sunset
I came across this vehicle last summer in Henderson, Nevada. Since I feel a little bit bad about the bait and switch, how about this one from Hawaii last May? (You may click to embiggen)
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Recollections of WIPCE 2014
It was almost a year ago that I attended the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, held on the campus of Kapiʻolani Community College in Oahu. This was a beautiful but rather surreal...
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Moar Dumpster Goodness!
Gotta watch out for bears around here! I’ve said it before, I know. What do you mean, you don’t remember? Well I have (And I’m deeply hurt that some of y’all don’t remember this thing that I once said...
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The Dumpsters of Atqasuk
Since I seem to be sharing dumpster art these days, I thought I’d post some pictures from a trip to the village of Atqasuk. I spent some time there last April, I think. It’s a small village of a little...
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