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In Floor Heating Update
Okay, we’ve got the heating figured out. Now when I say we I generally mean Gary, he’s the one who it most often falls on to solve any sort of problem at the House. (Here’s your picture Sandi). Gary has been a godsend when it comes to this project. The House (both the project and…
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I and the Bird #2
You’ve all been invited to a party over at Charlies Bird Blog, where he presides over the launch of I and the Bird #2. Its a great gathering and everyone has a story. Get your feet off the coffee table and head over, you won’t regret it.
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Fledglings
The Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) have fledged, and there are young birds everywhere. The Snow Buntings are the earliest birds at everything up here. They are the first migrants to arrive, well before you could really say it is spring, the first to raise their young (at least amongst the migrants), and the earliest to…
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Capitate My Capitate
The flowers are starting to wane now, although some (like the milkvetches, the oxitropes and River Beauty) are just starting to come into their own. This year there seems to be an abundance of Capitate Lousewort (Pedicularis capitata) . My guide to things Arctic, A Naturalist’s Guide To The Arctic by E.C. Pielou has them…
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Badge
Okay, I’ve created a badge in case someone wants one for their site. It is 80X15 resolution. Copy the file to your computer and add it if you so desire. Want a larger one? Email me and I’ll see what I can do. BTW the badge is in jpg format. Need a different format? You…
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Picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue
It seems as though I’ve been remiss in posting the last few days. I usually compose my posts in the morning, while I’m getting ready for work at the house. These days that bit of spare time seems to have evaporated for various reasons. I’m also finding two opposing phenomenum when it comes to posting…
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Toolagak
I’ve been watching the Ravens Corvus corax playing in the wind, soaring and dancing on currents over the house across the street. I love Ravens, their sleek glossy beauty and their intelligence. The corvids are the brains in the bird world, and Ravens are probably the brains of the corvids. How someone could not love…
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Break up
The ice in Arctic Bay (the body of water) broke up on Sunday, about five days ahead of schedule. Arctic Bay is the first area around to break up during the year. A couple of interrelated factors make it so. First of all we are in a bit of a solar oven here, as I’ve…
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Drywall
In the last week, we’ve made a fair amount of progress in getting drywall on the walls. This is despite the chronic crew problems we’ve had. Johnny, by far our best worker, has been hunting out at the Floe Edge now since our Floe Edge trip. Not that I begrudge him the holiday, he’s been…
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Heat Wave
What a gorgeous day. It was supposed to be thirteen today, which would have been the warmest it’s been in over three years. I just checked though, and the high today was 9. It was sunny and calm, and I worked outside all day. It is great to be able to work in just a…
