The Weather Outside is NOT so Frightful

Today it was almost too warm to wear my very fabulous parka...seriously. This is a scary thought. It was 2℉. You can see why I think this is scary. The unseasonably warm temperature (shocking to say, isn't it?) coupled with little wind made for a very pleasant day...what we see of it, that is. I know you're wondering what it really looks like on these days when the sun doesn't rise. We have a little "daylight," from about 1:00 p.m. -1:10 p.m. Just kidding! We still have about 2 hours before "it's all NIGHT" (in the immortal words of my song).

"Tell me again why I'm wearing clothes, now?"

This picture is taken at the height of the day. The dogs are wearing their arctic clothing, complete with Muttluks. They don't like the Muttluks any better now than they did when we tried them on in Washington, but it can be too cold for their paws without them. The coats have reflective strips which is essential once the daylight leaves us.

I am reveling in the warm weather, because it was a bit chilly this past weekend. It was the first time I've every had my eyelashes coated with frost. It's not the first time I've been in weather like that, it's the first time I had to totally remove my protective eyewear because I couldn't see through the foggy lenses, though!


A not-long-enough visit to Arizona cured the lack of sun blues over Thanksgiving holiday. It takes a good 17 hour day to get to Tucson from here. Our trip started in Barrow at 10:00 a.m. A quick stop in Anchorage to change planes, another stop in Seattle with enough time to get coffee, then on to Phoenix, where we rented a car to drive to Tucson. We got in at about 3:00 a.m. Worth it! The sun was shining brightly in the sky! Who noticed that there was a frost warning the next morning?! Go figure...we go to Arizona and they have a cold snap! It wasn't cold all the time, though and we did get some sun! Enough sun, anyway to make my glasses go dark!

Got to share some blog with Abbie. What fun we had! And check out this house with a million lights! We go by every year. Wonder what his electric bill is? Wonder if he ever lived in Barrow and never got over the 65 days of night?