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Arcticulates : Pocketful of Posies 2008-07-05 17:59:15 Arcticulates : Pocketful-of-Posies!
Information and photos of some of the many wildflowers in Alaska
Arcticulates : Leaf-it-Alone! 2008-06-28 14:04:10 Arcticulates : Leaf-it-Alone!
Information and photos of the Aspen Leaf Miner and what damage it causes in Alaska
Arcticulates : Summer Daze! 2008-06-27 17:01:56 Arcticulates : Summer
Daze!
Chatting about gardening in Alaska, with photos and scarecrow
Arcticulates: Environmental Safeguard? 2008-07-18 19:04:54 It never made sense to me to ban private vehicles from entering the park; for fear that it would mess with the serene undisturbed environmental (Ecology. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors) atmosphere that is there. Yet send in obnoxiously loud diesel buses with loads of tourists, all day, all summer! Read more:Safeguard
Arcticulates: Berry Delicious! 2008-07-16 02:45:13 It is getting to be that time of year where the wild strawberries are ripe.
You will see people all over Alaska crouching and crawling around the road sides and fields where they grow in abundance. Read more:Berry
, Delicious
Arcticulates: Secluded Wildcats? 2008-07-09 17:37:43 Interesting information and beautiful photos about the only Wildcat native to Alaska. The Lynx!
Arcticulates: Mountainous Eruptivity! 2008-08-07 20:53:59 Just recently we have had another volcano called Okmok Caldera erupt in Alaska sending a cloud of ash 35,000 feet into the air. This one was on the Aleutian chain - the last time it erupted was in 1997. A geophysicist has reported ash bursts up to 50,000 feet.
Arcticulates: Grizzly Situation! 2008-07-28 23:45:12 Bears, Bears, and More Bears! Seems to be many more Bear sightings this year then I have heard of in a while. My daughter and her family traveled to Valdez for the weekend and they spotted seven Grizzly
Bear near the roadsides. This is highly unusual, we usually hear tourists complain about not seeing Bears near the roads as they travel.
Arcticulates: High One or Not? 2008-08-22 20:04:00 One of my most favorite things in Alaska is the majestic mountains. They dominate most of the interior of Alaska, and are breathtakingly beautiful. I have been to different places that have no mountains, which has made me realize that that I feel happier with mountains within my daily view.
Arcticulates: Whiff of Fall? 2008-08-19 01:43:57 It is starting to feel and smell like fall. Fall here in the Interior of Alaska seems to be quick, it is Summer one day, Fall the next and a couple days later it is Winter. Very fast! Very beautiful! So I will be devoting the next few posts on some of the interesting things about the Fall Season or what some call the Hunting Season.
Arcticulates: Glimpse of Autumn! 2008-09-12 18:01:18 While driving to Eagle River, Alaska I took a few pictures to share some of the sights to see in the 300 some odd miles to my destination. This long drive actually seems short, because there is so many things to see on along the way. Vistas of beauty everywhere you look. Read more:Autumn
Arcticulates: Chilly Reception! 2008-09-03 19:12:09 I have been feeling a definite chill in the air, a sure sign that it’s the beginning of hunting/rainy season, and downright cold nights. Good ole’ Fall in Alaska It always seems like we are “smack-dab” in the middle of the fall season, it never seems to gradually happen, it’s just “all a sudden” here!
I am sure anyone who lives here, can tell you the signs Read more:Chilly
, Reception
Arcticulates: WooHoo! Sarah Palin! 2008-08-29 17:41:54 WooHoo! Sarah
Palin! Alaska's "Change it", "Move on" and "Get over it" Governor. She
already has proved to be a mover and shaker in some areas of stagnating political
arenas. She may take a good picture, but don't let that photogenic profile fool you. She wasn't nicknamed "Sarah the Barracuda" for nothing. She is a no nonsense mother of 5, who doesn't have time for diapering and bottle feeding "ol
Arcticulates: Snowflake Season! 2008-09-29 04:55:39 Sunday, September 28,2008
~ SNOWFLAKE SEASON ~
We have
had our first snow of the winter season today. I got up early
around 5:30 am and there seemed to be a heavy frost on the ground,
couldn't really tell because it was still dark outside, but as the
morning grew brighter it started snowing.
Very light Covering of Snow
Around 9 This Morning
Photo
by K. Fields
I ran out and took a f Read more:Season
, Snowflake
Arcticulates: Cook Wild Cranberry Muffins 2008-09-27 21:50:14 Saturday, September 27,2008
Arcticulates: Cooking in Alaska
Presents:
~ Wild Cranberry Muffins
~
By K. Fields
Ingredients:
2 cups of whole
wheat flour
1 cup of all
purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking
powder
1 Tsp baking soda
½ Tsp.
salt
5 Tbsp unsalted
butter, softened
½ cup
of applesauce
½ cup
of sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cup
plain yogurt
1 &f
Arcticulates: Cook Savory Silver Salmon 2008-09-27 21:41:03 Saturday, September 27,2008
Arcticulates: Cooking in Alaska
Presents:
~ SavorySilver
Salmon ~
By K. Fields
Ingredients:
1 whole Fresh Salmon
2 Tbs. lemon juice
1/2 tbsp garlic
powder
1/2 tbsp onion
powder
1/2 tbsp salt
Pinch of ground Sage
1 Sliced Lemon
Fresh Parsley
Aluminum Foil
Cookie Sheet
Directions:
1.
Preheat Oven to 350'F
2. Line
Cookie sh
Arcticulates: When Darkness Prevails! 2008-09-23 05:23:13 Wow! the nights sure seem to have gotten dark fast now that fall is in full force, no leaves left on the trees, everything looking brown and ready for the first snow cover. I was made very aware of exactly how dark it is getting. The other night while I was driving on a two lane highway, on what could be considered a main drag where I live.. I was driving around what some have labeled "dead man's Read more:Darkness
Arcticulates: Someone With a Brain? 2008-09-19 22:59:24 I have thought about it for a little while and have decided to address a comment on one of my blog posts. I usually do not make a habit of this, but in this case I feel compelled. Here is the commenter’s response to my post WooHoo! Sarah Palin. . Read more:Brain
Arcticulates: Caribou Catalyst? 2008-10-18 20:43:24 Saturday,
October 18,
2008
~ CaribouCatalyst
? ~
The
Caribou
is a large animal that thrives in Alaska and is a major food source
(one of my
favorites)
in
the native villages and for
many other Alaskan residents.
The
scientific name is: Rangifer
tarandus.
Caribou
which is pronounced Care-a-boo, are part of the deer
family.
Male
Caribou known as "bulls" can grow to be 7 to 8 feet tall, a
Arcticulates: Cook - Caribou Chili 2008-10-18 14:31:48 Saturday, October 18,
2008
Arcticulates: Cooking in Alaska
Presents:
~ CaribouChili
~
By K. Fields
Ingredients:
2
Pounds Caribou Meat finely chopped or ground
3 Tbs. Margarine or Butter
1 Onion chopped
1/2 Tsp. Onion Power
1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp. Sage
1/2 Tsp. Black Pepper
1 Tsp. Salt
2 Cups Tomatoes diced
2 Cans Tomat
ARCTICULATES: Sunrise * Sunset 2008-10-16 15:44:58 Friday,October 10,
2008
~ SUNRISE * SUNSET
~
I
just wanted to share some beautiful photos of the some of the sunrises
and sunsets that we have in Alaska. The colors can take your breath
away. These photos are just a taste of the true beauty.
Even though we
experience a lot darkness days in the winter,
we do
have a few hours of daylight in the area that we live, but the sunrise
and sunsets mor Read more:Sunrise
, Sunset
Arcticulates: Cook Moose Stew! 2008-10-03 21:25:16 ~ Moose Stew ~
By K. Fields
Ingredients:
1/4
Cup of Olive Oil
1 Large onion (chopped into chunks)
8 Medium potatoes (chop into chunks)
6 Carrots (chop into chunks)
1 cup of peas (frozen or fresh)
1 cup of corn (frozen or fresh)
4 Large broccolli spears (chopped into chunks)
1 Large celery (chopped into chunks)
3 Pounds of moose meat (chunked into 1 inch cubes)
8 Cups water
2 Cloves
Arcticulates: Moose-Marauders! 2008-10-03 20:26:07 Thursday,October 3,
2008
~ Moose Marauders
! ~
Ugh! I am trying
really hard not to think about
just how good Moose stew would taste about now. Seems these twin moose
have decided to take advantage of the snow cover, to dig around in the
garden. Good thing I went out yesterday and finished up the harvest
before everything got completely covered in snow. I left a few small
cabbages out there, they we
ARCTICULATES 2008-11-11 17:40:41
November
11, 2008
~~ Northern
"Aurora
Borealis" Lights ~~
One
of the
things that I find fascinatingly beautiful in Alaska's
winter
darkness is the awesome display of the
Northern Lights! They are
officially called Aurora Borealis , which means
luminous arches or
streams of lights. Every time they show up they are
admired by all,
even the
"sourdoughs" (long time Alaskans) of
the la
ARCTICULATES : Cook - Seafood Chowder 2008-11-10 20:39:48
Saturday,
September 27,
2008
Arcticulates: Cooking in Alaska
Presents:
~
Seafood Chowder
~
By K. Fields
Ingredients:
1 Cup
Chopped Celery
1 Cup Chopped Onions
1 Cup Chopped Clams
1 Cup Chopped Carrots
4 Cups Chopped Potatoes
2 Cups Chopped Halibut
2 Cups Chopped Salmon
9 Slices Diced Bacon
1/2
Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2
Tsp
ARCTICULATES: The Cat's Meow? 2008-10-29 14:52:11
Tuesday
October
28, 2008
~~
The
Cat's Meow! ~~
Well...
if this post isn't the Cat's Meow then I don't know what is...
it
is highlighted with some awesome photos of
a wild cat
that thrives in Alaska,
called
a Lynx. Lynx are very camera shy, so getting
pictures of them in the wild,
(that
are not a streak of fur
running away) is pretty
impressive .
I
want to take a few minute
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