Travis
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Avinga and the avinga
In the early spring, when the Sun has warmed and you can feel its strength, even if the air temperature stays cool, the lemmings emerge from their tunnels under the snow. Before the snow has a chance to glaze into a hard, shiny crust their tracks can often be seen as they go on excursions
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Tired
… so all you get are a bunch of random photos. Apparently Arctic Hares like to munch on poppies. Sled dog portrait An Arctic Trifecta: King Eider, Long-tailed Duck, and Red-throated Loon Hare today, gone in a couple of seconds Two Ravens playing with a feather Travis, Bolt and a couple of the pups
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Time passes
When last I went fishing at the Fish Derby Travis looked like this (just under 2 years old) This week he looked like this (just under 8 years old) More on the Fish Derby later.
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Qimuksiq
The weather has been extremely fine lately. Without a breeze the Sun's warmth is glorious. Days like these are undeniably fine. Bolt, our family dog, has finally been getting the exercise and attention he needs. And he loves to pull, true to his heritage. For a little dog, that has been largely sedentary he digs
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Watch out Carrot Top
We interrupt regular intermittent blogging for a family moment. Travis Snowboarding from Clare Kines on Vimeo.
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My pirate is such a joker
I hope to have a longer post about Hallow'een up soon, but in the mean time I give you photos of my children. Both Travis and Hilary had costumes that they wore at their school parties, but it was a cold, wintery night here last night and we opted for just made up faces and
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Lion’s Teeth
I remember being a little startled when I first saw a Dandelion up here. There isn't, after all, a lawn to speak of within hundreds of kilometres of here. I was even more surprised to learn that the Dandelion species that are up here probably are not one of the common introduced species seen in