Under my Favorites, I keep a link to a website maintained by a fellow in Fairbanks, Alaska, where I lived 3 1/2 years.
In addition to a Live Cam from the Bureau of Land Management by the Chena River there, he also has stories and photographs of his personal experiences, residing on a farm outside town.
One feature shows some of the Aurora Borealis.
The following, and his narrative, are for your winter perspective, wherever you reside.
My daughter Kim and I turn the horses out in the morning before school beneath a blazing sky.
"Hey dad, you better watch Misty, I think she's eating something out of your camera bag."
I am asked quite often about how I can live in a place that's so cold and dark during the winter months.
Sometimes I think about the same thing, like when I'm trying to get my car started after forgetting to plug it in the night before, or when a frozen water pipe keeps me from that long awaited hot shower at the end of the day.
But then I find myself out in the middle of a snow covered field, in my vapor barrier boots, Refrigaware overalls and thick down parka.
Even at 30 below I feel quite warm.
As I poke my head out from the fur ruff of my parka and tilt my head waaaay back, I think to myself; "Now, how am I gonna explain THIS."
