Bunchberry leaves turning red here is Fairbanks
Well, it’s September, and I guess I have to admit that Fall is here, at least in Fairbanks. Two weeks ago I wrote that the highbush cranberry leaves were starting to turn colors, now...
Old City Hall part of modernization of downtown Fairbanks
By the 1930s, residents of Fairbanks were fed up with the fires that plagued downtown. In its short life, the city had already experienced two district-consuming conflagrations and numerous other building fires. Consequently, in...
Creamer’s Dairy on a sunny August morning
I am working on a drawing of Creamer’s Dairy and popped out there yesterday to check on some building details. While I was there I took some more photos. At left is a photo...
A drawing of one of my favorite species of fish – the Arctic grayling
The Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is a distant cousin of trout and salmon. It tastes great and is fun to catch. With its sail-like dorsal fin and streamlined body, it is one of the...
Groundhog at Birch Hill Cemetery
Contrary to a popular misconception, there are groundhogs (Marmota monax) in Alaska, and they are not recent immigrants. I read one misinformed blog post that said they hitchhiked to Alaska after the Alaska...
Mushrooms at Birch Hill Cemetery
The rainy season is upon us, and so are the mushrooms. I was up at Birch Hill Cemetery, on the northeast corner of Fairbanks, and took these photos of some of the mushrooms I...
Robins are hogging the swimming hole
The watering hole in out front yard There is a small fresh water pool in my from yard, partially sheltered by the branches of a juniper. Nearby there are some small birch trees and...
McCarty Stamp Mill looks like it won’t survive much longer
On the same day we visited the Nordale Adit at the head of Wolf Creek, we also drove to the other side of the ridge and hiked in to the McCarty Stamp Mill at...
Creeping and Common Juniper in my front yard
Creeping juniper, (Juniperus horizontalis) About five years ago I planted the two species of juniper that are native to Alaska, creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) and common juniper (Juniperus communis), in our front yard. I...
