Tagged: Fairbanks

Bucyrus steam shovel at Pioneer Park, Fairbanks, Alaska

This is a photo of the old steam shovel at Pioneer Park here in Fairbanks. It was used in the 1920s to build the Davidson Ditch, a 90-mile long aqueduct that brought water from...

Beechcraft Model 18 aircraft at Pioneer Park, Fairbanks

I was at Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland) here in Fairbanks this past Sunday taking photos. Most of the snow is gone but the park was devoid of other people. A great time to take...

Home improvements – Frontier Alaska style

Spring (before the leaves appear) is a great time to take photos of old buildings. I walked around some of the older sections of Fairbanks today taking pictures. This building, near the Chena River...

Cobbles. leaves and melting ice – Fairbanks, Alaska

Much of the snow is gone from around Fairbanks, but it still persists in shaded areas, like the north side of my house and along streams. My north yard is a native species garden...

Elegant husks – Wild iris seed pods in Fairbanks, Alaska

Its spring-time, when most gardeners’ minds (at least in Alaska) are on getting the planting beds ready, buying seeds, and looking forward to this year’s flower blossoms. My mind, however, still dwells on what...

Angelmorphosis 14 – Fallen angel

Angel at 10 am 4-15-2012 Well, yesterday was the day. The angel is no more. By mid morning the angel–which had transformed into a goose the day before–was transformed into an ostrich. By mid-afternoon...

Angelmorphosis 13 – From C-clamp to long-necked goose

Angel at 10 am 4-13-2012 Angel at 5 pm 4-13-2012 Yesterday and today brought the angel into the realm of modern art. She-it is now (as my 3-Dimensional Design class instructor would say) a...

Angelmorphosis 11 -Going, going…

Angel on 4-9-2012 Angel at 10 am, 4-10-2012 It has been warm the last few days. Our morning newspaper says yesterday was the first day since October that the temperature exceeded 50 degrees F....