Copper River Delta root art
My family lives in Cordova, on the eastern edge of Prince William Sound. One of out favorite summer activities was driving out to the middle of the Copper River Delta about 30 miles...
Tagged: Nature art
Artistic Mud
It has been raining recently. Reminds me of a few years ago when we had to do some repairs to the front of our garage’s foundation. While the trench was still open it rained,...
Ant high-rise at Birch Hill Cemetery – Fairbanks, Alaska
Several years ago I worked as a groundskeeper at the Birch Hill Cemetery here is Fairbanks. (Under-employed artists end up working all sorts of interesting jobs.) I was removing some rotten boards around one...
Elegant husks–yarrow calyxes in Fairbanks Alaska
I was out taking photographs and came across this lovely stalk of common yarrow (Achillea millefolium). What you are looking at are the calyxes (plural of calyx), left after the seeds have dispersed....
Greenup time in Fairbanks!
Paper Birch Prickly Rose It’s official! In an article in today’s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the National Weather Service said that this past Thursday afternoon was when “greenup” happened. Ned Rozell, a science writer for...
Elegant husks – wild larkspur seed pods in Fairbanks
The native species garden in my front yard is starting to green-up, but these larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) seed pods still stand tall in the flower bed nearest the house. The pods have opened and...
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...
Pussy Willows blooming in Fairbanks
Breakup! One of my favorite times of the year. Sure–its wet and messy. Giant pot holes open up in front of you as you drive down the road and mufflers bloom by the wayside....
