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my first good snow after I moved up to alaska. i didn't get stuck, no not once, and so the proceeding week got me an ak license and plates :)
my first good snow after I moved up to alaska. i didn’t get stuck, no not once, and so the proceeding week got me an ak license and plates :)
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The air here smells like pine trees and wildflowers.

Thanks for the loaf of bread, mom. Love you :-)
Thanks for the loaf of bread, mom. Love you :-)
Denali didn't come out of her clouds, but it was a magnificent vista nonetheless
Denali didn’t come out of her clouds, but it was a magnificent vista nonetheless
Wet tarmac, sweet alaskan air, mountains, and the big beautiful tre--S*** THERE IS A SEMI TRUCK COMING BEHIND ME GET OUTTA THE ROAD
Wet tarmac, sweet alaskan air, mountains, and the beautiful arctic fores–S*** THERE IS A SEMI TRUCK COMING BEHIND ME GET OUTTA THE ROAD
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hello, puget sound
hello, puget sound
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this one’s for jori…Steam Punk!!
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ain’t nobody pullin’ nothin’ on mama
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what you lookin’ at.
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holy $%&@, it’s FRUIT! FRESH FRUIT!!!!!
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Best viewed full screen. To do so, just give the picture a click and let’er open up.

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Last week of school: rocket week. Success, all the kids shot off rockets to finish off the last day of school.
Last week of school: rocket week. Success, all the kids shot off rockets to finish off the last day of school. One of my students put wonderful time and hard work into her rocket, and this is the beautiful finished product.
After the last day of school? Deep cleaning.
After the last day of school? Deep cleaning. DAYS of deep cleaning.
Playing the waiting game on the helipad. Will we make it out, will Cap'n Mike fly in horrible weather, after being weathered out for a week?
Playing the waiting game on the helipad. Will we make it out, will Cap’n Mike fly in horrible visibility after having been weathered out for a week?
Yes. And I got to ride shotgun :D
Yes. And I got to ride shotgun. Thanks Cat :D
See ya 'round, cap'n Mike
See ya ’round, cap’n Mike
What now? We have been living in close quarters for 9 months, working all day long with each other. So what do we do when we're off the island? Road trip!
What now? We have been living in close quarters for 9 months, working all day long with each other in a sometimes very hard and stressful job. So what do we do when we’re off the island? Get some personal space? NO WAY. Road trip :)
Ms. T kickin' it
Ms. T kickin’ it
Jori and her dog being adorable. PHOTO BOMB.
Jori and her dog, Zorra, being adorable.
BEER, DELICIOUS BEER
BEER, DELICIOUS BEER
Great friends, great times
Great friends, great times
REALLY good fish'n'chips. This one's for you, mom :)
REALLY good fish’n’chips. This one is for you, mom :)
Ms. T and her million dollar smile
Ms. T and the million-dollar smile
On the other side of the lens
There is a reason I avoid being on the other side of the lens… 
Zorra
Zorra. She is incredibly cute, and likes to pee as much as she is cute.
The one, the only. Man, myth and legend. Mister Moses.
The one, the only. Man, myth and legend. Mister Moses.
Jori lookin' like a million bucks.
Jori and Catherine are like smile-twins. Because they each got a million-dollar smile.
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Off that way, which is East, just past the edge of the picture is the dateline and the border between the U.S. and Russia. To the left, which is west, near to the village there are a few of my coworkers, friends. People and places, people and places.

Eight days of school left in my first year of teaching. It went by in a blink, yet the first months seem like they were years ago.

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I go to take a step outside and watch the sunset at 10:30, open the door, the hinges creak, loose doorknob and all. Door left open, step back inside for my camera, snap one picture and set the camera down, hope it doesn’t blow away and enjoy the sunset and cold wind.

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