Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

Season’s First Snow on the Mountains

This morning, when the low clouds cleared off the mountains, we saw “termination dust,” the first snows of the coming winter on the peaks of the Coast Range. We’ve seen fresh snow on the Chilkat Mountains west of us for … Continue reading

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Autumn Encroaches

According to the method by which we observe the seasons, autumn came to the homestead more than two weeks ago. We’ve just passed the family event that make mentioning autumn inpolitic in our household. Our natural harvesting cycle has reached … Continue reading

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