Night Drive

No street lights and very few porch lights combined with an starless sky makes the night black, pitch black.
When the sun sets at 3:40 in the afternoon and you get out of school at 3:15, sledding during daylight hours becomes limited.  The result of limited sledding time is restless kids more than willing to turn on the wii or begging to watch a movie instead of playing outside in the dark.

This is easily remedied by the invention of the portable gas-powered generator and a set of halogen work lights.  Not quite the prestige of the commercial ski resorts, but it seems to produce just as much fun and happiness.

Dark Side of the Moon

Here are a few pictures of the Lunar Eclipse from the night of Dec 20 as seen from our back deck here in Alaska.










Blood Moon

The Dark Side of Indoor Track Meets

This time of year as the mercury begins to plummet, and the daylight starts to diminish, it becomes a challenge to find more activities indoors after the day is gone.
After finishing carving pumpkins for our porch, we had some fun drawing with light! The kids enjoyed taking turns and enjoyed seeing the end result.

Family of Jack 'O Lanterns


My attempt


First Attempt


Ghost in the Darkness