Open Thread – Berries
It’s beginning to look a lot like… Thanksgiving! A gorgeous, about-ready-to-pop-with-tangy-juiciness cranberry!
Dispatches from the Congo – A Journey of Love (Part 4)
~Kinshasa Forget whatever I told you last night….I love the Congo! Well, more importantly, I love my son — he is just the sweetest little thing. But I really am finding myself loving Kinshasa despite the overwhelming poverty and dispair. The people are just amazingly friendly — it’s been fantastic. I woke up bright and early this morning so I could be ready to meet Andrew. Reverend Bashaka brought him to the hotel along with Timothee, a local woman whose name I didn’t catch, and his foster mother Sarah. He was dressed for Alaska — those red shorts from…
Open Thread – Optimism
Ain’t it the truth? ************************* (On a side note, check back tomorrow for the second post “From the Cutting Room Floor”, the must read material that didn’t make it into Blind Allegiance)
Open Thread – Threefer of Brians
Here’s a threefer of Brians to start your weekend! I took this picture a while ago, but a good gathering of bachelor moose never seems to go out of style. There were actually three more of them out of the frame. I’m not sure what cosmic occurance transpired that brought them all together in my yard, but I didn’t look a gift moose (or six) in the mouth. I just grabbed the camera and snapped away from the safety of my car. Enjoy!
Open Thread – Coming Fall
The tundra in the mountains is starting to turn a beautiful maroon-red, and the leaves a subtle shade of golden brown. Fall is around the corner, and the evenings are glorious.
Dispatches from the Congo – A Journey of Love (Part 3)
By Erin Pohland On October 15, 2010, my world changed forever: it’s a boy!! I listened with wonder to the news of my little one: 10 months old and healthy. Due to lack of medical care and extreme, crushing poverty, his mother had died as a result of childbirth, just 8 days after giving birth to my baby boy. His father, an itinerant farmer, didn’t have any way of caring for his son. Through these very tragic circumstances, I received the gift of a lifetime: my son! I was the first adoptive family for the Congo for my agency, and we…
Open Thread – Cook Inlet
A beautiful late summer day with shades of light and dark on Cook Inlet from the Chugach Range behind Anchorage. The tide line is at the right with a view of a sliver of mudflats. [Photo by HappyPlace]
Open Thread – Cranberries
In Alaska, the season of flowers is over, and the berries have taken over. The tiny tundra plants are turning impossible shades of red and orange. Soon the high slopes above tree line on the mountains will be awash with maroons, and deep reds and gold. It’s a welcome diversity of color, since the deciduous trees in this region all have yellow leaves. In a land of huge sweeping vistas, it’s amazing that some of the best autumn landscapes require getting on your knees to truly appreciate. [photo by Spouse via Blackberry. Pretty impressive!]
Dispatches from the Congo – A Journey of Love (Part 2)
By Erin Pohland [Read Part One HERE] After choosing to join a pilot program and adopt from the Congo rather than Ethiopia, I broke the news somewhat gingerly, aware that such news might not be welcome. The reaction was mixed. Friends and family members who were more savvy about world affairs were immediately worried; the Congo is not exactly the place where you want to send someone you care about for a few days, let alone an extended period of time. A certain loved one (who shall remain nameless) is an avid Fox News viewer. Given that Fox News doesn’t…
Open Thread – Almost September
It has always seemed to me that September has the most beautiful sunsets in Alaska. We’re not quite there yet, but tonight’s gorgeous colors deserved the Open Thread.