*insert line from a song about snow*

Well, it finally happened. Unalakleet got its first snow. I have been seeing the peaks south of here cover up with snow during the past couple of weeks. Yesterday the wind made the snow move sideways. I still took the dog on a walk, but the wind was somewhat biting. It wasn't all that cold; the wind just made it feel that way. At least it is warm enough to snow. I couldn't see how snowy the mountains were because the fog was too thick. There isn't a whole lot of snow on the ground, but enough for you to know that winter is on its way. I remember my first year in Houghton - the first snow came on October 1st, and we got about a foot of it. There were still a few nice days after that, but I'm not convinced that winter hasn't officially begun here in Alaska. Although I have been doing what I can to force my body to acclimate to the new colder weather, I'm sure that there is nothing I can do to prepare me for what is coming... I've never seen the ground dry up as fast as it did yesterday.

I don't have any pictures of the snow - there honestly isn't much to take a picture of. But I did get some paintings that my brother did. He's pretty fantastic, so I'll give you a teaser of some of his work. It will be displayed in an art show in London (right, K?). Pretty much, I have the coolest brother in the world.


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Karl Koett, MFA

Look at it from far away, look at it close up, click on it to make it bigger, appreciate the workmanship... I could go on.