Snow on a metal roof like that of our aircraft hangar, has a tough time staying put when temperatures hover around the freezing point.
I love the contrast of the steely grey of the metal and the fresh whiteness of the snow. The sky was broken and allowed the occasional sneak peak of bright blue through.
Category: aircraft
Window dressing
Frost formations on our windows sparkle in bountiful patterns. Here is the context. In the next few posts, I’ll share some close-ups.
A De Havilland Beaver model lies silhouetted on the window ledge.
Reflecting
I’ve reached a minor milestone! This post is my 365th! Unlike those who are participating in the 365 project; (taking a picture every day for an entire year) it took me 3 years, 2 months and 3 days to create three hundred, sixty-five posts! My very first post was September 14, 2008. Back then my blog was hosted on blogspot and the images rather small. Here they are in updated splendor.
I’ll never tire of that view! Our ‘birds’ are tucked away for the winter. It’s nice to recall warm summer days as the ice and snow set in around the dock.
Sunset(s)
When a sunset alone is not enough, we can enjoy it in multiples – reflections in the windows of the Otter!
New inventory
I’ve just printed some new notecards.
They are available for sale and the Treasure Chest Artisan Market and Black Bear Gift Shop in Ignace or contact me. They are 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” and are $3 each. To see my other notecards, go here.
OK!!!
Don’t you love happy endings! This week we had a few anxious days as some of our outpost guests went missing. Brad shares the story on our business blog. My part was monitoring the phone and aircraft radio while the Otter and Beaver were in the air. I was also tracking the flights of the plane on the computer. Our SPOT gps units (new this year) send signals every 10 minutes and pinpoint the track on a google map. Preprogrammed messages for ‘send help; life and death’, ‘need assistance’ and ‘ok’ can be sent to designated emails with the push of a button. I could hear on the radio that the family had been sighted and the Beaver was going to land at their location. Anxiously I awaited word of the condition of the misplaced anglers.
What a relief to see that “OK” message. The anglers had taken a wrong turn when headed back to the cabin and drove until they ran out of gas. After two nights’s sleep under the stars, they simply wanted to shower, eat and head out fishing again!
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 