A walk in Kincaid Park

 We took a short walk in Kincaid Park this afternoon. Kids were sledding on the barely snow-covered ground. The breeze made 22 degrees feel much cooler, but Davin still rolled in the snow as much as he could manage. Then we took a drive along the Turnagain Arm. Huge chunks of snow and ice floating on the inlet and ice frozen blue on the hillside made for a scenic drive. The photos are all from the park.

 

Davin earns his Bobcat

Davin joined Cub Scouts at his elementary school this year and was awarded his first badge Thursday. The ceremony had their dads paint a paw print on the boys' foreheads and other colors symbolizing the values of Cub Scouts. I made him stand still for a picture before he washed it off. Watching the dads paint faces was way too cute. Too bad an elementary school gymnasium has pretty much the worst lighting for photos imaginable. Afterward there was a host of Thankgiving themed games complete with turkey bowling -- yes that is rolling a frozen turkey like a bowling ball.

 

Winter has arrived

Snow arrived on Sunday night. We drove to Wasilla and the ground was bare when we left. Two short hours later, Anchorage was blanketed in snow. With highs in the 20s, winter is here to stay. This is the view from my balcony shortly after 8 a.m. Monday ... yes it's dark out much of the day now. We are losing 6-plus minutes of sunlight a day.

My first Alaskan Halloween

Carving pumpkins.

Sarah Palin and Rorschach from "Watchmen" at Bernie's Bungalow in downtown.

Alisa and Tony... or Wayne.