Tag Archives: Ice

Family Flashbacks (17): Nice Ice

Posted on December 28, 2020 by krikitarts

As we hunker down between Christmas and the start of the New Year here in New Zealand in the mild clutches of an unseasonably cold spell for this early summer, my thoughts drift back to when this date found us … Continue reading →

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Family Flashbacks (5): Big Sky, Basin, and Beef

Posted on November 11, 2020 by krikitarts

Today’s date six years ago found us on the sixth day of our road trip. We logged only 152 miles (245 km) but took our time and savored the wide-open spaces. We left our totally-forgettable (we wish!) lodging in Delta, … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Beauty: Whit(ish) Christmas

Posted on January 18, 2017 by krikitarts

Our Christmas wasn’t quite as white as we had hoped, but there was a nice frost (see my previous post), and it was cold enough that there were frozen puddles. As we returned from a walk along our nearby Papio … Continue reading →

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Warm Winter Wishes: Happy Returns

Posted on December 28, 2016 by krikitarts

We are happy indeed this holiday season—among other things, especially for the return of Squiddy and her family from New Zealand to be with us here in the northern-hemisphere winter for a few weeks.  (This has contributed greatly to my … Continue reading →

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Happy 2016!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by krikitarts

A time for review, reflection, rejuvenation, and renewal.  Happy New Year!

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Fleeting beauty: Festive frost flowers

Posted on December 31, 2014 by krikitarts

Following yesterday’s diversion to warm memories, it’s time to return to the realities of the here-and-now.  The temperature has dropped precipitously on this day before New Year’s eve, and it’s supposed to stay around 0°F (-18°C) overnight and into tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Great Basin

Posted on December 28, 2014 by krikitarts

Continuing our westward journey last month, as we entered Nevada we made an eagerly-anticipated stop at Great Basin National Park. The basin stretches from California’s Sierra Nevada to Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. Very few of its streams and rivers find any … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday: Flash-frozen

Posted on August 22, 2014 by krikitarts

I have been known, on several occasions, to post mid- and late-winter flashbacks of warmer times to try to dispel the bleak doldrums of seasons of extended cold. While I am in no way eager to time-warp ahead past what’s … Continue reading →

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Milestone 4C

Posted on May 15, 2014 by krikitarts

On this occasion of my 400th post, I wanted to present something really special, and I’ve been considering a sunrise to herald the dawn of next hundred, climbing toward the half-thousand mark, on the one hand, and a sunset to … Continue reading →

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A Solstice Carol

Posted on December 21, 2013 by krikitarts

The Winter Stars, a Solstice Carol (c) 2000 by Gary D. Bolstad / KrikitMusic.  Please click on an individual photo for a higher-resolution image.  Happy solstice to all!  

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