Is this February?

A beach scene, titled "Soothing Surf" seemed perfect for our weird weather today. It is 42 degress here. It smells like spring, the road is a mini river with the evidence of melting snow and the avalanches are in full swing.

Today my calendar told me it was time to head to the Girdwood Center for Visual Art to restock and update my artwork. I try to head down about once a month. Normally mother nature looks at my schedule and brings the worse weather on that day. She wasn't paying attention today. As Beezil and I headed down along the water the sun poked out and gave a spectacular flow of brilliant scenery. Winter is my favorite season but even I found myself putting the window down to get that fresh smell.

The avalanches have sadly taken a some lives in the last week. Weather like this makes the snow give way taking everything in it's path. The road was blocked for about 30 minutes as the guns fired in the distance, trying to force the snow to fall when no one would be hurt. A car group of Asian visitors in front of me took this as a unique Alaska experience and photographed every aspect. This included me sitting in the long line of cars. It was fun to watch them enjoy it all.

I know the snow will return. A Chinook comes every year causing sloppy conditions and raising the hopes of those ready for spring. We all know winter doesn't give up that easily. But while the roads are dry and the waterfalls along Turnagain arm are cascading down head to Girdwood. There is a great gallery waiting for you to stroll through.