A Great Trip Needs An Extraordinary Destination ...Hallo Bay? ABSOLUTELY

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Snowflakes 2 by Simyra ©

Snowflakes 2
by Simyra Taback ©


Beautiful feathery flakes of snow
Over the woodland and field they go
Making a blanket so warm and deep
Over the flowers that lie asleep
Unknown 

Snowflakes by Simyra ©




Snowflakes
by Simyra Taback ©


"Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
arrives the snow."



Weather: Wednesday, 02.29.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer

Webcams:  Live 24/7

Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline - camera at hospital!)
Homer Birdcam  (online)


HOMER

Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Mostly cloudy with chance of snow today, possible rain tonight. Temperatures: 18F to 23F (-7.8c to -5c)   
Visibility:   1.0 miles  
Ceiling:   unlimited  
Wind:   today less than 5 mph, then tonight becoming NNE 5 to 10 mph  

Barometric Pressure:   29.61 Steady  
Outside Humidity:   100%  

Tigger Forecast:   cold and wet - now kitty-napping! 
Actual Sunrise:   8:04 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:33 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:23 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:14 PM  
Moon Rise:   10:02 AM  
Moon Set:   3:28 AM  
Moon:   First Quarter, 48% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   11h 51m  

Length of Day:   10h 28m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 23s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   February 29, 1944 -
The Juneau Lumber Mills sawmill burned /more: historic notes    
AURORA FORECAST:   Low (2)  
AURORA LIVECAM

METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W

Weather Conditions:   Partly cloudy, with a chance of snow after midnight. Temperatures: -4F to 5F (-20c to -15c). Wind today NNW 5 to 10 mph, then tonight becoming 5 to 15 mph  
Actual Sunrise:   8:19 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:48 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:38 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:30 PM  
Moon Rise:   10:18 AM  
Moon Set:   3:43 AM  
Have a Safe Day!




Thursday, February 23, 2012

Simyra and the Eagle

Simyra Bonding With The Eagle
...plus having a wee-chat about her kitties!








Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Tigger and the Eagle

Tigger and the Eagle!

Hey Eagle, This Is MY Yard!

Let's Have A Little Chat
About Who Gets To Land Here!

Yeah, Stay Over There!

Tigger has her own views
about who gets to come into
her yard, and who can't.

Tigger is our weather cat
and is excellent about
predicting bad weather.

The eagle?
Well, ...who knows.


Sunday, February 19, 2012

Catch of the Day! ©CAndersonTX


Catch of the Day!
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Species:  BROWN BEAR  Ursus Arctos
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"What we seem to want
is a statistically homogenized picture of a species,
 when we really need to look at bears
 as dynamic, living mechanisms."

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Weather: Saturday, 02.18.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer

Webcams:  Live 24/7

Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline)
Homer Birdcam 


HOMER

Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Cloudy with snow. Temperatures: mid 20F to mid 30F (-3.9c to 1.7c)  
Visibility:   10 miles  
Ceiling:   13,000'  
Wind:   NE 5 to 20 mph today, becoming NNE 5 to 15 mph tonight  

Barometric Pressure:   29.43 Steady  
Outside Humidity:   78%  

Tigger Forecast:   cold and snowy!  
Actual Sunrise:   8:35 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:05 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:52 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:48 PM  
Moon Rise:   7:01 AM  
Moon Set:   2:37 PM  
Moon:   Waning Crescent, 10% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   10h 55m  

Length of Day:   9h 29m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 20s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   February 18, 1884 -
Peter French was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs for Alaska with headquarters at Sitka  /more: news article    
AURORA FORECAST:   Moderate (3)  
AURORA LIVECAM

METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W

Weather Conditions:   Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers. Temperatures: mid 20F to upper 30F (-3.9c to 3.9c). Wind: ENE 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 35 mph today, becoming ESE 5 to 20 mph tonight   
Actual Sunrise:   8:50 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:20 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   8:07 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:03 PM  
Moon Rise:   7:16 AM  
Moon Set:   2:54 PM  
Have a Safe Day!





Mother and Cubs, A Little Family Time! ©CAndersonTX

Mother Bear and Cubs
A Little Family Time!
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
SpeciesBROWN BEAR  Ursus Arctos
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"The fate of bears in many areas of the world will be decided in the next 10-20 years. The future of several species is in serious doubt. The elimination of bears from 50-75 percent of their historic range has already occurred and the remaining range will decrease unless serious efforts are focused on bear conservation."
biologist, 1990 Report on the Status of Bears

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Birds: Alaska Grosbeaks

Alaska Grosbeaks
as seen from our live webcam
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"Hope is the thing with feather
that perches in the soul
and sings the tune without the words
and never stops -- at all."

Weather: Thursday, 02.16.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer

Webcams:  Live 24/7

Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline)
Homer Birdcam 


HOMER

Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Overcast with chance of snow and rain. Lows: 32F (0.0c) with windchill of 16F (-8.9c). Highs: 36F (2.2c) with windchill of 19F (-7.2c)   
Visibility:   1.8 miles  
Ceiling:   1,700'  
Wind:   NE 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 40 mph. Tonight becoming ENE 5 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30 mph  

Barometric Pressure:   29.41 Falling  
Outside Humidity:   93%  

Tigger Forecast:   predicts rainy, cold weather, now begging for kitty treats!
Actual Sunrise:   8:40 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:00 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:57 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:42 PM  
Moon Rise:   5:45 AM  
Moon Set:   12:03 PM  
Moon:   Waning Crescent, 26% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   10h 46m  

Length of Day:   9h 19m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 7s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:  February 16, 1851 -
Lieutenant J. J. Barnard of the British Navy was killed at Nulato while on a search for the lost Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin. "Searching for the missing explorer along the Bering Sea coastline, Lieutenant Franklin heard rumors of white men around the village of Nulato; up the Yukon River. Barnard and the rest of his search party traveled to Nulato to investigate but discovered the rumors were just that; rumors. The search party spent the night at the Russian trading post in Nulato before heading back to their ship. That evening, a group of hostile Koyokuk Indians attacked the village and trading post killing Lieutenant Barnard and most of the Nulato Indians. This has come to be known as the Nulato Massacre." (source) /more: Northwest Passage and Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Nulato History      
AURORA FORECAST:   Quiet (1)  
AURORA LIVECAM

METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W

Weather Conditions:   Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows: 36F (2.2c), with windchill of 27F (-2.8c). Highs: 41F (5c). Wind ENE 15 to 20 mph, with gusts to 35 mph. Tonight becoming E 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph  
Actual Sunrise:   8:55 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:15 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   8:12 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:58 PM  
Moon Rise:   6:00 AM  
Moon Set:   10:20 PM  
Have a Safe Day!





Packer, sticking close to home!


Packer
Sticking Close To Home!
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"I held a blue flower in my hand, probably a wild aster, wondering what its name was, and then thought that human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blends becomes as real as a keynote of music. Look at the exquisite yellow flowerettes at the center, become very small with them. Be the flower, be the trees, the blowing grasses. Fly with the birds, jump with a squirrel!"

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Prowling the Tidal Flats ©RChou



Prowling The Tidal Flats
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Species: BROWN BEAR Ursus Arctos
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"To me,
a wilderness is where
 the flow of wildness is
essentially uninterrupted
by technology; 
without wilderness
the world is a cage."


Weather: Wednesday, 02.15.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer

Webcams:  Live 24/7

Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline)
Homer Birdcam 


HOMER

Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Snow and rain. Lows: 30F (-1.1c) with a windchill of 19F (-7.2c). Highs: 36F (2.2c) with a windchill of 19F (-7.2c)   
Visibility:   1.5 miles      
Ceiling:   1,000'  
Wind:   E 5 to 30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph.  Tonight becoming ESE 5 to 10 mph  

Barometric Pressure:   29.34 Falling  
Outside Humidity:   100%  

Tigger Forecast:   predicts rain + snow  >^..^<  now kitty snoozing! 
Actual Sunrise:   8:43 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   5:57 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   8:00 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:41 PM  
Moon Rise:   4:43 AM  
Moon Set:   11:05 AM  
Moon:   Waning Crescent, 39% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   10h 41m  

Length of Day:   9h 14m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 16s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   February 15, 1860 -
Scott Cordelle Bone was born in Shelby County, Indiana. In 1921 he became the 10th American governor of Alaska /more: 1925 Serum Run to Nome and Iditarod  
AURORA FORECAST:   Low (2)  
AURORA LIVECAM

METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W

Weather Conditions:   Snow and rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon, becoming partly cloudy with snow showers tonight. Snowy after midnight. Low: 30F (-1.1c) with windchill of 25F (-3.9c). High: 41F (5c), with windchill of 21F (-6.1c). Wind today ESE at 10 to 25 mph, with gusts to 40 mph, then tonight becoming E 10 to 15 mph   
Actual Sunrise:   8:58 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:13 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   8:15 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:56 PM  
Moon Rise:   4:58 AM  
Moon Set:   11:21 AM  
Have a Safe Day!