Throwing Grass is SOOOOO Funny!

What A Good Time Is All About

He Knows Aunt T's Favorite Color

Where There's a Hole.......

....you will find kids to jump over it,

, to play in it,

,stand in it,

or sit in it.

Spectacled Eider

In a safety meeting one morning, they passed around photos of an endangered species of duck called the spectacled eider. Very few are still alive, and said the likelihood of anybody seeing one would be very rare. Guess what we saw that same day after work?? God is gracious.

It's a Cold Bird's Eye View

The tundra has this weird giraffe fur pattern. Bizarre.

The contrasting colors of ice is beautiful. Beaufort Sea ice is a baby blue while the inland pools, lakes and swamps are a mixture of greens. Jerry's theory is salt water vs freshwater for the color differences. I'm going to ask an expert when I get back.

I kinda see the shape of a boa constrictor. Do you?

Home Away From Home

I was choppered out of Point Thomson 5 days early on my last hitch. Several personnel who could kinda do their jobs off site (with a few irritating issues, but possible) were sent to work out of Deadhorse. Beaufort Sea is still frozen, so barge season has not begun yet, so the sea water desalination unit has not arrived yet and potable water was running low. The up side to this was I was able to work on the same pad as Jerry. We got to eat together everyday. It was great. But I still miss PT.

Go Potty Before You Leave.....

This is the sign on the Dalton Hwy (Haul Rd) heading South leaving Prudhoe Bay (Deadhorse). You may have heard of Coldfoot if you watch "Ice Road Truckers" on the History channel Sunday nights. (BTW- the chick driver on the show "Lisa" is the daughter of one of Kimberly's co-workers.)