More Ice Sculptures!

These all appeared within the last few weeks. Even the carved-off ice chunks littered around them are beautiful--crystal-clear ice that is mesmerizing to look at and turn in your hand under the light.

Here are some musk oxen. They are actually quite detailed and amazing to look at. The photos don't have enough contrast though. :(


Here is this geometric snowflake design in front of the International Arctic Research Center. This is an awesome building, whose conference rooms have sweeping views to the South, overlooking the city to the Alaska Range. In Winter, you can sit here and watch the sun arc ever so gently from the left edge of the horizon to the right. The angle that the sun makes with the horizon is so small that, should you be lucky enough to catch a green flash, it will last for a long moment.


Here is an owl. He sits in front of the fire station.


A polar bear marches off to school.


Here is granny wolf reading to red riding hood. They are in front of the main campus library.


If you like these, check out the ones in the World Ice Art Championships!

Okay now what would a photo set be without any animals, eh?

Here is Autumn sitting and looking cute. This is very difficult to capture because as soon as you look at her, she runs over to you, so you can't really get a photo. Also, she rarely has her ears up. They usually stick straight out to the sides, making her look a bit like Yoda.


Autumn hanging out with me as I watch the wabbits. I know, I know, my life is so exciting you are beside yourself with envy!


Millie sitting there looking cute:


Autumn waiting to greet her papa as she hears his footsteps approach the door from the outside: