So that was that smoky smell this morning

I woke up early this morning to the smell of smoke, and, in my half-asleep mind, concluded that it was a neighbor's wood stove (yeah, I know, lots of people have the wood stove going when it's 70F outside!). Turns out it is actually that the wind has changed direction to bless us with the smoke from wildfires.

Bummer! I hope damage and injuries will be minimal.

Pony

My friend's neighbors' pony had a baby. Can you believe it? A baby pony. A miniature miniature. A tiny tiny. Haha!


pon1es!

Misc Photos

It's been quite warm for several weeks now, and the mosquitoes are out in full force. Here you can see a 120F degree difference from Winter:


Other than that, not much news. Summer time, and it's pretty much the same as last Summer. The girls nap a lot:


The plants are in their containers and have been thinned:


The sky is that crazy Alaskan blue:


Bunn is angry:


And Millie is a blank slate:

Dogs in a sunbeam

And holding paws:

Wild roses

Wild roses are now blooming everywhere.





They grow in crazy brambles where there is partial sun:

The best cheeseburgers in the world

One of the greatest pleasures in not being a vegaquarian any more is the cheeseburger. All hail the cheeseburger. America still can't quite compete with France or Italy or Hong Kong for food, but we gave the world cheeseburgers and peanut butter, and for that, my stomach and I are eternally patriotic.

There are a lot of good cheeseburgers in Fairbanks. My two favorites are the Ivory Burger at Ivory Jack's, and the Carlburger, which my friend Carl makes whenever we have a cookout. He puts feta and cinnamon in them. Mmmmm.

But the best cheeseburger of my acquaintance is at Alice's Restaurant, on Skyline Boulevard and Woodside Road (highway 84). Sweet jeebus, do they make a good cheeseburger! And they also have several local beers on tap and proximity to San Gregorio State Beach, the most beautiful beach in California. Have you ever been to Alice's? If not, then you should go!

And that is today's post. An ode to the cheeseburger, in prose.

Your aaaawwww for the day

Good luck in Wisconsin, Mr. Moose!

I've never seen a moose in a zoo. Have you?