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Peace on Earth

December 25, 2005 at 10:36 PM

One thing the entire town of Soldotna was relieved and overjoyed to get for Christmas was eight fresh inches of snow to cover the dark and dreary earth. Skiis and snow machines, sleds and snowboards are all unwrapped, and children everywhere will be out today, enjoying the white Christmas.

Me, I'm going to play the violin all day, and eat beef tenderloin and scallops.

This is the view from my studio today, at the brightest hour of daylight:

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

And I thought that snow on Christmas only happened in movies! Merry Christmas to you, too.
Wow, those are photographs you only see on Christmas cards. You are blessed indeed. Merry Christmas!
Hi,

Nice pics Emily!

Cheers!

Makes me miss Tahoe. But then on the other hand it was 80 degrees in LA on xmas and we were able to surf, so it's a trade-off;)
Emily,
It looks awesome.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
We just came back from Winthrop area in WA, it looked very similar. The snow sparkled like a blanket of diamonds (it was 8 degrees F).
How many hours of daylight do you get now?
Four. The snow reflects a lot, though. It really glitters just like diamonds sometimes.

I was shocked at how quickly the sun plummets near the equator. Currently, it goes along in a sideways fashion, barely clearing the trees. Alpenglow lasts for hours, even in the summer.

Beautiful photographs, Emily. Thanks for explaining the beauty of a place that only gets 4 hours of sunlight a day now. I wish you very happy holidays.
Deciduous trees. The photos are a hoax.