Spring Time in Alaska

We are so glad that Spring is finally here. The past couple of weeks the temperature has reached 40 almost every day. The snow is starting to melt and we are seeing some green patches again in the grass; it still snows every now and then, but in general more is melting than what is accumulating on the ground. On our walk today we even saw a 10 year old girl in a bikini washing her family's car, and several people out with short sleeves and/or shorts! I don't think we are that acclimatized yet to this weather, but who knows about next Spring?

The days are starting to get longer, so we've really been enjoying seeing more of the sun as well--it is 9:30 now and still somewhat light outside. We are also seeing a lot more birds and other wildlife about. Below is a moose that decided to hang out in our backyard a couple of weeks ago: he snacked on one of our bushes for a while, then laid down and took a nap in the sun.