it's the sheet of ice that resulted from the windex/hot water fiasco 

shh...it's a deer that wandered onto the base 

out with the dogs 

a blanket of snow 

icy fingers 

one day's worth of snowfall. the roads were plowed two hours before this picture was taken, too 

fall in alaska...there's a good three inches on the ground 

jezebel - plotting an escape 

king - totally in his element 

it doesn't take much to get them riled up 

Happy birthday to Erika!

She's in Central America teaching, as well as braving it out through all sorts of crazy conditions.

Read her blog at RealWorld Honduras