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No Darkness!

jaharr — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:45:12 +0000

I have my own hammock! If I get cool at night I use a blanket or sleep with the cat, Qiviut.

This is a picture at 10 PM (nightime!!).

I use sleeping shades. Some people cover their windows with foil or cardboard or buy special shades. Others get used to it. Most people use the late days to fix their houses. When the river is completely clear of ice and driftwood, people go fishing, too.

Wow, can you imagine no darkness at night time!

Write a comment to tell me why you think it doesn’t get dark and how would you manage to get to sleep?

Do you know another name for Alaska that means there is not many hours of darkness in summer?

Can you design some shades to help you sleep?

What other situations might cause it to be light when you need to sleep?

Ice-skating in your own backyard!!

jaharr — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:32:41 +0000

Can you imagine it! Just step ouside your back door and start skating around your backyard!! Well, probably not in Horsham!

In Bethel, when it snowed, the road crew piled the snow up on the sides of the road. The warmth of early April melted a bit of snow, then it got cold again and froze to form a rink. Alas! No skates small enough for my small yet adequate feet, but my friend had a lovely time on the ice! I was happy to take this photo.

Imagine all those boring jobs that could become fun…when you have to take the rubbish out….just glide down to the bin, throw the rubbish in, and gracefully glide back again!! Think of all the things that would suddenly become easier and more enjoyable and let me know!!

What things would become really difficult if your backyard froze?

How could you overcome this?

Draw I-Quad in skates.

There’s some bowling vouchers in it for the most creative answers!!

Safe Landing

jaharr — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:55:21 +0000

I think I landed through these satellite dishes, but there are 2 more dishes out of view.

This is the only 3-way stop in Bethel. It is a large town compared to others in the region, but not a big city at all. There are no movie theatres and only 2 grocery stores plus 2 case lot stores.

To find out all about Bethel click here.

Bethel Alaska information

How is it different to where you live?

I got a special visitors badge from City Hall!