There is something to be said for the beautiful {unfortunately far too short} autumn weeks up here in Alaska. The crisp air, the breezes, the yellow & orange leaves that been falling from the trees for weeks. With less than 13 hours of daylight each passing day, the winter months are fast approaching. So until the snow flies and before the ground is covered with white stuff for the next 6 months, the evenings are filled with walks, leaf hunts and enjoying the Alaskan sunsets.
Our sledding hill will soon be dirt no more.
Instead, it will be filled with kids & their sleds enjoying the snow and all it offers.
Tonight, Brian saw these huge mushrooms growing under a big shady tree.
How odd & creepy looking some of them seemed.
But when mushrooms stand 7-8 inches tall by themselves, you can't help but notice.
Brian told the kids that these were "Moose Berries" and that we couldn't touch or eat them - the Moose(s) would be get mad and come after us.
{I think his small white lie actually worked}.
Although I will be sad to see autumn slip away, I'm hopeful that with the kids each 1 year older, that this coming winter will hold even more fun with sledding, trekking, snowman-making and maybe even skiing & tubbing. This may, or maynot, be our last winter here in Alaska so we plan on making the most of it for sure!
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