Just 2 days ago we were walking around in t-shirts, wondering if it was going to get cold before the end of September. This morning, the answer:
Now we’re talking.
Still seeing the Yukon River flow by (freeze-up won’t happen til early November, typically). And the puddles are still releasing their thermal-protection layers of ice for the slightly warm part of the afternoon, making the streets’ mud ruts vulnerable with mushy water again –
– but we’re getting there. Ice will bloom again. Bring it on, winter!
meg walker 