Another week of big temperature swings. A couple of my morning runs were done under an active aurora. Its really nice to look at but for some reason I forget to bring my camera and a tripod on my early morning runs, can’t imagine why. I thought maybe the clear weather would continue through the… Continue reading Mock swim meet and another moose picture
Author: Scott Betterton
More running, some moose pictures and a recipe
I know I didn’t post last week, Lynn and I had gone to the pool workout room to finish out the weeks training, and when we got back home we had lost our satellite connection due to some heavy cloud cover. Not that uncommon, I didn’t feel like getting up a couple of hours early… Continue reading More running, some moose pictures and a recipe
Unmistakeable signs of the first real cold snap
We listen to the weather forecasts but you never know how accurate they are. We knew it was finally going to get winter here and of course we’ve seen this before. Lynn and I live in a cabin, cabins are great but they are not nearly as well insulated as some of the more modern… Continue reading Unmistakeable signs of the first real cold snap
Back to work after the New Years holiday
New Years celebration at home New Years day was fairly normal here. We tried another moose recipe in the instant pot. I’m really starting to enjoy that particular appliance. We put a frozen moose roast in it. Lynn put together a broth to cook it in and two hours later it was done. No knife… Continue reading Back to work after the New Years holiday
Christmas at home, heading into the new year.
Lynn and I had a quiet Christmas at home with Snowball. Christmas day we were able to talk to all of our children which was nice. Other than our usual run workout we spent the day catching up with people on the phone and generally taking it easy. I took the dog out early Christmas… Continue reading Christmas at home, heading into the new year.
Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.
Busy at work Lynn and I have both had a busy week at work. The final days before the Christmas and New Years break are always busy. The weather also turned a tad cold as well. Both of these combined to play havoc with our workout schedules but we improvised and got everything done. I’ll… Continue reading Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.
Winter finally arrives in Galena.
After a long spell of unseasonably warm temperatures we finally got down to -29F this weekend which is a lot closer to normal for this time of year. Saturday I waited till it warmed up to -21F before I did my run and as usual I overdressed and was actually getting pretty warm by the… Continue reading Winter finally arrives in Galena.
Experiments with the Instant Pot, snow removal and chimney cleaning
Yes we finally got an Instant Pot And no, Lynn did not make the zucchini bread in the picture in our instant pot. We have been looking at getting an Instant Pot for a while, I have been told how great they are but the price of a decent sized one kept me away. Finally… Continue reading Experiments with the Instant Pot, snow removal and chimney cleaning
Flat light, blowing snow and earthquakes
Warm winter This weeks weather didn’t really lend itself to much in the way of photography. Snowball wasn’t too happy about it either as you can tell by her expression. Mostly ice fog, so much in fact that flights in and out of Galena were cancelled at times. To be sure I would rather cancel… Continue reading Flat light, blowing snow and earthquakes
Updates from last year, why I run, and the one and only rant you should ever hear from me online
I freely admit that I have neglected this blog over the last year, no excuses but here we go again. Last time I posted I had just completed a year of bike commuting. A few things happened early in the year that changed the way Lynn and I go about our daily lives and I’ll… Continue reading Updates from last year, why I run, and the one and only rant you should ever hear from me online