Hoping it'll rain a sunny day

Whelp, you haven't heard from us because there's really not much to hear about. Dani's been loving her second job, but it makes for long days (ACSA + the B&B = 13 hour work day). I'm grateful to have such a hard working wife. I keep busy with homework while she is at work in the mornings. The days are getting darker (with daylight savings it's now dark at 4:30pm), not to mention colder, windier, and wetter. I'm convinced Creedence Clearwater Revival were visiting southeast Alaska in the fall when they wrote their songs, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," and "Who'll Stop the Rain." And apparently this October was less wet than average for Juneau!

It's partly exciting and partly depressing to see the snow come lower and lower on the mountains around us. I'm stoked for snowshoe trips and playing in the snow, but I'm also bummed that some of the places we've enjoyed so much this summer won't be hikable for us anymore.

These pictures are from short walks we've been able to squeeze in around work.

Ugly little tide-pool sculpin

 XtraTuf rainboots are to SE Alaska what Chacos are to Moab--everyone has them and wears them for (almost) everything: fishing, hiking, work, just hanging out...

When we finally get a sunny day it's like crawling out of a cave and seeing the light again.

Last week Dani caught the cold that's been going around at work and it put her out of commission for a few days.

The big guns.