Snapshot of My Day

For the next couple days I'm in Fairbanks (about 350 miles north of Anchorage) for work.  I lived here for about 10 years, so visiting is nice…I already know my way around & it's always interesting to see what's changed since I moved away in '92.  On my flight up we had beautiful clear skies which made for this great view of Denali (aka Mt. McKinley) – the highest peak in North America.

I'm staying at my favorite little cottage right downtown.  The owners always leave a bottle of your favorite kind of wine & a gourmet chocolate bar too.  Can't beat that, right?  After work I stopped by another favorite place – Gambardella's Pasta Bella – to grab some dinner that would go well with the Syrah.
No, I didn't eat that whole plate of spaghetti!  :)  But doesn't it look tasty? 

Since I didn't want to haul my painting supplies on the plane, I just brought my sketch books and pencils.  Here's the girl I drew while waiting at the airport this morning…
She came out a tiny bit…I don't know…not cross-eyed, but there's something funny about her eyes.  I really just wanted to experiment with drawing different hair styles.  Plus, I feel like any day where at least some time is spent on creative pursuits is a good one for me.  🙂

I also got to visit my co-workers' home and see her chickens this evening. 
Since Fairbanks gets much colder than Anchorage, I was able to get some good keeping-chickens-in-winter tips from her.  I also found out that one of my hens is a different breed than I thought she was!  She's an Ameraucana, rather than an Araucana.  They both lay blue eggs, but the Araucana's are "rumpless" – no tail feathers.  My Camilla definitely has a tail.

So – learned something, made something, ate something good and saw a spectacular sight.  All in all, a pretty fine day!

♥