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A winter night in the boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska. The full moon lights up the snow-covered ground, casting deep shadows from the spruce and willows. Ice crystals on the surface catch the light, sparkling in the still, cold air. This is easily one of my favorite (non-aurora) night images!

6:00AM: 36F, overcast.

7:00AM: EDITED TO ADD: SNOW!

We must have had a snow flurry last night because my phone's lock screen had snow falling over my forest scene.

Nothing stuck, however. At least where I am.

100% chance of snow showers today, so maybe I'll get another crazy pic of 50 cent piece sized flakes!

Come to think of it, are 50c pieces still in circulation? I haven't seen one in years.

6:30AM: 30F, fair.

Sunny days really bring home the amount of light we have now. It always amazes me how quickly the darkness recedes in the spring.

Ugh. At least I get a couple hours of dark at mid-summer here. When I lived in Tok, the best we got was civil twilight if I remember correctly. Maybe nautical? Civil is sun at 6 degrees below the horizon and nautical is 12.

I could read the newspaper outside at 1AM if that helps.