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posted: January 31st, 2020 |
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This page begins with December 31st, 2019 and some snowy shots from around our place. After that, we show you just a very few of some New Year's Eve fireworks up at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, West Ridge. Starting in Row 5 we welcome you to the new year with a shot of Ozouni, a traditional Japanese New Year's meal, which Kazuya made for us. The shot after that is one of a January 2nd meal which Kazuya made for us - another traditional Japanese dish. In Row 6 are some snow shots taken at night and then we jump to January 4th and an incredible sunset. This page ends with 3 shots of the moon setting over the hills to the north of us on January 10th. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin December 31st, 2019 |
These three photos were all taken here at home. The first shot is looking east from our driveway, and it shows the garden spot. The second shot shows our house with the winter sun shining directly in the front (south) windows. The third shot shows how high the sun was at solar noon on December 31st, it was 3° above the horizon.
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These two images are both the same, the difference is that the first one has been converted to black and white.
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Here are two of the best New Year's Eve fireworks photos which were taken up at the University of Alaska Fairbanks - West Ridge.
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Here are two more of the best New Year's Eve fireworks photos which were taken up at the University of Alaska Fairbanks - West Ridge.
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The first photo in this row shows Ozouni, a Japanese traditional New Year's Day breakfast meal. The white stuff is Mochi. The beans are Natto. The brown stuff in the rear bowl is ground Daikon Radish with Soy Sauce, and it is served with Mochi. The second photo shows a meal of Soba Noodles with lots of goodies. This is another traditional Japanese New Year's season meal.
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In the first photo the Maple Syrup Jug is being used as a snow gauge, and it shows about 2 inches of new snow. The second and third photos show the snow depth beside our driveway, both photos were shot at night using our porch light as the illumination.
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On January 4th we happened to be out on the road at about sunset time, so we went to a place called Hagelbarger Overlook and took several photos of the sun as it was setting. As you can see, the overcast was quite heavy, but not heavy enough so that the sun could not shine through it.
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Here is another shot of the sun setting at Hagelbarger Overlook. The second image is the same photo, but carefully converted to black and white.
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Here is another sunset photo. With this one, the black and white conversion process made it quite interesting.
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Here are the final two sunset shots taken from Hagelbarger Overlook.
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These three shots of the moon were taken as it was setting behind the hills just to the north of us. The time was 10:58 AM on January 10th.
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