And, just continuing a theme… the FIRST sunset of the New Year!!!
Welcome to 2026… we’re almost one day into it. So far so good!!!

Okay… maybe another one?!
I mean, hard to capture an ever-changing sunset with one photo.
So here’s a second one!!!

The final sunset of 2025.
We made it through another beautiful year.
And looking forward to another beautiful year to come.
Have fun tonight… and be safe!

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE!!!

Heading out of Seward after the ocean boat tour toward Anchorage… we were back on the road ready for more snow-capped mountains, swampy lagoons, waterfalls & big sky clouds. What I wasn’t expecting?… a pretty FANTASTIC sunset with sunbeams streaking across the sky!

After leaving Denali, we continued to drive down to Wasilla. It was hard to leave the beauty of the National Park… but we had miles to cover and the clouds were rolling in. Still stunning as we drove along the water’s edge. The mountains grew taller, the skies clouded over & it began to look more like the Alaska I expected to see. Yet as we pulled into Wasilla, we were treated to a quick sunrise to cap off our day!

After a nice dinner “get-together” with the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR Sandwich & Leland artists… we were also treated with an amazing rural sunset for “dessert.” Thanks to our Leland potter host Anne Maraviglia for having us all over for dinner!

C’mon out to the farmlands this weekend for rural beauty,
sweeping sky shows & plenty of pretty pottery!!!

For more info on the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR … www.northernilpotterytour.com

So tonight some crazy cool storms came blowing through town while I was teaching. It wasn’t until we heard large hail… that we “may” have decided to run up to the rooftop to see what was going on. Unfortunately, we missed the hail-fun by just a couple minutes. But we did see the end of the storm, the blue skies following & the dark clouds still pounding Downtown… sorry Beyonce’. Guess your concert got a little delayed & a little wet?!

At the other end of the day… a strikingly beautiful sunset while I was teaching class tonight. So amazing… that we ran upstairs to take in the view from the Lillstreet rooftop!!!

Another rooftop view… with darker clouds giving a little more sunset drama!