Oh brother......once the deluge stopped this evening, the clouds rose enough to see the mountains again. Fresh snow on the tops! AUGH!!! Too early......
sigh.............
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About Me
- Alaska Shetland Shepherd
- Wasilla, Alaska
- I have been owned by Shetlands and Shetland crosses since 1997. The first 4 arrived to assist my AKC Australian Cattle Dogs with learning herding maneuvers. I bred to registered Shetland rams to improve them and kept good ewe lambs back each year. I slowly built up my flock and now keep 40 or so year 'round. Recently we had the flock tested for OPP and Johne's diseases also and I'm happy to say all tested negative! WOOHOO!! My interest in registered Shetlands was always there. I bought a few each year. As my registered numbers grow, my unregistered sheep numbers will dwindle except for a few old favorites who will stay. I grew up around sheep in Michigan and have been around the big wool breeds for years, but the Shetland is a far superior breed with fantastic wool and small size as well as big personalities. They do very well in Alaska! In 2007 I flew up 8 spotted Shetland lambs for my breeding plans and new genetics in Alaska, and 2 more lambs in 2008. I really look forward to the future lambs to arrive here at Silveraurora! I'm also busy with a wonderful dairy goat herd as well, so occasionally you'll see some of my beauties on this blog too!
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NO!!
ALREADY? good god!
I was in the mountains of Colorado....and every night in AUGUST they had flurries or snow 'watches'. and yet the flowers and trees never wilted or lost leaves...and it got close to 33 or 34 at night there, every night, even though the days were like 70. perfect weather if you ask me! no bugs!
From our NOAA weather service in Anchorage today - a "bright and cheerful note"....not!!
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1240 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008
...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET YESTERDAY...
THE LACK OF SUMMER CONTINUES IN ANCHORAGE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE ON SAND LAKE ROAD IN ANCHORAGE RECORDED A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD AND COOL
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1954. THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JULY 23 SHOULD NORMALLY REACH 66 DEGREES.
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