Yesterday was Labor Day; summer is officially over. Here's summer in pictures:
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| Start of summer -- Hiking Angel Rocks |
| Memorial Day Weekend -- Hollie's last weekend in Fairbanks. |
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| New hair do |
| New kayak!! |
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| First summer fire at Rushell's. |
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| First summer bug bites on my leg after night at Rushell's. |
| First vole caught by the kitties. |
| Summer sunset |
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| Kayaking Birch Lake |
| Summer solstice midnight sun run. |
| Midnight walks at Creamer's Field. |
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| Luxurious sun |
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| Another vole |
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| Post hunting nap. |
| 11pm sunlight. |
| Blair -- the chicken whisperer. |
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| Hanging with the girls. |
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| Mark and Kyson preparing the spud gun. |
| Summer fires! |
| Staying up until 3am because 1) you don't realize it's 3am and 2) because you can. |
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| More morning sun |
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| Guitar practicing |
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| Summer allergies. |
| Midnight tomfoolery. You do it because you can. |
| Begging kitty |
| Forlorn kitty |
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| Summer flowers |
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| Julia visits from California! |
| Ice climbing! |
| Long summer evenings |
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| 4-wheeling and camping. |
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| Rushell and Tug, July 4th |
| Fireworks July 5th |
| Just another evening at the Chicken Coop! |
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| Playing washers |
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| Summer music |
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| Seattle visit to see Cicilie |
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| Road trip to Anchorage! |
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| Craft activities in Anchorage because the weather is so awful all you can do is be inside. |
| Another summer morning. |
| Exhausting! |
| Summer afternoons by the river. |
| Summer boredom. |
| Kayaking the Chena River |
| Blair serenading the chickens. |
| Chena Lakes camping and paddling. |
| Back to work! In-service in Juneau. |
| Seen in Anchorage. I have no words for this. |
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| It wouldn't be summer without a baby in the cupboard! |
| Summer turning to fall |
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| Yep, fall is here. |
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| Labor Day bbq and fireworks. |

























