Thanksgiving Day - Gratitude in Photographs
Steve and I had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner today - just the two of us. Everything I prepared turned out delicious. I feel like I spent hours preparing for this meal, and dinner was over in about 45 minutes. We have plenty of leftovers to carry Steve through his next week of work, which is perfect.
Today I want to give thanks for an amazing beautiful day. In addition to good food and good company, it truly was a beautiful day in Alaska.
I was still up a little after midnight, and as always, the last thing I did before turning off all the lights and heading up to bed - was look to the night sky through the sliding glass doors. I thought I saw a tinge of green in the sky, but it was very faint. The phone rang and it was Steve. He called me to tell me that the forecast was calling for moderate activity, and he was seeing some pale green streaks in the sky. I got my camera ready, pulled on my coat and gloves, and stepped out onto our back deck.
I saw a bright green glow begin low on the horizon behind the spruce trees bordering our property. It quickly worked it’s way higher into the starlit sky, sometimes shooting like pillars straight up into the blackness. And then, in about ten minutes, it was all over. The pale lights came back, but the bright colors never did return. I’m glad I happened to be out there at the right time.
