Winter

Living in southeast Alaska definitely has its perks.  The beautiful mountains, pristine lakes, pods of whales, soaring eagles and abundant sea life all add to the appeal of life in the last frontier. 

But the rain.

Oh the rain.  Our newspaper reported 19 inches in February.  19 inches is more than a foot and a half.  That is about 2/3 of an inch per day...for a month.  That means grey, rainy, murky weather with sad low clouds that cover the few hours of sunlight so that the Vitamin D has to really work hard to trickle down to those of us waterlogged inhabitants on the land who need it.

So when the sun comes back out and the sky clears, it feels like a little slice of heaven and reminds me why I like this corner of the world.