APR 18, 26 (2 / 2) .. SPRING IS HERE BUT WINTER IS HANGING ON..

Patti and I are "Desert Rats" after 5-1/2 months in sunny and warm Arizona.

We have been shivering cold here when we go outside and get into a our cold truck.

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I did a second "Photo Shoot" later today to augment the photos you have already seen in Part 1 of this 2 Part Post.

I posted the below photo in Part 1.

In the middle of the above three vehicles, is a white car.

Behind this white car, in the background, is a rather large pile of snow.

Now I want to take a closer look at that pile of snow.

This is quite a large pile of snow. It was created by the plowing of snow in our parking lot. The snow has to go someplace and this pile is one such place.

Now, from the street, we see our building and more snow.

In the below photo, almost directly ahead, is our Condo.

In the below photo, on the left is the entrance into our building. Our Condo is to the right at ground level.

In the summer it looks like you see below.

When we come home from Costco, with a large quantity of groceries, I take them from our Suburban right up to the window. Patti will take them from me and I will go back for more.

Today we made a Costco trip. There is absolutely no way that I can just go to the above window. 

But! I can get to the window with groceries on the below snow free path (the width of a shoe) against our building.

All in all, winter is still a real factor in our lives back here in Anchorage.

Sending you all a lot of smiles.

Cap and Patti

To see Part 1 of this 2 Part Post, either continue to scroll down or  click onto the below link..

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2026/04/apr-18-26-spring-is-here-but-winter-is.html

APR 18, 26 (1 / 2).. SPRING IS HERE BUT WINTER IS HANGING ON..

 Saturday, April the 18th 2026.

This past Thursday night, late, Patti and I arrived back home after spending this past winter down in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Being "Desert Rats" we are quite cold with near freezing temperatures.

The below photos, taken from, and around our Condo, plainly show that the evidence of this past Winter still remains.

Looking out from our living room.

Now we walk around to our front porch and look at the snow there.

There you have a look at our snow on April the 18th 2026.

Nice to be home in Anchorage, Alaska.

Cap and Patti

APR 5, 26 .. EASTER SUNDAY..

Matthew 28.6

He Is Risen.. 

Patti and I hope all of you following us have a safe, happy and joyous Easter Sunday.

Below we have some very "Happy Easter Eggs".

From the bottom of our hearts we so appreciate your interest and support for our websites.

Cap and Patti

MAR 29, 26.. A BLAST FROM THE PAST.. MARCH 29th 2019.. YAKUTSK, RUSSIAN SIBERIA..

 

To check it out, please click onto the below link..

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2019/03/

We hope you enjoy this short Blast From Our Past.

Cap and Patti

FEB 14, 26.. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2026

HAPPY 

VALENTINE'S 

DAY 2026  

To one and to all!

Let's all take a look at what our friends at NATIONAL TODAY have to say about VALENTINE'S DAY..

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14, and we are ready to shower our significant others with love and tokens of our affection.

This day of love is celebrated in so many ways, it is always exciting to see what new traditions are included or created year after year.

We believe that it came from the feast for the patron saints named Valentine, by the Catholic Church around 496 A.D. Numerous early Christian martyrs were named Valentine.

It was during the 1400s that the day was associated with romance. Messages, or ‘Valentines’ as they were called, began to appear. Hand written letters and poems declaring affections of love became more and more popular. In the mid-1800s, Valentine’s cards began to be commercially produced and traditional gifts were candy and flowers, especially red roses symbolizing love and beauty.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY..

Cap and Patti

FEB 12, 26.. TODAY IS ZILLA'S BIRTHDAY..

Dating back to the Autumn of 1975, when we met in Frankfurt, West Germany, Jim (who I have nicknamed Godzilla or 'Zilla for short) and I have been friends for over 50 years.

February 12th is Jim's birthday.

Patti and I along with Jim, enjoyed one of our most memorable Birthday Dinners together at the Idle Spurs Steak House in Barstow, California.

Senior Moment. Not one of the three of us can, searching our three brains, recall the year we went there.

Sadly, the Idle Spurs Steak House, that opened in 1974, went out of business in late January of 2020, after 46 years.

A happy, and at the same time, a sad memory.

Happy Birthday Jim..

Cap and Patti

JAN 25 (5 / 5).. DAY 4 OF THE 2026 HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL..

 I begin by saying.. 

"Yes! This is Day 4" of this year's Lake Havasu Balloon Festival but I want to also clarify that "This is the final day".

The party's over,

It's time to call it a day,

They've (we hope not) burst your pretty balloon,

And taken the moon away..

Nat King Cole

Below is today's schedule.

Our local newspaper is still actively covering the festival.

Below is a photo from the Saturday / Sunday Edition.

You will notice that it reads "signaling start of Balloonfest".

The start was last Thursday.

A close up of the article on left above..

So the Saturday / Sunday edition refers back to last Thursday.

It is with some sadness to be signing off after our 5th Lake Havasu Hot Air Balloon Festival, four as a participating volunteer, because, at our ages, who knows what our future holds for us.

The Balloon Festival has become a real part of our lives here.

Cap and Patti