LandScape Photos...

Here are two different photos of Mt. Erebus. Third Picture, if you look closely, you can see Orion. Then we have A Map Drawing of Ross Island.

Veggies and Deserts...

These are some mid winter deserts that i haven't posted yet, and a large bowl of fresh veggies grown in our own greenhouse.

A three flavor sherbet bowl.

More Mid-Winter Pics...

A Piture of the Mcmurdo winter 2007 Galley staff, a one pound tomato, and the dining set up.

Mid Winter's Veggies...

These are some pictures of our mid winter's veggies grown right down here in Mcmurdo Station Antarctica.

Mid-Winter Harvest

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This is my harvest for mid winter's dinner.

Mid-Winter Weekend

This is our mid winter dinner invitation. For those of you who aren't familiar with the phrase "mid-winter", well, that's exactly what it is. It's the middle of our winter, for those of us lucky enough to leave early we only have 9 more weeks left, for those leaving in October, well...you do the math. Just thought i'd share our mid winter greetings along with you all.

Antarctica---Auroras

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Randoms....

Here are some random pictures i had in my picture folder to send. I've spent the last week trying to understand the video blogging thing and i still can't get it....so i didn't take pictures which lead me to post a few randoms while i continue to work on my video blogging. Pic.-1--Auroras passing behind ob hill. Pic. 2- me playing the synthesizer in the band room, Pic. 3-- A view of the outside of the Science Support Center (SSC) where we practice, Last but definately not least, a picture of a group of whales i took from my room window while we had some open water during the vessel offload in February this year, video to be posted soon.

Around the continent..

These are a few images from around the continent, the golf ball, Mt. erebus, Black Island...

More Forecast....

As you can see, We're in the middle of a storm. Basically Condition 2, which means blowing snow and strong winds. Stay in-doors, go outside only if extremely necessary.

And today's forecast is....

That's the forecast folks, Dress warm, and bundle up!!!

OUR SCIENCE LAB...

These are a few images from our science lab. Our lab is named Crary lab, the first picture explains about the explorer that the lab is dedicated to. Next is a penguin and it's baby inside a glass enclosure. The next picture is a weather screen showing wind, temperature and other weather activities that are occuring in the area. Next is a picture of an "Phonolite Bomb from Mt. Erebus". Mt. Erebus is the only active volcano in antarctica. This rock fragment was part of a 2m diameter bomb ejected from the volcano during a set of explosive eruptions in oct-nov 1984. The bomb contains visible anorthoclase feldspar phenocrysts (Erebus Crystals). The final picture is a case which holds old diving equipment that were used by many of the first divers here in antarctica.