Megan, thank you for your powerfully evocative introspections on Alaskan winters.  I almost didn't open this e-mail after the brutally cold winter I have had here on Nathan Creek because the power was turned off and I was bitterly cold for three months.  Your words combined with the gorgeous photos made me feel like I did this winter having the farm here on Nathan Creek almost all to myself and wandering through a heavy snowfall at 3 a.m. glorying in its beauty.  Your one photo of snow-laden fir beside a silvery creek is, as are your other photos, just plain awesome.  Thank you.  Judy Williams