NaturalMoment E-News Newsletter
News from the studio of nature photographer Stephen J. Krieg
Issue No. 35 - January 29, 2010
In This Issue:
Online Specials: Print of the Month, Poster Sale
New Free Desktop Wallpaper Images
It's late January here in northern Arizona, and we've recently endured our biggest snowstorm of the winter. In fact, for Flagstaff (elevation approx. 7,000 feet) it was the third highest snowfall 
amount on record, totaling five and a half feet! About midway through the week, the snow turned to rain, then back to snow again, causing heavy, wet snow and ice near the ground. Several stores' roofs collapsed in Flagstaff.
I'm looking forward to spring, like just about everybody except maybe skiers. But I live in a high and dry country, and water is precious here. We did not have a strong "monsoon" thunderstorm season last summer, and the fall was its typically dry self, too. That caused the water table here on the ranch to be lower than normal going into winter, causing some concern about the level of the well that provides our household water. So the deeper the snow pack, the better.
I'm midway through my second winter on the "homestead" (as the landlords like to call it) here in northern Arizona. I continue to pursue the life of the starving artist-mountain man. My home 
is totally wood heated, and I even heat coffee water and do some cooking on the wood stove. Being surrounded by Kaibab National Forest land, cutting firewood is free or nominal in cost, and is plentiful. In fact, I have cut so much that my stacks of wood became a local landmark. "Do you mean the place with all the wood?" people often ask when we try to describe our location. So I've become rather known as "the wood chopper" around here. How funny.
What's new this time, you ask? New photos, the Print of the Month online special, a Fine Art Poster sale, and new free desktop images. Feel free to buy something -- support your favorite Wood Chopper! Or download a free computer desktop image that inspires you. Send it to the people you know who would like to know of this site, as well. Word of mouth is always the best advertising. I would appreciate it.
Newest photos this issue include:
- A golden sunrise reflection of the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona;
- An Osprey about to align on a branch beside its nest;
- A herd of bull elk in velvet;
- A black and white reflection of Sitgreaves Mountain.
To see them all, and more, go to the Newest Photos page.
Online Specials: Print of the Month, Fine Art Posters Sale
Print of the Month: "Osprey, Landing near Nest". Save $100 until February 28, 2010. Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada, too.
Fine Art Poster Sale: Save $5 each on 18 x 24 and 24 x 36 inch posters until February 28, 2010, with free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.
Three new posters have been added to the catalog since the last newsletter:
1. "Sunrise Archway, Pittman Valley, Arizona" (panorama poster)
2. "Bull Elk Herd in Velvet, Pittman Valley, Arizona"
3. "Lenticular Cloud Sunrise Reflection and San Francisco Peaks"
So... browse the posters gallery now!
New Free Desktop Wallpaper Images
Included are images of the Coconino Plateau in northern Arizona, Niagara Falls at night, a golden sunrise reflection, and Nantucket. See the new offerings on the Free Desktop Images page.
If there is a particular photo you would like to see added to the collection, email me from the Contact Us page.
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Until next time,
- Steve