VIEW OUT OF THE WINDOW , ALASKA, USA . ... Today as I look out I see the trees bending ever so slightly in a very mild wind, as though the Birch Trees are saying hello to the Evergreen trees. ... We have just enough snow too cover the grass, and in some places bare ground is visible. ... I see a little flock of snowbirds eating seeds that have falled on the ground. I am amazing at what I see, because 36 years that I have lived in Alaska, I have never seen such warm winter with so little snow. ...