Research Station Near Anchorage in Snow

Muted gray light fills the air above a weathered blue research station set against a backdrop of dark evergreen trees. Soft snow falls in fine flakes, accumulating on the corrugated metal siding and the wooden deck that extends from the entrance. The building rests on a bed of white snowdrifts that rise along the left side of the frame. A thin plume of vapor rises from a ventilation pipe near the roofline, dissolving into the overcast sky. The low angle of the late morning sun casts faint, elongated shadows across the uneven ground. At the edge of the deck railing, a small snowflake rests on the blue metal, its hexagonal edges sharp against the weathered paint.