Here are some of the sights we saw today on our walk in the mountains. Isn't that green amazing? We saw a moose trudging through the marsh, and a little family of ruffed grouse right on the path as we came around a corner. The chicks were so cute!!

Thyroid surgery

I had half of my thyroid removed on June 20th. It went smoothly, the lump was benign, and I'm recuperating nicely. When my scar fades, it'll hardly be noticeable!!

Competitive fishing anyone?

If you're a fisherman, you've probably heard of the Kenai river. Well, I've never seen anything like what we saw on Saturday.....fisherman as far as the eye could see along the stretch of the Kenai river that we stopped at. Those dots on the far bank are fisherman. and this was just one small frame of the river. And apparently at the peak of the season the fisherman stand shoulder to shoulder all along the shores of this river. It is unbelievable. The second pic is of Caleb near some already-caught and defleshed salmon. The third pic just shows you how pretty the water is :)

Homer Alaska - it's beautiful!!

We took a road trip to Homer, AK, on Friday. It is 225 miles south of Anchorage at the tip of the Kenai peninsula. It is so beautiful!! We saw bald eagles, sandhill cranes, moose and even a bear along our way. We stayed in a bed and breakfast overnight that overlooked Kachemak Bay. We drove home Saturday because it was so rainy and gray. Despite the rain, we had a great time and loved it.

Hiking up Flat Top mountain in Anchorage

Caleb not only wanted to hike up the mountain, he wanted to climb a tree, too!! I'm not sure if you can tell from this small picture, but the second picture is taken from the hillside with downtown Anchorage framed between the trees. (I live in a beautiful place!!)

You might live in Alaska if...

...you have these in your yard all winter (moose dropping piles). Moose came often this past winter into our yard and chewed on our bushes. Just in case you were wondering....moose love to eat tulip buds. One moose ate all but one of my tulip buds. I was so mad!!!

You might live in Alaska if...

this is what life is like on April 25! (two feet of snow in one day. really)