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Beach Combing, favorite pastime.

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Beach Combing, favorite pastime.

Water Babies in Otter Creek

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Water Babies in Otter Creek

Abundance

We figured this year would be plentiful with the Sh’mita starting this fall but we didn’t know how plentiful!

Everyone helps, even the little guy!

So far, two of our family units have gotten their desired count of fish. Three more of us are closer. We’ve shared with two other families that could come down and get fish, and have another couple of families on standby. And we’ve helped a couple young fellas fishing on their own this year navigate the regs and when they needed an extra hand.

A nice little flounder.

It feels good to be able to share Alaska’s bounty with others. There’s been many years when we just got enough to feed our own households. Sharing is caring.

Neighbor “boys” fishing for the first time on their own. Last night they had a huge haul and were a little overwhelmed. These two young men were polite and appreciative of any help. It’s nice to have good fishing neighbors.

Hot Summer Days

The weather is about a month ahead of itself, pretty warm today, mid 70s. Kids were hot…

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Lil Bit wanted the pool filled so her and Lil Mister could play.

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They soaked long enough to shrivel up their fingers. Then off to play in the dirt.

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Oh the joys of being a kid.

Where did the summer go?

Summer officially begins here with the solstice, and solstice is a big deal in regions where there is limited sunshine in the winter. Many places have solstice celebrations and such. Kenai Harley Davidson had a Show & Shine car and bike show which we attended. On the way home after the show we stopped at this little tourist trap not far from our house. We’ve been meaning to stop here and take pictures for like, you know, two years. Well, finally we did.

It is a chainsaw carving spot and during the tourist season you can stop and see them working on carvings. It is pretty cool to see a dude with a chainsaw doing his thing and making a piece of art out of a log.

The big draw and sign out front is this giant chair.

The Big Chair.

The Big Chair.

And then there are various carvings scattered around, photo-ops and all.

Totem

Totem

It's mine and you can't have it bear!

It’s mine and you can’t have it bear!

The ol' moose

The ol’ moose

Bear in a cave with a bunch of cave dwelling nymphs. The one getting her arm eaten on is quite amusing.

Bear in a cave with a bunch of cave dwelling nymphs. The one getting her arm eaten on is quite amusing.

Then there is an old mock mine and when I went inside I found this Lil Bit of a bear growling at me…

Lil Bit bear growler

Lil Bit bear growler

A bear bench full of nymphs.

A bear bench full of nymphs.

Seeing the fall foliage starting to appear and realizing summer has disappeared… has me looking forward to snow!