Pictures from Alaska First Day

Homer Harbor

Moving to dry land for the winter

Controlled Burn???

Sunrise
Fritz Creek
9:02am

 

Stormy Day

Stormy day in Homer.

Photographs taken with a Nikon D850, unless otherwise noted.

Fishing Boat returning to the Homer Harbor

Fritz Creek

Stormy Afternoon

Regatta

Homer Harbor

iPhone14pro

 

Homer Spit/Harbor at Sunset

Homer Harbor on the Spit at Sunset.

 

Getting in My Walking Miles

Started the day picking up a replacement tire for my sister's truck. It seems she ran over something very sharp and it cut a line through the tread almost all the way around the tire. Replaced under warranty for a nominal charge.

I attempted to take my walk after but it was raining so I returned home.

Laid down to take a nap and was interrupted by a call from the gallery. A women from Panama is interested in ordering one of my metal prints. I explained how she could do it, from my website, when she returns home and it can be shipped directly to her. 

I went back out to the Spit and was able to take my walk. Along the way I ran into another photographer, we chatted for a few moments. She had seen my Eagle pictures and complemented me on them.

So a good day.

The Shorebird Festival is this weekend. There is also a Food Truck gathering.

These are some shots from my walk about.

 

Homer Harbor

 Pictures on my daily walk. 

Time Bandit

Harbor Reflection

Crows in the Rigging

Ready for relaunch

Fritz Creek at Sunset

Another photo I entered in the Alaska Magazine Contest.

I would appreciate your vote.

https://alaskamagazine.com/2024-photo-contest-sponsored-by-alaska-airlines/?contest=photo-detail&photo_id=23523

Beautiful Day for a walk

Arctic Hare

Unloading Halibut

Boat on the Bay

Salvage Yard

Salvage Yard

Scoop

Iliamna Volcano

Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

Bench

 

Still in Alaska

Just a quick update. Had a terrible headache just stayed around the house. The next couple of days we had snow, rain and very high winds. The birds were flying backwards. 

Did captured a quick picture of the harbor.

Homer Harbor

Today 4/20 was, Lola’s, birthday so we celebrated with an omelet. I made it with 6 eggs, chicken, cheese and kibble.

Bea                    Lola                Esther

Enjoying Lola’s Birthday Breakfast

I went out today to attempt to capture some of the early Cranes that I heard were starting to arrive. It was very windy again, I did not see many birds and no Cranes.

The PTA from the Russian School were having a fundraiser, I stopped for a Potato Piroski, freshly made and very good. They were getting slammed from the amount of people who showed up.

When I retuned to. The house I found the Hippeastrum was in full bloom.

Much has transpired

Friday and I haven't posted for awhile.

My sister returned from her trip on Monday, she is very happy to be home. I worked the store on Monday and Tuesday so she could get some rest and spend time with her dogs. She then worked, Wednesday through Friday, catching up on all the work that she needed to get done. I helped her with some new inventory that came on Thursday, after hours.

We went, Two Sisters Bakery, on Tuesday and bought a couple of chocolate bread for breakfast. I am going to miss those when I go home in a couple of weeks.

On Wednesday I saw a post of a boat that had capsized in the harbor, so I took a trip down to check it out. According to the owner's nephew his uncle got caught on the wrong side of the pole, then the tide went out. I do believe that this cost him a bit of money to get it upright.
They had secured the boat and had put air bladders under it, then just have to wait for the tide to come in again. I didn't hang around, though the boat was gone the next day.

While, my sister, was working I was searching for baby moose. I kept seeing posts of babies all around Homer and could never find them.  On, Thursday, while driving on Olsen Mountain I did come across the remains of a moose.

On, Friday, I awoke and went downstairs to use the bathroom. It was still early, and the dogs are now sleeping with Lisa, so I decided to go back to bed. When I reached the top of the stairs I glanced out the window and what did I see. A newborn moose being cleaned by its mother. I ran down and yelled for Lisa to get up and come to the window, NOW. I grabbed my iPhone and started to record, it was five past 6 in the morning. I saw she had started to have more contractions, either the afterbirth or another baby. she lay on her head down and raised her leg, another baby was born.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW MORE PICTURES OF THE NEWBORNS AND THEIR MOM

SEE THEM IN MY

ALASKA PORTFOLIO

PORTRAIT OF A BABY MOOSE

Out and About Around Homer

I have been out and about the last few days, visiting the galleries and various stores in Homer.

There were a gaggle of geese at the wetlands, I waited for them to take off, after circling around Kachemak Bay, they came back and landed.

Now that Beluga Lake has thawed the Seaplanes have started their flights for the season.

Homer Harbor at the spit on a clear day.

The, Time Bandit, has moved from its mooring and looks like it may be preparing to depart.

Hiking the Calvin and Coyle Trail I came across these fungi growing out of a downed tree.

The weather the past two days has been gorgeous, sunny and warm.

ALASKA PORTFOLIO

Bishop's Beach

Canada Geese on the move.

Canada Geese

Landing at wetlands at Bishop's Beach

Seaplane taking off from the Beluga Lake

Heart of the Homer Harbor

(iPhone12ProMax)

Time Bandit

at the Homer Harbor.

Calvin and Coyle Trail

fungus on a tree