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.

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PORTRAIT OF A BABY MOOSE

Flower Moon

I had been scouting out places to shoot the rising Flower Moon. I decided to go back to the Eveline State Recreation Site, I was hoping to catch the sun rising over the Portlock Glacier, the angle was just a tad off to the left of the glacier. I was able to get a few good pictures of the rising moon and later the eclipse.

This is the sunset from the Eveline Recreation Site.

Flower Moon rising over the Kenai Peninsula

Total Eclipse of the Moon

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Glaciers and More

Never got my cinnamon roll, though I did go back out.

What I did get was huge headache courtesy of Delta Airlines. You may know that I flew a friend out from Rhode Island to housesit for me while I am in Alaska. Yesterday, I receive an e-mail stating that the flight schedule had changed and they had rebooked his return flight, not unusual. I looked at the rebooked flight and found they had change the destination from Providence Rhode Island to Boston Massachusetts, WTF. So, I called, put on hold, was informed the wait would be about 2 hours. After three hours the phone disconnected, called back and hold for another three hours, and disconnected. By this time I am going to bed.
In the morning, first thing I call again. This time they give me the option to have them call me back, where was this option yesterday.
That was at 5:23am, I received a call back at 10am. I told them I needed for them to rebook the second flight from Atlanta to Providence, rather than Boston.
The flight from Albuquerque leaves at 6am and arrives at about 11 in Atlanta. The flight to Providence, has changed and now leaves at 6:57pm. This turns out to being considered a layover, rather than a connection, so it would be turned into two one way tickets , at a higher price. The alternative is to take a 5:51am flight to Salt Lake City with a plane change to Atlanta and then catch the same 6:57pm connection to Providence. Of course this makes no sense, except to the airlines. I worked for TWA for almost ten years and know how to rebook it and make it work, but I wasn't about to get into it with her as I figured the flights will change again before the trip. By that time I will be back in New Mexico and can talk with an agent or supervisor at the airport.

Okay, done with the ranting.

I took a drive to the, Eveline State Recreation Site, to hike around and, hopefully, see some wildlife. Maybe, some bears with cubs, or moose and their babies. 
I had been left a first aid kit and some bear spray for hiking. When I was at the trailhead I prepared myself with my camera equipment and the bear spray. I read the directions and discovered that the zip ties had not been removed and I had nothing with me to remove them with. I figured the best I could do, if I encountered a bear, was to shove it in his/her mouth using my left hand, I am right handed and need it to draw, and hope the bear would bite the canister and have it explode in its mouth. I would most likely be mauled to death, but there would be some picture of it as my camera was in my right hand.
I am here typing with both hands intact, no wildlife except for a few small birds flitting around.

I did get some picture of both the, Dixon and Portlock Glaciers.

Dixon Glacier 

Portlock Glacier

I then drove out to the Spit, as it was an almost perfect day, no clouds, lots of sun and no wind, unfortunately, that also washed out all the color, except blue and white. 

M/V Kennicott
Leaving the Homer Harbor

Kachemak Voyager
The ferry to Seldovia

As I was driving through Homer I came across a Vintage Car Show and captured a picture of a souped up Chevy.

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Morning in Homer

Sunrise in Fitz Creek Alaska

Moose grazing in the backyard
Fitz Creek, Alaska

 

Went out early this morning looking for wildlife.

Took this dawn photo at the Homer Spit.

I was working at the store for a few days, then came home to watch the Warriors get eliminated from the playoffs. It has been raining on and off for the past few days, hoping to see some sun a little later today. Plan on going out to check out some more store around town.

I had planned to try a cinnamon roll, cinnamon roll Saturday in Homer, unfortunately, I went to get some cash and discovered my wallet was left at the house. I came home and made some breakfast, when I go out later I will attempt to get one for a snack.

Training Day 2

Yesterday, when we left the house I had forgotten my phone when we went to the store, bummer. Since I had to go back to the house for a delivery I was able to retrieve it. 

So this morning I am searching everywhere for my hat. Gave up and went with another one. When we arrived at the store, Lisa, discovered she had left her keys at home. We had planned to do some work before opening, but since we would have to drive home and back that was not going to happen. At least not before the store opened.
We drove back to the house and as we turn onto her street I spy my hat on the side of the road, by the mail boxes. It must have fallen from my pocket when I checked the mail the night before. Somehow, nobody had driven or walked over it, it was just frozen to the ice.

It was very slow at the store and we were pretty bored. Lisa had an appointment at five to go to. Around four o'clock, being bored, I said let's start a countdown. I then proceeded to countdown the seconds backwards. Lisa, who had just taken a drink of water, lost it. Fortunately the bottle was still at her mouth so the water didn't spew all over the counter.

Then as we are leaving the store, I am searching all over for my hat. Check the stockroom, the counter, all of my pockets. Of course the last place I checked was my head, found it.

That was our fun for the day.

Captain's Toy Chest

345 Sterling Hwy.

Homer, Alaska

Lisa laughing after spitting up her water.

These are some pictures taken on the ride from Homer to the house.

Beautiful blue skies over the mountains, a nice crisp 27 degrees.

I grabbed these out the window with my iPhone12promax.

No throw up or poo on the floor tonight, don't ask.

The other night I was telling, Lisa, about my friend, Trixie Bloom, and her book Facebook Blues. I showed her one of, Trixie's, exercise videos. We had a great laugh, I enjoy her immensely.