Weight Adventures: July 2015

Unfortunately, hot days in interior Alaska mean dry and dry means fire. At some point in the summer it seemed like the whole state was on fire and the air was filled with smoke. Just when I thought things were getting better we planned a hike with our friends. After driving 45 minutes we found out that this fire pictured above was closing the only road to the trail that we were going go on and so we had to make other plans.

Dusky pink sun caused by the smoky air.

This spring we had a robin nest in the window sill in our dining room. The girls tried hold in their squeals of delight as they watched "the life cycle of a robin," according to Liz. We watched her lay the beautiful blue eggs and saw them hatch one by one. We watched momma robin make trip after trip for food. I had no idea we had so many worms in our yard. While she was gone the daddy robin would sit in the nearby tree and watch the nest. Dad also brought a few worms but he would give them to mom to give to the babies. Our girls loved having a front row seat to this little Robin family. Eventually they flew away and left just their nest and some splatters the window. We read online that they do not reuse nests but are secretly hoping they will make an exception and become annual visitors to our little window.

Humpback whale tail in Ressurection Bay. We also saw some Fin Whales, which are pretty rare and pretty huge.

Elizabeth loved the boat ride and is now a Kenai Fjords National Park Junior Ranger.

Picture of the Pioneer Trek I did with the youth this summer. I'm in the Stake Young Womens which meant I was involved in a lot of planning for this activity. It turned out great and gave me more appreciation for my pioneer ancestors.