Am I Allowed?

...To brag just a little bit? Our oldest son, Klint, our 4th child, (Shown here with grandson, AJ.) showed up in this news article that I want to share here today. The topic is an interesting one. Ghostnets. High seas fishing nets that have been discarded and abandoned. Humongous fishing nets that float around our oceans and mess with our oceans eco-systems! Klint builds the bouys where he works -Airborne Technologies, Inc. The finished bouys are attached to these huge, killing seines as they are found. They can then be tracked by satellite and computer, located by ship, picked up and removed. If they are left out there they will continue to kill fish, seals, waterfowl and other sea animals that will get trapped in them as the nets ghost about the oceans, many times for years and years and years..... Just think of all the little critters (most likely big critters too) that have already been killed by this hazard! Read about it here. Good job on the job... Klint! Hip, hip hooray to Airborne Technologies, Inc. too and all that are also involved to remove these nets! I should get some sort of compensation for the links to the .... just a joke!!!!!

Posting Images!

Hey! Now that I downloaded and installed the Hello program.... we can use the New Post to post pictures! Well then............. cool! This is one of our four grandsons, AJ. He is two years old and he has a cousin that is the same age, they were even born on the same day! I just had to try this new feature to see how it works. It works great!

Building Summer Memories

Memory My mind lets go a thousand things, Like dates of wars and deaths of kings, And yet recalls the very hour---- 'Twas noon by yonder village tower, And on the last blue moon in May--- The wind came briskly up this way, Crisping the brook beside the road; Then, pausing here, set down its load of pine-scents, and shook listlessly Two petals from that wild-rose tree. -Thomas Bailey Aldrich Building 2005 summer memories on Twin Lake. We have been enjoying the summer and spent the last few days outside, cooking and splashing in the water. I've had hamburgers, potato salad, yummi desserts and even a yucky ol' beetle on myself (Which Calli rescued me from!). Summer time is fleeting.... get out and enjoy it!

June 21st - Longest Day of the Year

Moon last night above my neighbors shop/home. It was very red. I was working on a website and when I was done I was talking to ChewChew, doing what is becoming a nightly ritual. Time for bed, little guy. (I have been putting him into a pet carrier each night since he was a pup.) He looks at me like, already??? Yup, then I picked him up and carried him to bed when I looked out the window and saw the moon. Very red, which means... smoke. My daughter told me there are fires on Yukon somewhere. I don't know, I have not listened to the news in a long, long time. I peeked into my daughters room this morning and she was watching the news and looks like nothing is new... for being "New". Everything is old, nothing is new. BUT... got a laugh when they showed a deer that somehow ended up in a store. Funny guy was running down one of the aisle, maybe looking for some new fangled packaged deer snacks. June 21st has always been a bit of a sad day to me since we make a turn back towards the long, dark days of winter..... its hard to shake the feeling --- even when I walk outside in the bright, warm sun. Hey! It's still summer inAlaska. It's summer! The lake is not frozen, the birds are still busy here... but look at the fireweed. hmmm The picture looks like it needs a howling husky in it.... speaking of howling huskies!!!! A fun event with lots of gospel singing will be going on July 30 -31st in Palmer. Outdoors. Lots of good food like... friend bread, salmon chowder, Indian tacos..... great company!!! If you are at all interested Check it out!