Happy Birthday Puppies!!

 this is soooo Ivy Rose!!  for anyone who knows her you know this leap well..and i both apologize and thank you.  she is a love.  i am truly adored by her.  i am not sure a dog could love their human more.  haha.  okay, my dogs have all been pretty adoring of me.  who doesn't love that though.  thank you Sandra for getting this lucky catch. 

 the ones of me are by Sandra.  thank you.  we walked out to Portage Glacier today.  i actually got moving bright and early.  it wasn't easy.  it looked socked in with fog here and pretty much the whole drive out...

 but as we got closer, the skies opened up and we had this amazingly beautiful day.  here we are in front of the glacier.

 there was only one spot that i noticed a wee bit of wetness on the top ice....it was an easy hike....slightly windy but very manageable.  not too many folks out there, but enough to not feel alone. 

 mostly ice and for some stretches there is some punchy snow.  it's 3 miles each way almost.  both times i've had my fit bit it vibrated that i had hit the 10,000 steps (about 4 miles on mine) soon after we had turned back away from the glacier. 

 the pups had a great day out there.  chased the tennis ball and are both a wee bit tired.  they crashed the entire trek home. 

 this one above is a selfie.

 i will post more from the day at a later date.  the rest are from Campbell Airstrip and Oceanview Bluff Park.

 always love being out and about.  was needing a good photo walk so today was great. 

 topped it off with a stop off at Moose's Tooth for pizza and salad to take home.  nummy!!

 back to work already tomorrow night. 

 the debate continues on the facebook page.  i think there are well over 100 comments at this point.  pretty nuts.  still the same outcome...which is no outcome. 

 always interesting to see how others minds work. 

 it's on us as non-gun owners i guess.  the gun owners have no desire to change anything....just make small talk about possible changes but then go off on tangents of how many other ways there are to kill people...blah, blah, blah...don't take my guns, blubber. 

 pups check out the hole their tennis ball fell in.

 was accused that all we want is to take away guns, that we need to give the gun owners something in return.  we have, in my opinion, we have trusted you to be responsible gun owners.  we have trusted you with weapons that can kill us and our families.  we gave you our trust and you have failed.  even if your weapon has not been used in a killing, guns have not been cared for responsibly. too many are now in the hands of the irresponsible.  they don't seem to get that the laws they have voted for and that their representatives have voted for have not just protected the responsible gun owners but also protected the irresponsible...

 and the battle rages on into the night. 

 one guy seems to believe that the second ammendment is written by God and is a non-negotiable.  i explained that in a Democracy all is actually negotiable.  he got even more pissy...so then i calmly asked him if i needed to contact the FBI, how are we to know which nut job white guy is the next one to take their guns and shoot up people out of frustration.  when they behave like nuts we have no choice now but to question whether they are prone to anger and being irrational.  becoming angry and irrational in this day and age on even a social media site could get you a visit from the FBI.  prove that you are worthy to own a gun and able to keep your temper.  we are forced to have faith that you will not use your guns for evil...it's all we have.

 these feathers of ice are amazing..!

 we are coated in snow now. no cool frost..well some but not tons.  today i could see some cool frost had come in with the fog. 

 from a day out walking with my friends new puppy, Scout.  so cute.  a little black lab.

 he's pretty mellow

 he wasn't sure what to do with Ivy's leaping ways.

 these are out at the beach.

 Tusker is over here looking for treats i think. 

 typical Tusker, he sits and waits for the next tennis ball throw rather than waste energy coming and going. 

 there is my girl. 

 the kids from the school shooting in Florida are making noise.  protesting and all.  very proud of them.  they had a rough realization today as they went to the state house i believe only to see their representatives opt out of voting for more limits on these semi-auto assault type guns.  i hope they keep on though.  do not despair...battles worth the fight are rarely easy.

 those with the most to lose will fight hard to keep what they have.  many live in fear.  it's a sad way to live life.  you have to fight living in fear.  it makes you weak and easy to manipulate.  fear is powerful but you can be stronger than others fear. 

 it is sad though. 

 at a fairly young age i remember thinking that you should be careful but you should not let fear keep you from doing what you want.  calculated risks...then leap.  don't avoid things out of fear that some bad guy will get you.  most of the time you will be safe and as soon as you let bad things and bad guys alter your life plans, they win, they control you. 

 these are from the other week when the sheep were down low.  they often are i guess this time of year.

 super close to the road. they like the salt i have heard.

 they are pretty cute. 

 was debating heading to the grocery store...i probably still could pop over.  get some stuff to carry me through the week of work. maybe some bling for the puppies official birthday photos tomorrow. 

 i have a meet with a guy about kitchen cabinets too.  so i do need to wake up early enough to walk dogs and get to that before i have work.  may take a few meetings.

 the remodel adventure begins...now i have fear...best to just leap though, right? 

 it is after 10 though. bed is calling. 

 Ivy just stopped by to see me.  was just thinking one day she won't be able to jump like she does now and i will cherish that photo.  hard to capture that moment...she is super fast. 

 they just ran outside to bark at something.  may have to intervene. 

 this is from a walk the other day near Portage Lake.  that is the lake though.  different day, same lake.

grateful for:  a.  my less fear based life, again, carpe diem!!  b.  great walk in a beautiful place.  i love Alaska!  c.  health and friends so i can enjoy life to the fullest