so much i should be doing right now...

 oh well.  these are cup fungi, a type of mushroom. i think it's going to be a good mushroom year.

 had some big hiking ambitions today but here i am.  so i may try little campbell lake...not sure yet. indecisiveness gets me everytime.

 woke and walked with my friend SG yesterday. we did Campbell Airstrip.  funny, i tried to post those cup fungi to an Alaska Mushroom site and was rejected because i only said Campbell Airstrip and not Anchorage...never mind that i've seen other posts with minimal descriptions.  seems a bit silly to me. 

 as you can see in photo below, Sir Covid Cat has figured his way out of the yard. on my last day of work i came home to dog poop in the house.  now these are dogs that have never pooped in the house even when they were puppies so Covid is probably going to get his wish.  he still seems to spend most of his time in the yard.  plan B is obesity.  make him too fat to get over the fence.

 my back is a bit sore this morning. really could use a good massage.  not ready to go to that yet

 worked all three nights.  first night was ICU. people not happy with the visitor restrictions and getting less patient about it.  so they take it out on the messenger. one was an ex, they don't get information without permission anyway...but then he said he'd come visit so i explained that this the visitor restrictions.. he then began ranting about how covid isn't any different than the flu...i love how all these people with zero medical/science back grounds are suddenly experts because they have facebook and watch fox or whatever.

 i shut him down by saying, "we are not going to have this discussion...". my fellow co-workers took note and cheered me shutting him down.

 the next two nights i was the runner.  did have quite a few deliveries.  spent quite a bit of time chilling at the door as well.  a few folks pissed at the visitor limits.  security is back chilling with us as people are getting more pissed. it's just a matter of time though before this escalates even more. 

 have time off at this point.  first i booked a hotel in Homer.  i know i go there a lot so far this year, but the drive is beautiful, always changing and the dogs and i do enjoy our time down there.

 SH and i are booked on a long cruise out of Seward for Wednesday, so i'll either have to wake up super early or go the night before and camp. i'll get back from Homer Tuesday night.

 i may do a few more turn around trips to Valdez and/or the Denali Highway perhaps. have tent will travel i think. always looking for pretty scenery and water for the dogs to play in. the flowers should be peaking over the next weeks, then more mushrooms.

 loved this of Covi and his big fluffy tail.

 the poppy bloomed and has now fallen down.

 Ivy waking me up for her walk. 

 we did have a little rain this week.  some rainbows, which i always love.

 little flowers.

 these were from work while i was delivering stuff as the runner. i laughed that perhaps the house sups have decided i need to be runner to get my steps in and lose a bit of weight.

 caribou moss...really a lichen.

 the handsome boy had a visitor yesterday. a co-worker loves cats and has been watching his posts on facebook so she came by for cat time and i gave her a key so she could stop by and play/feed them when i am out of town.  she seems to be excited at the prospect. i told her she could be a 5% owner.  :-) 

 i did warn her he may break our hearts with his escape antics.  he was a bit slow to warm up, which i have heard from others.  so maybe he won't just find a new place to live. hopefully, Sir Covi Kitty has figured out he has it pretty dang good here.

 i mean look at this life.  these animals have it pretty good

 the dogs will be happy to get out walking.  i want to pack, mow the lawn, get the trash out, pay bills, vacuum, laundry...so lots to do today.  i really should get on it all.

 always fun to get out there and enjoy the wilds and scenery of AK.  such a place

 our covid numbers have been 20's-40's even.  still much lower than places in the lower 48, who are having numbers in the thousands for new cases.

 his favorite spot.

 new stuff coming out that Russia was working with Taliban, offering  bounties for US troops in Afghanistan.  Trump was told a few months back and has done nothing.  like Kashoggi, he cares more about his relationships with dictator types.  how can those who support this fool look the other way as he bows down to Putin and allows this to go on. 

 Biden doesn't need to do much, it's probably better if he doesn't as sometimes he misspeaks.  trump is burying himself in his own idiocy. the crazy thing is how many are still finding some way to do moral/ethical twisting in order to keep supporting him.  it can't be easy.

 here he is looking at me from the wrong side of the fence. 

 left the dog door/gate open all night last night.  everything was fine.  since about the time he arrived i've kept the run gate open when i sleep between shifts without issues.  he has no doubt wandered off multiple times.  mostly, anytime i randomly check on him outside, he's in the yard, entertaining himself.

 always so pretty out there.

 will grab the micro lens anyway.  well, i better hit that to do list

thankful for A. rain and rainbows.  B. a few plans for the week.  should be fun.  C.  animals that entertain me and keep me company