keeping it real...

 

getting the laundry done...so exciting.

always seem to need a chill day after a little run to Homer. 

i went back and forth but finally opted to head down there. take advantage of the off season prices and the sunshine.  

these are still from the last trek down there and from Beluga cabin with friends.  so some good campfires these last few stretches.

i did a campfire on the beach my last night in Homer.  it was a bit windy so starting it took many matches, which then made me more stubborn to start the fire in order to hide that it took so many matches to get it started...but in the end i had a lovely roaring fire.  

just the usual Homer activities.  walk miles and miles on the beach and totally relax.  a little shopping and snacking.  never even ate out. just ate what i had.  

too windy there for mosquito's but they were making a bit of a showing at the beluga cabin the other day.

drove the cohoe loop as the new adventure...i'm sure there is beach access along there but i never saw it....anyone?  quite frankly just a frustrating side trek knowing what i couldn't get to.  it's only like 15 miles long so not a big waste of time.  we headed to kasilof to check that beach off again.  the summer crowds are not there yet so we got to wander along. 

i picked up pretty rocks and rocks i can paint later and left a few rocks out there for others to find.  always fun. 

the dogs are seeming a bit sleepy today...which is very normal, but i know when i do opt to hit the trail in a bit they will be game to head out there.

low tide isn't til around 8 pm...perhaps i will do a short walk some place for local beach.

we really should get out and do something before the work week is upon me.  

great to have a lazy day on occasion. i have a spring cleaning area selected for the day. trying to get a few...need to plan for flooring. that really should be the goal of the day.  a co-worker gave me a number for a tile guy.  :-)  need to take advantage of that!! 

laundry and groceries are also on the list. 

i have way too much crap and it is long past time to purge. i did donate 3 bags of clothing.  today it should be shoes.  so many that i never wear anymore.  it does feel great to get rid of crap though.  

weed it down to crap i like still. 

the tides were pretty low this week down in Homer, still no where near the sea stars i've seen in the past few years.  more than the last time i was down there. i guess the tides are supposed to be really low over memorial day weekend. it will be a mad house everywhere.  

my next stretch off is my Birthday.  where to escape to?  i really should escape to someplace.  

things do seem to be opening up quite a bit.  i think that will mean every place will be packed this summer.  people are itching to get out there. 

still so many who won't bother to get the vaccine.  we shall see how it all goes....will the virus make another run? 

the gop insanity continues.  now they are just trying to pretend that nothing really happened on Jan 6....just some tourists wandering the halls innocently. 

they are looking increasingly foolish and desperate but it doesn't seem to bother any of them.  they just go on air and lie and hope that everyone forgets all the other footage of them saying the complete opposite.  people believe what they want to believe.  

it is gaslighting on steroids at this point. 

i have run out of ways to be shocked at this point.  my eye balls can't roll any further back in my eyes.  

you can't have conversations about any of it because people choose to believe the lies because they don't want to have to admit the facts.  i mean if there are people who lived through wwII and refused to believe what the Nazi's did then it shouldn't surprise me that so many supporters of the previous fool will believe that he is some saint, who was just trying to purge the world of Democratic pedophiles not the ultimate conman.  

they may choose to believe the lies until their dying day.  such insanity really. how so many can go so far off the rails and believe such utter nonsense. 

many are usually rational, logical people but they have lost all sensibility when it comes to this lunatic 

so it is great to escape and hide in a room or my home and just pay no attention to the absolute lunacy. 

i will head out in the yard and toss the tennis ball soon and head to the grocery store....keep plugging along in reality.

a desperate sham "recount" in Arizona that now even the Republican officials in Arizona are embarrassed of...yes that is possible...that does give me a smidgen of hope.  shame is still possible.  it takes a hell of a long way to get there but it's out there somewhere for a few of them anyway.

great to have tired dogs. Ivy cracks me up because she is the FOMO dog. she never wants to sleep and only does it out of sheer exhaustion...which i think is why she is so tired the day we return.  she has no slow motion...only fast and out. 

it is great to have her getting back to her normal crazy self but it was also great to sit at a campfire on the beach and have them both chill there with me. 

no ice left on this beach when we got there yesterday.  the world is greening.

i have a few planter boxes on order, waiting for the yard clear up crew...hope they can do some magic and the guy who says he will put in the newer element on the engine says he'll be ready for the car in like a week.  

and flooring....i really need to do flooring. wondering if i can salvage the old bamboo laminate in the main room to do the bedroom upstairs...could tide me over on that flooring.  enough should be good enough for that i would think? maybe. 

the obstructionist GOP in the Senate is a waste of time and money.  what are they even doing? 

much was said about Liz Cheney losing her leadership role.  she is no hero.  she voted for the fool...twice no doubt.  too little too late.  waking up after over 4 yeas of the mayhem.  great but not impressive. that they support the lunatic house lady over Cheney is quite telling.  the nut has video taped of her trying to torment AOC through a mail slot...if that doesn't scream psycho nut job i don't know what does...but they support her.  to succeed in the Republican party you must look nuts and lie when the truth is obvious. 

that is the party of Jesus folks.  

anyway.  i'm nearly ready to start getting a few more things accomplished today.  guess i missed a good rainbow on the block. love me some rainbows. oh well.  getting hungry.  i'm trying to wait until i'm feeling super hungry to eat.  work myself into intermittent fasting i think.  would love to drop a few pounds.  hate feeling fat.  i'm a terrible dieter.  intermittent fasting...well to be real.  focusing more on only eating when i'm actually truly hungry and then eating only what i need to satisfy seems more rational. what gets us all is the snacking when not hungry....

no matter how you do it...it's calories in, calories out.  

the tennis ball was out on this trek to Homer.  

the biggest danger is still other dogs i think...them jumping on her or her jumping on them.  the concern is the still bad knee. 

want to make it last as long as possible.  i doubt i'll ever be fully at ease with her again.  it's just a change in the dog life style at this point.  her quality of life is what matters the most.  

i sure love these mugs.  they are so sweet and they are family. 

the unconditional love is always there with pets.  they are always happy to see me.  they think more of me than i deserve.  for that i am always grateful. 

we big the snow and ice a farewell for a few months...but to be real i suspect we will have snow in places on the mountains until it snows again.....i mean aside from the usual glacier ice.

may not need the ski hat for a bit though.  i did need a few layers in Homer since it was breezy.  

the sunsets are around 11 pm and i didn't make it either night. i was beat after walking all day and ready to crash.  

a spot for rocks at the end of the spit. 

summit lake was way less ice covered but there was still ice on it as i drove to/from Homer this week.

grateful for: A.  the sweetest travel companions a girl could ask for B. sunshine and sea stars to fill my soul C. quality beach time