another amazing trek to Homer

 

another sunny day here in Anchorage. warm. Sunny Boy has discovered his puddle pool. it was hilarious the other day. he was doing the zoomies and splashing around. 

we had a great weather and low tides for our trek to Homer. i upgraded to the bigger room for the next weekend down there. it was tight this time. not sure why except that i now know there is a bigger room available. there is a table area to organize my food and eat, which is nice. 

also Sunny is more prone to bark at sounds so the bigger room is more away from the other rooms. 

the drive down was beautiful of course. we stopped at Kenai Lake and Clam Gultch. Sunny shows interest in dead stuff so Deep Creek may be out. he's also showing more interest in chasing birds. 

on the drive down, i saw 22 moose on the side of the roads. so i drove cautiously. i was late getting out of Anchorage because i had a dentist appointment.

did see some lupine popping out on the drive back. 

chatting with a friend then i will do a late walk with the dogs. yesterday i just hit the dog park late. the dogs always love it there.

i put in over 10 miles/day on the trip. i was wiped out after the drive and the long walks. it was super low tides though. perfect. 

so many stars out there. many of them were 6 legged star fish. not sure why there are so many 6 legged stars out there. i lifted sea weed and rocks and saw so many stars. 

i even saw a nudibranch (sea slug). 

no octopus sightings. 

not sure where to walk today. would like to hit a turnigan trail but bears...? always big this time of year.

these are from a trip to Valdez last summer. 

little moose. haven't seen any yet this year.

always love the wildflowers this time of year. it's all starting again. 

these will be later in the season.

work has been busy of course. this week i worked ER, PICU and then RCU. off tonight then back tomorrow. 

chatting with a friend at this time. my days off in between can be pretty chill. i don't run out for major hikes all the time.  i do have an appointment to get the knee checked, maybe an injection. also have scheduled for my skin check. 

Valdez is always a nice drive, but long.

haven't hit Ruth's trail in several weeks. have collected rocks for painting. always collect some on my drives. 

do need to get another trim on this puppy. was thinking he's probably great for a gemini. i can change his hairdo if i want to. 

still keep his hair generally longer and not doing any fancy poodle cuts. i do like the doodle look. people do seem to recognize him often as an actual poodle.

this girl loves her tennis ball still. i did spend some extra energy trying to get Sunny to leave her alone on the beach as he does his corn cobbing stuff. felt bad as i got frustrated at times. i just want Ivy to enjoy her time on the beach as well.  

there was a time when there was another dog, Topo, who played chased with Sunny Boy. Ivy was in heaven. she got to chase her tennis ball unimpeded. 

a few from Ivy's kind of sad Birthday.

it was super relaxing to be out on the beaches. we just went from beach to beach. i did do some shopping, though i really bought nothing. 

still a great snuggler this puppy. he's almost 8 months.

this photo op only lasted a short time. he wanted to destroy the hat and then tried to eat the ashes. 

this was his first trek into Home Depot. 

haven't been back from a bit. need to get a new lawn mower. not much lawn out there yet. 

another memorial. there was a lot of those those first few months. it's getting better but i still find myself thinking i'll get a call from the shelter and Tusker will have been found and will be returned to me. not sure if it's because he was so young and i feel that he still has more time. 

these loses never go away completely. each pet lingers in my heart.

Ivy's Birthday was for sure a bummer this year. Tusker was supposed to be there. it had been muted the year before since Ivy had surgery with the plan to have a bigger celebration this year...but...things changed. 

the snow is mostly melted, especially in the lower elevation. 

Sunny Boy is still pretty light. haven't weighed him in some time. he's tall, much taller than Ivy now. i just ordered them both collars. Ivy has been wearing Tuskers, hers snaps off. 

Covid Cat keeps getting his collar taken off by Sunny. i made a mix of shortening and cayenne pepper and put it on the collar. hoping that may decrease this habit.

i'm still home and it's after 3...i better get moving.  fun to catch up with my friend though.

work was decent. can't complain really. picu a bit stressful.  always more stressful as i don't get those sick kids as often now.  met one of the newer intensivists.  she's been there for like 2 years but i'd never met and i could tell she was all, "so what is your background".  kind of snotty initially. i suspect she was anxious about this patient and here i show up and she has no idea who i am.  we worked together fine. it was just funny...cause i was kind of thinking the same thing.  who are you? haha. 

have gotten a few things accomplished but i need to look at the flooring stuff again.  get on it. 

this girl had better get off the computer.  it's a  beautiful day out there and here i am, being lazy.

always great to catch up with friends though. 

a fire truck came down the street late last night.  i crashed before i figured out what was happening. didn't see any big flames though so i suspect an ems truck probably came as well and i missed it. 

Sunny tortured Ivy with her birthday decor...life with a puppy. 

thankful for A. having a job that has sustained me.  B. having decent health and the ability to enjoy this amazing place.  C. having pets that keep me happy, entertained and feeling loved!