i know vs i believe...

 

quick blog before i head to dentist and make the trek to Homer. yes, i'm headed to Homer again.  the tides were low and were calling me.  it's just so easy and we all love it so there it is. 

headed out with SH on a fundraiser cruise for Alaska Geographic on Saturday. we had great weather and low wind so we enjoyed puke free beauty for all. i had taken my 1/2 tab dramamine just in case. we saw a pod of killers and a humpback. it's early season and we were only out for 3 hours so i think we had some great sightings. we also enjoyed some porpoises playing at the bow as we slowly moved forward to enjoy their antics. they are way too fast to catch on film for me

the day before i woke up early to meet my friend QL for a walk and early dinner.  we also bathed the dogs.  we hit the beach at Kincaid. another great weather day.  

i have the dentist so i'll get in late tonight but the sun is staying out later so that makes that drive much easier. we will stop along the way as usual. 

this week i worked RCU, PCU and then ER.  i got to leave a few hours early from the ER my last night, which was perfect for meeting QL. 

was getting slammed with patients in the ER. they kept giving me a spare and it was just me in the back with two hold nurses who don't work ER so it was all me. they were not simple, basic care patients either.  several were admitted. i put in more than the normal amount of foley catheters. things go that way. 

the one patient was impatient and cranky as the Dr was backed up as well. the Dr wrote on his discharge papers that he was feeling better due to his very gifted nurse who cared for him.  not saying it totally correctly but it was appreciated that he made that little dig at the patient and his care givers who did little to actual assist with care giving. 

knowledge is based on facts, logic, research.  faith is based on a belief.  religions often confabulate this two which i suspect is one reason we have so many believing conspiracies and fantasy information as opposed to being able to focus on facts and truth. 

we had testimony meetings once a month at church.  people were up there stating they Knew the church was true. it always annoyed me.  say you believe the gospel but to espouse absolute knowledge of truth of anything that is faith based is disingenuous. 

my whale shots weren't the greatest.  there were some big lenses on that boat.  haha.  it was a new boat. Matanushka i think?  it was with Major Marine and the Captain did a great job i thought.

liked that this humpback was by this little waterfall. 

so another week of work is in the past. my stretch off goes too quickly.  will be nice in July to hit a few of those days off with going to part time.  in the meantime, i will enjoy my usual days off. 

the car is packed.  will need to make stops to walk pups and pick up some snacks for the road/days.  last time i bought stuff for salads and that worked really well. 

there will be chocolate and chips as well.  :-)  the cooler is packed.  so i can book right after the dentist. 

wasn't planned, just last minute.  it's always good to get out of town when you can. perhaps some camping this summer, overnight treks to closer campgrounds. just to change it up.  have tent will travel. 

above is the landslide. it is pretty massive when you are boating past. will be some time before treks to Lowell Point  

we also saw this group of mountain goats. how did they even get down here.  crazy climbers. 

little white specks

more shootings. the sanctity of life folks believe in their sanctity to have guns more than the sanctity of life but we all are aware of their fetus love and that being where their love of life stops.  take a breath and it's over kid.  the right will no longer protect you or demand protection for you.  

the fetus is an easy victim to fight for.  they demand nothing, they have no past, no history to judge and make them tarnished yet...although some of those fetuses are not the preferred skin tone...they haven't really found a way around that.  we know they don't love those fetuses equally as they don't love humans equally. the clump of cells have no skin yet so perhaps that helps them be even more sympathetic. 

maybe God will come down and make them white...since i was taught in church that God made people black because of the sins of their fathers or whatever. so many ridiculous crap comes from these organized religions and yet they remain popular.  people cling to the craziest of beliefs without batting an eye and then turn and believe the craziest of conspiracy theories pushed by the far right....no real shock there i guess.

on to the orca's. 

they move a bit slower in the water but still not great shots.  super fun to watch

that is really the most important part actually.  getting out there and enjoying all the beauty of this earth.  people are frequently so bogged down with the routines of their daily lives. all the obligations

one of the great perks of single life is the ability to flit around and enjoy what is out there.  to take off at a moments notice. 

no soccer games for me. 

this one is pretty nice.  got it's white facial colors.

lots of hot air out there too

who knows what i packed. i can pack pretty quick for these trips now. i take off so often.  many times the car just stays half packed. 

there were a few groups of the orcas that came together to give us a lovely show.

well, i had better get my butt moving.  i think that silly kitten is outside. will have to see if i can convince him to come back in.  he loves these pretty days though.  

young and older. 

no soccer games for them either.  

i think Ukraine had a good week.  it's a lot of lives lost.  so pointless. that damn fool putin.  he's getting so many people killed, for what?  his ego.  it's so depressing that one person or one small group of people can dictate how lives and who dies with a demand. ass, jerk, prick. it's those people that make you hope there is a hell.  we all want to believe there is some punishment in a next life as far too often there is little to no punishment on earth.  nothing can be punishment enough for the thousands of lives lost, those tortured and/or raped....it's sickens us all. 

off i go...have a good week. 

thankful for A. this beautiful place that i have been blessed to explore. B. my overall decent health that gets me out there.  C.  a career that has given me the ability to live and enjoy like a do.