O.K., here goes: June in one post! I have a lofty goal!
June included a visit from Mom. One of our "must-do's" is to go to Homer. On the way down, we just had to stop and check out this Bald Eagle in it's nest. Pretty cool. On our way home, we stopped in Ninilchik (nin-IL'-chick) to visit the old Russian Orthodox Church. I was sad it was closed, but the surrounding cemetery was fascinating.
We took Mom out one evening to go camping. We drove to a campground, but then began to walk down a trail to another spot. We walked about a half mile, much to Mom's confusion, and came upon this cabin. Then we surprised her and told her THIS was our spot!! Pat went back, loaded up the boat that was at the camp, and loaded all our gear to bring back. Mom and Pat went out fishing that evening! I don't think they had any bites, but it was a lovely evening for cast-practice!
Then we had s'mores! Yummy!
It was a little breezy outside so used the "inside fire" to roast the marshmallows!
We did take a nice hike along the lakeside trail. Rowdy loved it, and it was a lovely hike!
Mom and I also went out to the beach. It was a pretty blustery day, and high tide, so we didn't spend all day there but just enough to get some fresh salt air, pick up a few pretty rocks, and get our feet wet!!
(only one of us was wearing water-proof foot-wear!)
While Mom and I were having fun, Pat was working hard. The fence section above is the "security fence" that he had to install. That panel is the entirety of the fence in that area. Pretty secure, huh?!
The 2nd weekend of June was the Kenai River Festival in Soldotna. Teakell Design had a booth and we had an enjoyable time at the festival. We also did pretty well in sales and orders. It was well worth our time and investment.
The River Festival was literally right beside the Kenai River (naturally), so Mom took a quick pic of the world famous waters!
Just the other day, this robin adolescent perched itself on my deck and seemed to be demanding something from me. Unfortunately, I do not speak chirp and was unable to assist it at this time.
On June 21st, the Summer Solstice, Pat helped a buddy out by playing drums in his band. The Free Beer Band played last, and though that's not an ideal time slot (around midnight here), we were able to sit through the bands before us! (insert mass amounts of sarcasm here) The Funny River Backwoods Group was the band just before Pat's and the name is very applicable. Sadly, they sounded like a 5th grade band that just learned to play their fiddle, mandolin, guitar and washboard. Oh, and they were all flying pretty high! Anywho...Pat's group did pretty well and the few people who were still left enjoyed some nice parting music!
Joy is fresh cherry tomatoes!
Did we mention, our house is still for sale? All the fabulous activities could be yours!
Pat installed the ceiling fan that we have had for 6 months or so. I did not envy this job, so I never nagged for it to be completed. I came home the other day to find my fearless man up on a ladder upon the scaffolding of death. I was unwilling to try it out, though the back of my legs felt like they were waking up from being completely asleep: that needle-sting-tingle feeling. Yeah, go ahead and laugh. I can so relate to my mom. I hate heights. And ladders/scaffolding of death. Fortunately, my fabulous husband completed the task and did a perfect job of concealing the wires and it works marvelously. We are looking forward to having a sauna-less loft this winter, and it looks very nice.
Our recent walk on the beach made us feel a bit concerned. We weren't sure if we should alert the authorities, but it seems there is either an effort to bury the trolls or we have a very alien form of flora arriving on our beaches. It would have been one thing if it were a one-time sighting, but there were two such scenes, about 25 yards apart. It made me a little leery. We turned back soon after. We'll keep you updated if we find anything suspicious.
