Tuesday, December 4, 2012
...that was weird ???
... so I was just standing out on my front porch taking in the Alaska night sky, in my rural Big Lake neighborhood .Now on an average day the traffic on my road consists of maybe 3 cars and a school bus. So you can understand my surprise when an unfamiliar truck pulled into my drive ? The occupant sits in his truck for uncomfortable amount of time,and I kind of try to look a little tough as I slowly start to approach him. As I get closer he gets out of his car and hands a menu .I am thinking what the hell,and he asks me. Do you eat pork ? I'm like "what?"and he's like how about steak, do like steak ?So I'm standing there speechless in my t-shirt,its about 0 degrees out. This guy bulls out a box and proceeds to give me a 30 minute demonstration on beef & pork variety packs for my family freezer....... "That was just Weird"...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Answers in the Night Sky
As winter takes a stronghold on the Alaskan landscape I find myself questioning our decision of 5 yrs ago to move the family to the last frontier, especially this year with an early extended deep freeze a lack of snow & a week with strong winds out of the north. Don't get me wrong I love AK and it would be hard to ever leave.
The summers are unbelievable the mountains turn emerald green,the rivers are full with the returning salmon the hundreds of valley lakes are flush with trout and pike,the moose frolic in the marshes belly's full from the new growth of spring. We breath in the fresh air, spending all day outside in the never setting sun rarely getting to bed on time ,you can easily loose track of a day when the sun is always high in the sky. Wow that paragraph warmed my bones just a little,....but now back to reality.
Alaska always seems to answer my questions just in the nick of time.Yesterday after spending most of the day inside refusing to venture any further than my front porch, in silent protest to the wind of the prior day's,(which had since subsided) but I was still feeling a little grumpy about it.Wind has that affect on me. Later in the afternoon we had some friends arrive for dinner,we chatted, watched an odd version of Alice in Wonderland and listened to a little Bob Marley. I guess it was around 11 PM when they left for home. Aspen & I headed downstairs for our family room camp out. As soon as we settled in my phone rang,it was a text from our guests who had just left it read "Lights are On". I quickly grabbed Aspen from her sleeping bag and headed for the front door with her and Laura. As we hit the bitter cold of a December night I looked to the northern sky and there they were in all there magical swirling color the Northern Lights,brighter than I had ever seen them this far south. Normally we get the greens with a little yellow around the edges but last night the reds and oranges were unbelievable stretching from the Western horizon of the Talkeetna Range all the way to the Chugach in the east. As I stood there with my family,a large moose not 30 feet behind us munching on the low limbs of the poplar and birch I thought this is why we're here.......this is why we are here.....
The summers are unbelievable the mountains turn emerald green,the rivers are full with the returning salmon the hundreds of valley lakes are flush with trout and pike,the moose frolic in the marshes belly's full from the new growth of spring. We breath in the fresh air, spending all day outside in the never setting sun rarely getting to bed on time ,you can easily loose track of a day when the sun is always high in the sky. Wow that paragraph warmed my bones just a little,....but now back to reality.
Alaska always seems to answer my questions just in the nick of time.Yesterday after spending most of the day inside refusing to venture any further than my front porch, in silent protest to the wind of the prior day's,(which had since subsided) but I was still feeling a little grumpy about it.Wind has that affect on me. Later in the afternoon we had some friends arrive for dinner,we chatted, watched an odd version of Alice in Wonderland and listened to a little Bob Marley. I guess it was around 11 PM when they left for home. Aspen & I headed downstairs for our family room camp out. As soon as we settled in my phone rang,it was a text from our guests who had just left it read "Lights are On". I quickly grabbed Aspen from her sleeping bag and headed for the front door with her and Laura. As we hit the bitter cold of a December night I looked to the northern sky and there they were in all there magical swirling color the Northern Lights,brighter than I had ever seen them this far south. Normally we get the greens with a little yellow around the edges but last night the reds and oranges were unbelievable stretching from the Western horizon of the Talkeetna Range all the way to the Chugach in the east. As I stood there with my family,a large moose not 30 feet behind us munching on the low limbs of the poplar and birch I thought this is why we're here.......this is why we are here.....
Saturday, December 1, 2012
...Ya Gotta Start Somewhere...
As I have wandered through this life (most of the time with no map or compass) I occasionally come across a situation,story, thought, poem or joke that I think folks may enjoy,(although I could be wrong). I have decided to start this blog, on the suggestions of a couple of friends, so I can share this stuff with people who may have an interest in such things.
I will be sharing tales of my Work Travels around Alaska, Family Happenings & Past Stories of Adventures with Friends in VT & AZ (I may change names to protect the guilty.......but you'll know who you are). More often than not I will share stream of consciousness thoughts, rhymes, and humorous philosophies that I come up with on this journey. So do me a favor follow the blog, tell some friends,comment,and make suggestions on ways to make it better. I am not promising to change anyone's life, I am just trying to keep my head from getting to full of thoughts and this seems like a good format to recycle these things.
P.S. If you are looking for great writing skills (spelling & punctuation)
you are on the wrong blog..... Lol
Thanx for your Interest,
E.C. Kelly
I will be sharing tales of my Work Travels around Alaska, Family Happenings & Past Stories of Adventures with Friends in VT & AZ (I may change names to protect the guilty.......but you'll know who you are). More often than not I will share stream of consciousness thoughts, rhymes, and humorous philosophies that I come up with on this journey. So do me a favor follow the blog, tell some friends,comment,and make suggestions on ways to make it better. I am not promising to change anyone's life, I am just trying to keep my head from getting to full of thoughts and this seems like a good format to recycle these things.
P.S. If you are looking for great writing skills (spelling & punctuation)
you are on the wrong blog..... Lol
Thanx for your Interest,
E.C. Kelly
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