This blog is for friends and family who would like to take this journey with us through reading a blog .We hope to share our preparations , experiences and reactions as we make this special journey.
Brown Territory
Alaska
Alaska
This blog is for friends and family who would like to take this journey with us through reading a blog .We hope to share our preparations , experiences and reactions as we make this special journey.
Can you believe only days away! Two years of talk and planning have paid off. Finishing touches on tidying up the house and camper. Mother nature is cooperating with some beautiful, sunny, warm days (still quite cold at night). Daisy and Scout go to the kennel Thursday for a "test" overnighter. I hope they pass the test and will be admitted. If you would like to pack that puppy and bring it to us, that would be wonderful! You are looking so good Gilly. Your smile is so endearing. Waiting to meet you in person.
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I had a joyous day today. The first day temperatures got up to 58F. I had an urge to take a leisurely walk so packed the doggies up and drove down to the park at the river. As a reminder of winter not so past, the river still wore a cowl of ice on its shaded north bank. The snow has not yet been released from the grasp of the mountain tops so the river is very, very low. We were offered a rare look at the insides of the river, what the fish see --the rocks, islands and sandbars that are usually hidden away once the water covers all. We strolled along the river walk and today, without many campers, the park was peaceful and quiet. We settled on a patch of just greening grass warmed from the spring sun to take in the sights and sounds. The river was full of gulls swirling and landing and taking off again. We laid back and watched the ballet in the sky and listened to the sounds of raucous gull laughter. They flew over us and created long shadows across the ground on their way to and from the river. But we were not the only ones taken in by the sound and sight. Silently out of the near woods, an adult and immature eagle swept over us and out onto the river creating a swirl of reaction from the busy gulls. The older eagle was teaching the younger to hunt and learning to catch a gull off guard or in the confusion of take off was the lesson. Several attempts at dipping and diving toward the gulls settled on the sand bar resulted in a flurry of flight and the raucous gull laughter quickly turned to sharp shouts of alarm which telegraphed down the river as warning to the others. Perhaps because of the confusion of so many gulls or perhaps because of inexperience, thankfully no drama played out before our eyes to spoil our pleasurable observation. The hard lessons of nature occur, surely tomorrow the eagles will succeed, the lessons will be learned. But, today, we were blessed with memories of peace, grace, joy and warmth.
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