September

Well, it seems August has morphed into September here in Anchorage and hopefully it starts to be a little less rainy around here. You know it's fall in Anchorage because Ashley and Scott are back in town, school has started and now Pat and Caroline are back in town, I guess it's time for schedules, snow and darkness here soon.

On a good note the blueberries were great, I don't want to brag but I really made a pretty good haul for someone who can't bend over very well. My salmon haul was good too but turns out not worth it, I pulled a ligament in my belly while lifting a backpack full of fish and now it won't heal, with a large belly it turns out this is becoming more painful and more of a pain, just rolling over in bed is becoming an event, poor Seth.

Over the last weekend a trip to Homer was made to pack things up for winter and add stairs to the new dock. Seth found some incredible bolts, wires, rock drills and epoxy to make sure the dock won't float away in the ice this winter. While working we watched an otter clean himself obsessively every morning, a baby eagle learn to soar (not gracefully) and Kingfishers chase each other. It was relaxing to have no appointments or job, a quiet evening playing cards and reading sure helps to calm you down.

Now, it's back to the race, Seth and I should be well schooled after childbirth class and hypno birth class with a little breast-feeding class thrown in for good measure. Let the crazy times begin.

Here are a few pics of the deck all buttoned down for the winter, hope your fall is swell.