RAIN RAGE!

September 24, 2006 - ANOTHER INCIDENT of the sky falling down again, in total buckets. So ambled into the day to see what I could see and found lots of rain rage! Here's some of the photos I managed to take, while rolling down my window as quickly as I could, snapping the photo and then closing it up tight!
The first photo is next to the boat launch at Old Sitka, the water is from the hillside above.
The next photo is of a culvert along the 4000 block of Halibut Point Road, it is very close to spilling onto the highway, but didn't when I drove by to snap this picture.
The third photo is of a stream gone mad in the 2500 block of Halibut Point Road, no culvert here, only gravity and lots of rain at work!
The next posting is a true rain rage photo, the Alaska State Troopers doing their practice driving on the UAS ramp during the downpour. Several times during several turns the cars slid on the massive amounts of water that accumulated on the pavement. El Nino? Global warming? Who can say for sure, who cares when the weather keeps most Sitkans inside, except yours truly! Cheers!

le petite ouiseau

I have been trying to capture some birds in the area, in particular the smaller birds. They're quite small (of course) and fast! I usually drive up to an area, turn my car off and use it as a stand, since my presence would certainly scare them off. Since it's been so rainy of late, the smaller birds aren't as prevalent as the herons and gulls around, but I try to capture some of them as well. The eagles have disappeared except for the resident birds, of which they are not many. So my attention is turned to what's around, and since it's the fall equinox, the daylight is scrambling away like the migrating geese. So here are a few birds, big and small, on nice days and on not so nice days. Cheers!

DRIVE MY CAR

Drive My Car

Writers, lead vocals: Lennon, McCartney

Baby you can drive my car

Yes I'm gonna be a star

Baby you can drive my car

And baby I love you

Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOG TAILS

Okay, here I am again, snapping shots of that cute guy Ty Ty. These are all in one day, all in one morning actually. The first one we'll call snips because he usually NEVER cries, so this snapshot is rare. The next one, he's smiling again, as usual. And the final shot is my favorite one of him from that day. How can one kid be so DOG gone cute! Atta' boy! Cheers!

SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 - FROST!

This morning I was ambling down to work, again, marveling at the beauty of the day as there were no clouds in the sky, no rain, no weather to speak of at all. I did notice the chill in the air, and proceeded to the car. To my surprise, the windshield was iced over and the top of the car had ice on top. EEK! FROST! Check the calendar -- yep, it is September 15, 2006. Now for those who have been here like me, I recall frost on May 12, 2006, so for approximately four months almost to the day, Sitka had spring and summer. Hmmm....something is wrong because I keep hearing the doom filled news of global warming and the nasty effects it has on the earth. That global warming wasn't happening this morning, although it is sunny and warm now as I compose this.
This is a photo of the city from Totem Park. Cheers!

SUNSHINE! HALLALUJAH!

The sunshine has found its way to our beautiful city! Today it is sunny out there, skies are blue with some clouds, and it is very very bright! Last evening the sunset was pretty darn fabulous, I went to the Sea Mart parking lot and snapped these photos; and proceeded to have a late dinner (which is fashionable in Europe to eat late). While there, several cars pulled up, people jumped out with their cameras and began to snap away too. It was as if there was a bear or something around; but alas it was only the setting sun. Those of us who have been in Sitka this summer of 2006 haven't been graced with the sun, so people were eager to snap shots even as it was setting. These next few days should be spectacular and from my way of thinking, well deserved. Cheers!

TY TY ROSS

Ty Ty Ross. That's his name, don't wear it out! He came visiting to great grand mother's house in early September 2006, and brought along his infectious smile, winning personality, wonderful greenish hazel eyes and his mom. He's quite the character, and when the time comes, he's going to have a line of broken hearts. He was getting into everything, which is basically his job as a ten month old toddler.
The second shot is after he ate a chocolate cookie, which made his whole day! Even with a messy face, he's quite lovable! You go Ty Ty! Cheers!

la fin de la semana

Greetings Bloggers! Friday, September 8, 2006, end of another glorious week in wonderful Sitka, Alaska! I am patiently waiting for that Indian Summer to kick in, and I'm not known for patience. I took an early morning drive earlier in the week; even those are becoming rare as the daylight is waning on each end of the day. Here are some photos of the day coming to life. The rains have made a comfortable landing here for the last three or four months, so when the sky broke a bit, it was a neat kind of show. These are taken from the other side of the bridge, the sun was really fighting to break free. Here's wishing all a good weekend and good autumn season as it quickly approaches! Cheers!

LABOR DAY 2006

LABOR DAY 2006 - almost! Hello fellows in blog land! It is Sunday, the day before Labor Day Monday 2006. Why am I inside when it is sunny outside, especially after the torrential rainfall of this week when Sitka experienced 5.2 inches of rain in 36 hours -- look at that lighthouse, barely visible through the rains! There is no threat of a forest fire here! I was able to drive to the end of the road during the rain storm, and to the post office on Sawmill Creek Road; every river, creek, stream, anything with water accumulation was raging! Raging I say!
The whale tail was taken on board an Allen Marine boat during one of their final wildlife cruises of the summer. My wonderful nephew Walter and I boarded one morning on a whim, and it was a splendid time for us both! In fact, here, he is smiling from ear to ear after I conceded to him being able to go up top the boat to view the area once the boat slowed down enough. Seven years old, second grade at Keet Gooshi Heen, yep, that little guy is ALL THAT! Cheers!