Pictures

Since I'm so often, and so lovingly, informed of my slothfulness in updating my blog, I thought I'd make a new post for the purpose of displaying a few pictures. At the top here is not Alaska. That is actually the Environmental Science building at Miami University where I'll be confined for the next few years (except on the trips to Kenya, Costa Rica, and the Netherlands, tee hee).
A black bear around 2nd Ave, near the SeaLife Center (a little blurry...sorry)

Anchorage at midnight (also a little blurry)

Near the Exit Glacier area, also around midnight

Sailing in Resurrection Bay

Seward boat harbor

Seward got green

A midnight sunset in Seward

A Sad Day

It has been a while, my patient faithful, since I wrote. While I could cite the winds of change, a busy summer in Seward, or lots of visitors as potential catalysts for my litery absence, I'll digress and shamefully admit I should have stayed more up to date. I half excitedly and half regrettably report that I'll not be reporting from the far north much longer. I have fallen in love with Seward, Alaska and my job at the SeaLife Center and I'm not eager to leave, but Miami University, who has offered me a golden opportunity to get a masters degree in Environmental Science, is unfortunately located in Ohio...a most unexicting state compared to where I am now...and compared to all other states in the union. The silver linings are that MU has the number 4 ranked ice hockey team in the nation and the road trip from here will be great. Not to mention I'm really excited to get my long-awaited science degree. I'll be loading my truck on August 4th and heading southeast but perhaps providence will bring me back here after I'm done. One can only hope. In the meantime, I'll keep on filling my blogs with Alaskan, not Ohian, pictures. One thing is for sure...seeing as how I haven't felt air any warmer than 65 degrees since leaving Tennessee, I'm going to be cranky when I step into the sticky Ohio heat. Cest la vie. Also, if you didn't notice, there are sea lions on the rookery in the picture on the bottom. Cute little guys, eh?