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Green Alaska

Sunset

Spooky

Glacier water

Lupin

From the summit of Mt. Alice

Hannah the dog

Clouds

Me

Jean and Travis

Colors

Floating Birds

Life

Yesterday brought yet another of the many blessings I've received since leaving everything I knew and heading to Alaska. After finishing up my duties in the bird laboratory, just before I went home, I was told one of the chicks was hatching (there are a number of eggs layed by our sea ducks, called Eiders). I got to watch (and film) for about 40 minutes while this little chick pushed his way out of the egg and opened his eyes to the world for the first time. An amazing and glorious sight. The little guy crawled all around his hatcher box for a while before finally cuddling up in his towel and getting some well-deserved rest. Adventures can happen at any time here...one of the many reasons I'm grateful to have been rescued from my cubicle and given a chance to enjoy such wonders. Thanks be to God.

Brown B'er

A quick post just to provide a few pictures of the only time I saw a brown bear here. As fate would have it, I was without my camera for a rare moment and there he is. Luckily, my mother's camera was available and although it didn't zoom very far, we still got the proof Scott's always demanding.