A Good Weekend!

A little bit quiet, but lots to catch up on -- like cleaning the house finally, actually dusting for the first time since before I got the flu, and putting things away, that spring thing for changing clothes out, moving things around, etc.  Brian was in Whittier working on the boat all day -- inside, no bottom paint, since it rained all day there.  It has pretty much not rained at all in Anchorage since early October - a few drops in the last few days but not so it amounted to much!

Carl and Diane came for dinner for Kodiak scallops last night and brought these beautiful tulips.

Tulips from Diane and Carl

Yesterday was Honors Graduation Reception too, a sort of pre-ceremony for the 12 students graduating from the Honors College -- that was fun, and we didn't go to the big UAA graduation today - we went hiking instead!  We haven't been doing much for physical exercise, but we wanted to check out a bike path that runs along the Seward Highway for miles and also a new hiking trail that we haven't been on.  We just hiked out an hour and then back - didn't take the camera either, but there were some good views since the hiking trail, once we crossed over from the bike path, pretty much went straight up!

We probably were at most 1/2 way to the top, so we're going back next weekend.  With a bear whistle!  There did seem to be a fair amount of people going up and down that trail, but I think it's also an area that's known for grizzly bears.  Saw three eagles soaring over the water - the Bird Ridge Trail is along Cook Inlet, in an area known as Turnagain Arm - and several Dall sheep along the cliffs as we drove to the trailhead - now we want to see the Beluga whales that are sometimes visible swimming up the Inlet - haven't seen them yet.  

Just hanging out at home since then, finishing up the weekend now watching the Comedy Awards!