17 mai..

On the 17 of may(which is the National Day of Norway) we were out on Peterson Bay, doing some spring clean-up, hiking and tide-pooling. So not a day to dress up, eat ice-cream, drink champagne, walk in a parade,or watch a parade, see happy kids running around,see tired kids with earlier mentioned ice-cream all over their face and clothes, have on  uncomfy shoes, walk as sild-i-tønne, and so on..

This would be a typical picture from the 17`th in Norway:

We have these pictures: (not very well organised by the way)

asian meal, kind of, a little dry you might say..

oh yeah, celebrations!

filling up this tank with rocks and sand to make a new home for sea-things.. 

A little confused here I think..

sweet, he?

this is how fun it is to hold a blood-star

These are things that we look for

And this is the field station

spring flings

Cutest little thing,and deffintly a big spring fling this year: BRODY

How is it possible not to fall in love with these cuties?

As a volunteer at the Animal shelter I get to hang out with these guys among others, and I love it!

And they need it : they don`t have much space to play in their cages, no toys, just a small outdoor area, and no interaction with the other dogs during the day.

So it feels great and important to go down there and take them out to play and give them lots of love! 

Meet BOW, another spring fling here in Homer

And this little, charming guy,named by Howard and me : BEAR

The reason for coming to Homer in the first place was Howard.

We get to hang out as well from time to time, and I love it!

And he needs it: Even though he has lots of toys, interactes with others and have a big outdoor area to play on, I like to think I make the best playmate! 

How is it possible not to fall in love with this cutie?

Last years spring fling: HOWARD, and still going. Spring fling forever.

More animals to be scared of...

BEARS!  MOOSE!


På lista fra før finnes SLANGER og HAI, de trenger jeg ikke bekymre meg for her, men BJØRN og ELG vandrer rundt her og de er ikke alltid fine å ha med å gjøre de heller..
Særlig ikke med når de har barna med seg,og de har de visst i disse tider.


Elg har jeg sett,uten barna heldigvis, for denne kom ganske brått og nære på!
Bjørn har jeg bare blitt advart mot,og i dag ble en sett rett utafor matvarebutikken, hvilket nå har gjort meg livredd bjørn!

Det finnes både svart bjøn og brun bjørn her, og de krever hver sin reaksjon,så her gjelder det å vite hva du  har foran deg:

- svartbjørn: rop og skrik ala Lars Monsen i tidligere video,kast steiner og lag så mye lyd du kan for å
                   skremme bjørnen vekk
- brunbjørn: legg deg ned i fosterstilling,eller flatt for å beskytte mage og andre ting der foran,og beskytt
                   hodet

Også har vi elgen
- klem et tre

Så nå har jeg samla meg tre steiner som fungerer som både skremsels-instrument og mulig våpen..
Du vil ikke tro hvor mange skygger som nå i skumringen kan se ut som bjørn..

FIRST thing I didn`t think I would do in Alaska.

Volunteer at a church:


Jepp, done it!
Guess I got voulunteerly forced into this by Sherly, who I had not meet before she invited us over for dinner last night..:
Who can say no after sweet potatoes, fish, wine and the biggest chocolate cake ever seen..?
smart woman.



Every Monday one of the MANY churches here organize food-pickups and give away food for the people who need it here in Homer.



Food, old, and half-old food get picked up at the different stores,and we got to pick out the really bad fruits..green beans being my specialty for the day..

We set everything ready on tables and people come in to get food-suppliments for their families.  Old and young, needy,and maybe not so needy(?) people come and get to pick vegetables, fruit, bread and sweets to bring home.
They can also get help with other personal things as who to contact if you don`t have a job and such things.

Nice way to spend the day, and it got me a free lunch! :)

COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL

Howard can tell you a lot about sea stars,I found this guy just hanging out on the dock.

playing with colors

kind of funny,kind of out of place,but still real.

So,I do have some time to kill over here,and one thing you can do is try out the different color graduations in picasa.

Some people kill time by doing these things,and maybe color graduate their pictures from their trip later,I dont know.

pretty out on the spit

just playing around with my camera

So far in Homer

I have been re-united with Howard - which I think is great!

I have signed up a photoclass online - that I have not started yet

I have bought a bike - that I have used once

I have found a weight room - which I did not enter

I have been thinking about volunteering - and today I started at the Animal shelter!

I have tried to buy stuff online - which I did not suceed in

I have kind of volunteered for Costalstudies - once

I have been without warm water for almost 2 weeks - which is not so great

I have been Washboard to do laudry and take showers - wich gives me a american-movie-feeling

I have been to a few of the bars here - and think they are pretty cool!

I have been to good restaurants and cafe`s - and the prices are pretty good

I have been thinking about getting better at cooking - and yesterday someone told me about cooking-
          classes

I have been cold a lot - and been following the warmest April in Oslo online..

I have beautiful surrondings here - looks like north of Norway

I have made a promise to myself to keep writing this blog in english - and I hope you correct me every time            
          you can!

I have been around taking pictures - and cant wait for it to get green around here for more pictures scenes.