My friend Tammy is in town from California so we took a trip to Seward, AK this weekend...120 miles South of Anchorage. We visited the Alaska SeaLife Center and took a 5 hour wildlife tour in Resurrection Bay.
Mountain Goat
Icebergs at Bear Glacier
My work got all the ladies in the office flowers for administrative professionals day :) I love flowers.
Around 5:30pm last night the skies darkened and ash began to fall in Anchorage...I was sitting in my living room with the lights off because it had been sunny when I noticed it suddenly got dark, I looked outside and the air was thick and yellow...like the worst smog in LA ever...It also got eerily quiet because people went inside, stopped driving and the airport closed so there was no air traffic overhead. I woke up early (for me) this morning to take my car to the brushless car wash to get the ash off my car and waited about an hour to finally get it clean...
The snow is gray from the ash...
Mt Redoubt a volcano about 100 miles southwest of where I live in Anchorage began erupting Sunday night just after 10:30pm...It has been restless and we have been on Volcano alert Orange-Watch (which is right below Red-Warning when it is actively erupting). It erupted 6 times as of Tuesday and then yesterday was lowered to Orange again. This morning we had another eruption around 8:30 which sent ash 30,000 feet above sea level into the air and then a huge eruptive event at 9:30am which sent ash and steam 65,000 feet above sea level...the largest event yet. So far the winds have carried the ash away from Anchorage and they have only detected trace amounts in the air here the last couple days...below is a pic that was taken today in Homer, AK of the Ash/Steam cloud....
1. Do you like bleu cheese? not the dressing but i like the crumbles on my salad
2. Have you ever smoked? Yes
3. Do you own a gun? no way
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? the fake lemonaid kind
5. where is 5?
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Hebrew National or nothing.
7. Favorite Christmas movie? the grinch...the cartoon not the jim carey one
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? coffee and water
9. Can you do push ups? not many with my lame shoulder
10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? my tiffany ring and necklace
11. Favorite hobby? umm snowboarding?
12. Do you have A. D. D.? maybe but probably not
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts? i have reading glasses but i haven't needed to wear them since i moved to Alaska
14. Middle name? Renee'
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: i'm bored. i can't wait to go home and its really warm in here...i need to go outside to cool off
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink: water, coffee and tea
17. Current worry? money always
18. Current hate right now? Winter
19. Favorite place to be? The beach
20. how did you ring in the new year? went to Benihanna for Tschandra's bday and then hung out at Tschandra's with Tschandra, Sam & Michael at midnight.
21. Where would you like to go? Italy, Greece, Spain...
22. Name three people who will complete this: probably no one
23. Do you own slippers? I have some Ugg slippers
24 What color shirt are you wearing? Black
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Not anymore too slippery
26. Can you whistle? Yes
27. Where are you now? my desk at work
28. Would you be a pirate? i am one
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? none
30. Favorite Girl’s Name? i'm not sharing
31. Favorite boy’s name? not sharing that either
32. What is in your pocket right now? lint?
33. What's the last thing that made you laugh? one of the guys at work told me he prefers fruity things...cause he's fruity...he said it not me!
34. What vehicle do you drive? 2006 Honda Accord Ex Sedan
.35. Worst injury you’ve ever had? my back or ribs in car accidents...
