Lin's Spot

Bird's Eye View

2008-07-12T12:51:00.000-07:00

I'd call this a win-win....I get to feed the birds out of my hand while enjoying the views from our "poop deck" as I call it ....we've spoiled the birds for sure...and the squirrels....we even have a de-icer for them wintertime so they always have fresh water...delightful! Hugs

2008-07-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the wonderful variety of birds that come to our feeders....these are pine siskins...they peep like a canary, and have yellow stripes on their wings...what joy to feel those tiny feet in your hands! Hugs.

Hey Bear!

2008-07-12T12:14:00.000-07:00

We've a abundance of wildlife living out of town...we are 15 miles out of the town of Homer Alaska, in the mountains facing the Kachemak Bay near it's head, 180 degrees facing the mountains and glaciers across the bay from our windows...we have the most beautiful view, and as you can see this bear is one of many passing through...I watched him way below walking up the dirt road that belongs to the only neighbor below us, and had a feeling he would soon be passing through our place, and sure enough...he was big, at least bigger than the ones that have passed through lately, and just feet away from our windows...we have to take in our bird feeders every evening, and this was 5AM and I had just put all the feeders out on the "poop deck" as I call it ....it's such a small deck but the birds and squirrels give us great pleasure all year around...anyway, this bear sniffed the raised deck, and could have cared less....these days they've lots of luscious grass to feed on, and he meandered up the road. Neat, huh? Hugs.

Eagle Soaring

2008-07-12T12:09:00.001-07:00

This is one of my favorite eagle photos in my collection as I felt I captured his 7 ft. wingspan in midair, in all it's glory. Just being right place right time, right out my window. Life is Good. Hugs.

2008-07-05T11:38:00.000-07:00

Just came across one of my favorites...a few years ago in our back yard the moose were munching on the young and sweet fireweeds...we had moose sleep uner our windows there! Here we sure have moose, along with black bear, plenty of 'em, and recently we saw a big brown bear below...wintertime we saw a wolf below....it's nice living on the side of a mountain...last night a black bear was convinced he could drag away our bear proof garbage can but it was bigger than him! We watched him walk around and sit down, walk around again....and I was so excited thinking as he walked in front of my wildlife camcamera I "caught" him on film.....but no, my settings were too high and I got lovely photos of the mountains and glaciers and Kachemak Bay, but no bear! I'll get it right yet!

Young moose

2008-07-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

This is about the youngest moose I've "captured" on film...it was in our driveway in Fritz Creek when we rented a small cabin. Isn't it darling?

Icebergs!

2008-07-05T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here you go....isn't it gorgeous? As we turned around and left one "exploded" like a sonic boom! It had rolled over....awesome experience for sure!

2008-07-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

Those are icebergs you see! I can see a few from my wiindow, not as great a view as this I took from East End Road, but I can see a view of icebergs as they float by on the Grewingk Glacier Lake....it's a glacer just across the bay from us, and a few years ago I landed in a float plane into the lake, the guide blew up kayaks (he used to have plastic kayaks there but the bears chewed them up like toys) that he know keeps locked up in a wooden box, and my daugther and her partner and I kayaked around the icebergs in front of the glacier....did you know icebergs are 90% under the water? We had then to hike a mile up and down a steep mountain to reach the other side where a water taxi was waiting to take us back to The Homer Spit....let me find a close up of one of the icebergs...I'll be back!

2008-07-05T09:34:00.000-07:00

One of those Ansel Adams day with the fabulous lighting and clouds over and under the mountains and glaciers....they are such a distraction as ever changing!

Our Panaramac Cabin

2008-06-26T20:58:00.000-07:00

Riding my 4 wheeler back from picking rhubarb on the old homestead of Betty Hubbard, the sweet lady we bought a piece of the original land from....we have but two acres, but with the 180 degree views of the glaciers and Kachemak Bay we feel we have so much more....hugs to all

Can You Bear It?

2008-06-22T16:36:00.000-07:00

While waiting for our friend Mike to stop by to show him where the brown bear was we were watching a black bear down below about 1:30PM today as Mike pulled up! At first it was sitting down, and all I could see was the head and two black ears which looked like a black cat curled up.......till it got up and moved! No black cat for sure....black bear yes, it hung around below awhile eating grass and while we were looking around for it we swear it had to have been another further down below crossing the Mike's lane! So we think there were 2 black bears down there....hard to get anything done with so much wildlife action! Right on Right on....hugs.

I can bearly wait to tell you!

2008-06-22T09:36:00.000-07:00

It seems always around 11:00 PM Bill see's a black bear siting either right under the window or down below....WELL! Last night around 11:45PM Bill was calling for me as I had just fallen asleep yelling bear! bear!....We watched below a brown bear...that is, a blonde brown bear almost yellow all around except reddish brown underneath...huge...(I never lie)....it was sitting eating grass, waddled over towards the neighbor Mike's road below, and crossed it....we had our binoculars and like two little kids watched in wonder....around here the brown bears are really big....interior Alaska there are what's called grizzly bears, another brown bear version but not as big....it was just not enough light to capture this siting, but our hearts were pounding for sure! In that same spot early in the morning same day, I had watched a moose....and we've seen a wolf in that area this winter, a black bear a few days ago, seems to be lots of traffic there....awesome, folks, just awesome....in time I'll be sharing beautiful photos of Alaska in it's finest natural world of wonder. Hugs

Happy Summer Days!

2008-06-21T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
This will be the start of a journey over time of my photos and writings....lots to learn about what's called "blogging" but I'm ready for a new challenge....I hope to share what my eyes captivate living here in rural Alaska....the visuals of the ever blooming variety of wildflowers have only just begun! I've been eating fresh fireweed shoots as salad, and sauteing fresh fiddleheads in garlic,butter&olive oil...yummy! My new birthday gift from Bill, a wildlife cam camera, should be promising photos with all the black bear moose and porcupines visiting. More to come....another time.Hugs.