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Watch Out for Bears!

September 23, 2013 By Helen

Stay alert for bears poster

We can’t figure out if it was good that we didn’t notice this before hiking up to Exit Glacier or not. I must say at first glance I was happy to see guidance for what to do in case of a bear in the area: don’t turn and run; talk to it and back away […]

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Exit Glacier

September 21, 2013 By Helen

Exit Glacier near Seward, Alaska

We hiked the trail to Exit Glacier yesterday. Exit Glacier is part of the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Fjords National Park. It was a beautiful, clear day, so we were able to walk close to the toe of the glacier on the outwash plain. The glacier is constantly melting, so there is a rather […]

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We must be Very Important

September 16, 2013 By Helen

This is the nicest upgrade we’ve ever gotten. Amenities kit, nice headphones, big pillow and quilt, more leg room than even I can use. And the usual personal in-flight entertainment center. Plus our 2 seats are in the middle so we both have aisle seats. A rather nice dinner with wine will be served in […]

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Mud Cocoons

September 10, 2013 By Helen

photo of Mud cocoon harboring wasp larvae

While cleaning up some old boxes in the shed, we ran across some odd piles of rock hard mud, some already shattered. We broke open this mud clump and discovered wasp larvae inside. We suspect that at this time of year, their presence indicates they did not hatch. This type wasp is sometimes referred to […]

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Fort Worth Flying Saucer

July 3, 2013 By Helen

Getting to Fort Worth was a trip and a half. We left DFW in our rental car, plotted the route to our hotel in the GPS. Never mind, the powers that be decided that multiple construction projects on spaghetti-like highways with few signs and a broken traffic light along the way were a test to […]

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LGA and IPA

July 2, 2013 By Helen

A long day, leaving Franklin shortly after 7am. Easy driving until we hit NYC. Morgan met us on the upper east side and drove to LaGuardia with us, and took the car after dropping us off. So here we are in terminal C (not the new terminal D with pre-check as we had hoped). We […]

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Kenny’s Tree

May 7, 2013 By Helen

On Sunday, May 5th, the children and grandchildren of Kenny Darling joined his twin, Bev, to plant an Hibiscus tree to celebrate his life.

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Flower & Garden Festival

April 25, 2013 By Helen

We enjoyed seeing the magnificent flowers at this year’s Flower & Garden Festival.

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