Last weekend Sweet Pea (the cat) and I adopted a new cat to replace Rocky. Now, instead of being lonely, Sweet Pea is spending her time hissing to make sure the new cat knows who is boss. And yes, we have yet to name the little guy. Perhaps you have some ideas? He is pure black, about 3 years old and is extremely friendly. He is beginning to chase after Sweet Pea and it is hilarious because now she takes off running. Turn about is fair play!
These pictures are from our trip to Eagle, Alaska, July 4, 2010. It is located on the Yukon River and became one of our favorite places in Alaska. The people are so friendly and we had a great time. Eagle is a 13 hour drive from Anchorage, most of which is on a gravel road, better known as the Taylor Highway, Anchorage to Tok to Chicken to Eagle. Immediately upon arriving we were invited to the community potluck so off we went. Just like home! Luckily we brought lots of carrots and celery with us to eat so we took them as our contribution. The residents told us next time to load up our truck with watermelons because they would buy them and we would be able to pay for our trip. In other words, fresh fruits and veggies are hard to come by there being so far from grocery stores. Yes, there is a very small community store but the selections, not to mention the prices...ohmigosh. Eagle's 4th of July celebration is awesome. Trap shoot across the Yukon, softball tournament, parade (I am pretty certain all 200 residents were in the parade), crafts fair, and a water dunk contest along with the community potluck. Fun times to be had by all! Unfortunately, we ended up leaving quickly on Sunday night when the thunderclouds started forming. Being from eastern Oregon, we knew what they meant, so we hightailed it out of there about 10pm. We were very lucky as the storms were very bad, the road washed out and was not repaired until the following year. I am looking forward to going back, maybe even in the winter to experience the 30 below weather. Ok...maybe not...but maybe...
q'ua
