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or not
from the United States Constitution –
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
. . . from Lessa:
blah, blah, blah . . . and, oh, by the way – when you drop off the Boy to his school’s out party at noon – be sure to tell the host parents about the bear dad and I saw early this morning on the way to anchortown.
(me) mm hm, okay, sure . . . . WAIT! WHAT???? a bear?
It would seem that our critter count is escalating – only this time I only have their word for it because Lessa did not have her camera out at the time that Mr. Moose stomped on the brakes to allow a good sized brownie to amble across the highway in front of them . . . within a half mile of the location the Boy and his friends will be partying this afternoon.
Yup, I will make sure that the host parents are aware.
It is that time of the year – the bears are out and hungy – I know that I have said this before, but bear with me (hahaha – I crack myself up). We need to be constantly aware that we live in BEAR country even though we are living in (so called) civilization. And, it is THEIR territory – not ours. They, after all, were here first.
We are blessed to be living in this area. We generally are treated to the sight of mama moose and their darling little red headed babies at this time of the year (although that sometimes has serious consequences)
doggonit – sure wish she’d had the camera out and in ready position. 😉
have a wonderful weekend, everyone.
Separated at Birth . . .
Watching a rerun of the 25th SNL show on tv tonight and was struck once more about how much
SNL’s Ana Gasteyer 
 and
Crossing Jordan’s Kathryn Hahn 
resemble each other. . . . . or is it just me???????Â
Well, we all know that I have a tendency to collect moose – right? From the beginning of our trip to Homer where a real live 1000+ pounder caused some damage to the car – to the Goofy Moose we found as we left Homer. What? I didn’t tell you about the Goofy Moose?
aha – perfect finale to our anniversary trip tale, I’m thinking.
When we stopped for breakfast – at the Caribou (thanks, Gal) – we spotted several goofy caricatures carved from wood placed around the restaurant. I grabbed one of the business cards as it had a website address on it and I figured – well, you know what I figured – I would contact the “Bear Man” at a later date to see about getting one of the said Goofy Moose.
I didn’t have to wait long – as we left the Spit area after our boat jaunt I spotted the critters sitting alongside the road. Made a u-ie and went back to take a closer look – oh, so cute! Oh, so necessary for my collection! Oh, the things he let us see that I didn’t get a picture of – because they are only for “special” minded folks. Yes, I know that many of you out there have the mindset to stand for it – but, well, I just blushed and carried on – no pics.
😳
Anyway . . . I did take a shot of the “moose-squito” for you all.
 
 schnort!
 and here is your faithful PurpleMoose grinning just like the Goofy Moose.
Darn! I thought I had taken a shot of my little guy – but I don’t find it here. And, he is in my office at work, so can’t get a shot for you today. Maybe later this week. And, I am only going to post these smaller photos because I understand that people have tried to take shots of the sculptures in order to make their own – I don’t want to be a cause of such a thing. Go on over and visit his site and get your own.
as per usual – I am living up to my motto – I live in Alaska – I make my own fun. Woot!
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This is for Spun With Tears’ Thursday challenge: MOTION
taken during the Homer, Alaska Shorebird Festival birders’ cruise of Upper Kachemak Bay aboard the Rainbow Connection. Hubby Moose enjoying a bit of the ride port side.
We spent a lot of time in the very comfortable and roomy cabin – it was COLD out there!