December 8, 2013: Merry Christmas from Juneau Alaska...

We're in the spirit of the season and wanted to share it with y'all!
Max did an outstanding job decorating the outdoors again this year ~ What a guy, seriously!

October 15, 2013: Fantastic 'Nearly' Full Moon ~ Hometown in Yakutat, Alaska...

October 15, 2013: 

Fantastic 'Nearly' Full Moon 

as viewed above my Mom's front porch while vacationing

in our hometown of Yakutat, Alaska...

October 6, 2013: Spectacular Mountaintop Sunset in Juneau, Alaska...

A spectacular mountaintop sunset 

from our dining room window just now, 

we are definitely blessed here in Juneau, Alaska!

September 15, 2013: Phenomenal Cloud Formation in Juneau, Alaska...

September 15, 2013:

Phenomenal Cloud Formation

in Juneau, Alaska

with Colorful Balloons as a Bonus...

September 15, 2013: 12:12 a.m. Harvest Moon through Evergreen Trees...

September 15, 2013: 

12:12 a.m. Harvest Moon through Evergreen Trees
in Juneau, Alaska...

May 23, 2013: Couple Super Moon photographs in Juneau, Alaska...

May 23, 2013: 

Captured a couple Super Moon photographs 

Alaska Standard Time (AST)

in Juneau, Alaska...

10:45 p.m.

10:46 p.m.

May 19, 2013: Regal Bald Eagle Perched on Crane in Juneau, Alaska...

May 19, 2013: 

Regal Bald Eagle Perched on Crane 

in Juneau, Alaska...

May 11-12, 2013: Caught a Nice King Salmon in Juneau, Alaska...

May 11-12, 2013:

Launched the skiff at the break of dawn, 
baited up and ready to go...

It was a blast catching this king salmon,
he's only about 20 pounds but was quite the fighter...

Bright and beautiful...

Heading in at 9:30 a.m....

Hungry bald eagles...

We firing up the grill the following day, 
while hubby Max was busy creating a new recipe...

Red boneless, skin-on
king salmon fillets marinated and ready to grill...

Max's Alder-Charcoal-Grilled King Salmon Fillets 
recipe was nothing short of incredible...

May 10, 2013: Springtime is Slow to Arrive in Juneau, Alaska...

May 10, 2013:

The temperature actually reached a delightful 74 degrees 
in Juneau, Alaska today...

Young bald eagle soaring overhead...

May 9, 2013: North Douglas-False Outer Point in Juneau, Alaska...

May 9, 2013:

North Douglas in Juneau, Alaska; 
mega overcast although stunning views today...

Mendenhall Glacier
as viewed from across Gastineau Channel...

Fishermen at 
False Outer Point...

Alaska State Ferry...

At the end of North Douglas Road,
when the sun made a brief appearance...

Heading home crossing Juneau-Douglas Bridge;
view of Gastineau Channel to the south...

A quick snapshot of  Mount Robert's Tram 
as viewed from the bridge as well...

May 8, 2013: Helper Lil' Miss Chelsey in Juneau, Alaska...

May 8, 2013:

Lil' Miss Chelsey 
helping with household tasks
during this stormy and windy spring day...

We're watering busy watering plants:
Dwarf citrus trees, jalapeno plant, and cilantro...

May 7, 2013: Small Birds Arriving in Juneau, Alaska...

May 7, 2013:

Vibrantly beautiful birds 
showed up in the yard today in Juneau, Alaska...

Dark-Headed Junco...

Gold-Crowned Sparrow...

Other Junco's also arrived today,
just loving it...

May 6, 2013: Lucky Day Netting A Dungeness Crab in the Shallows...

May 6, 2013:

My husband and I went fishing in our skiff for king salmon, 
although we ended up netting a 
dungeness crab instead in Juneau, Alaska...

We spotted this dungeness crab crawling along the shallows of the harbor
shortly after launching the skiff...

After two attempts with it crawling like crazy and the wind catching the boat
 - we successfully netted it...

I told my husband,  "The crab is crawling under the floorboard, 
you better grab it." He said, "Don't worry, it has nowhere to go; 
I don't want to get pinched"...

Male and Female 
Marbled Murrelets...

Same 
Marbled Murrelets...

Common Merganser...

Super rainy day,
with the sun trying to appear...

Male and Female 
Harlequins...

Another Marbled Murrelet; 
calling its mate that's fishing nearby...

Clever...

Pigeon Guillemot...

Max spotted salmon fry near the shoreline,
and shortly thereafter so did this bald eagle...

He was lucky and took flight 
while grabbing a salmon fry in its talons...

Promise of spring, albeit late, is the sprouting of skunk cabbage
(and its unique odor) everywhere...

And, the story continues...I hated to tell Max, "Told ya so!"
We ended up having to use a camera to locate this bugger 
under the floorboard of the skiff, 
then a coat hanger to fish it out once we arrive back home...

The fresh dungeness crab made for a mighty fine
recipe creation that I so enjoyed preparing, consisting of a tasty

Oven-Baked Alaska Dungeness Crab 'N Artichoke Dip