wednesday.

awoke at 0730

feeling:

sore.

defeated.

ungrateful.

lay'd in bed

and

tried my best to muster up a prayer.

you who know me best know that

i have a higher power

and

i'm not it.

[smile]

so my prayer went something like this:

i'm gonna get up now

and

just do my best to do my best.

out of bed.

hot bath.

dressed for chiropractor appointment.

and, so, 

as it happens a couple times a year around here

i gathered up 

extraneous items

and 

bagged them up.

freshly laundered pillows and blankets 

were delivered 

here:

one year has passed

that our local shelter

gained the status

of

"no kill".

see the name of the shelter?

we don't have

"counties"

here in alaska.

we have
"boroughs"

and

the one in which i live is

the matanuska-susitna borough.

defined by

the matanuska river

and

the susitna river.

today i travel'd with: 

ziggy starfire bacon jones.

he's dressed like a teenager today:

long t-shirt

hanging out beneath

a

hoodie.

yes.

he is one high-fashion pooch.

 our next stop:

meet:

heather.

we call her
"blue"

because she had bright blue highlights in her hair.

hi, blue.

two soy chai lattes to go, please.

oh, and:

two dog biscuits.

there's an espresso stand

on almost every corner

or

situated every few miles.

someone once told me that espresso stands

are an alaskan phenomenon.

elsewhere "outside"

people actually walk into starbucks

or

a coffee shop.

life is "on the go" here in alaska.

we live on the go

and

we drink our coffee [and tea] on the go.

and as we pull away we see:

charley two-feathers.

he's been a friend for several years.

[he and ziggy look alike, wouldn't you say?]

[scroll back up to ziggy's photo....]

so i'm standing there

talking to charley

and he points out:

a teenager

dressed in pumpkin orange and white tights.

charley and i laughed so hard.

we think she heard us.

[sorry....but thanks for the laugh.]

headed northward and homeward.

here's the matanuska riverbed.

king mountain

and

pinnacle mountain.

these mountains

are across the river 

and

are part of the chugach mountain range.

and just turning the camera a bit

we see:

eska mountain

and

granite peak.

on "this" side of the matanuska river

and

part of the talkeetna mountain range.

thanks for tagging along.

i feel much better

knowing

*you*

are my friends

and

you love me.

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