May first and the sun is shining, the temp's in the 40's, the land is thawing-spring is in the air. The military is in town and moving back and forth between the villages by helicopter. I went to the fire hall as Patty and Cathy were in Anchorage and I had no commitments. While there we got a tone out to pick up two patients being brought in by medevac. It was a beautiful day for a drive.
May second and it looks like it's shaping up to be a busy month. This morning I saw geese flying-the first of the migrating waterfowl. We also saw a number of helicopters as the military is in town. I went out on the ice in front of town with Debbie a fellow nurse, and John her husband who works in pharmacy. We caught eight sheefish in about an hour and since each fish weighed over ten pounds, we decided to call it a day. Now I have to clean them.......
Mothers day Patty and I took a ride and we were able to get onto the beach for the first time. Campfires and smores won't be far behind.
Cathy graduated from Certified Nursing Assistant school and the ceremony was on May 12th.
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/100_2904.JPG "Three military blackhawk helicopters over the tundra.")
/100_2906.JPG "John in the cab of the ambulance.")
/100_2907.JPG "Watching the approach.")
/100_2908.JPG "The view across the back lagoon towards our apartment and the mountains beyond.")
/100_2909.JPG "The medevac plane rolling down the runway after landing.")
/100_2911.JPG "Approaching the hanger while we standby for the pickup.")
/100_2912.JPG "The medevac plane.")
/100_2914.JPG "Carlo with the first one which was also the biggest.")
/100_2915.JPG "John gets one.")
/100_2916.JPG "Debbie did not want to fish until she saw us cathcing, then she just had to try her luck. Note the blackhawk helicopters over town.")
/100_2918.JPG "Debbie pulling one out of the hole.")
/100_2919.JPG "A good size one. That is town behind her, we are out only about 2-300 yards from shore.")
/100_2922.JPG "The military were flying all over-these are chinook twin blade helicopters.")
/100_2926.JPG "Heading in with the catch.")
/100_2941.JPG "The back bay is thawing rapidly as spring finally approaches.")
/100_2944.JPG "The view of Sadie Creek emptying into the partially thawed sound and the tundra beyond.")
/100_2947.JPG "Patty on the beach.")
/100_2949.JPG "I won't be long now.")
/100_2952.JPG "The sound.")
/100_2955.JPG "Patty tooling along.")
/100_2957.JPG "Negotiating the still partially frozen part is interesting and fun.")
/100_2961.JPG "Patty as dressed up as it gets here.")
/100_2970.JPG "Cathy on stage.")
/100_2976.JPG "In front of the sound with the ice and mountains beyond.")
/100_2977.JPG "Cathy and her friend Aucha.")
/100_2981.JPG "Mother and daughter.")
/100_2983.JPG "Getting ready to go out to eat Chinese (what else?) to celebrate.")
/100_2986.JPG "Cathy and her \"friend\" Gary.")