Rescued another duck a few days ago and finally got it acclimated to the others and some pictures.........

From this afternoon here in the Northland:

And yesterday's bounty - raspberries from the yard for the fruit salad and butter lettuce from the deck pots for the BarBQ wraps:

All while the rains lifted and a mist hung over the distant mountains:

And reflected, at the left, in the mirrored window is the hotel that bears his name:

San Marino coin shop:

Singapore:

BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - Growing up near Tyndall Air Force Base as an Air Force "brat" wanting to follow in her dad and grandad's footsteps to carry on a family legacy, Maj. Ashley Rolfe decided to become an Air Force fighter pilot.

Now, she's making history at the 104th Fighter Wing as the first female fighter pilot in the Wing's 70-year history.

Yours Truly, 1966 (7 years old), learning how to ski. Notice the boots and bindings...

Our 50th wedding anniversary is coming up next year. All of our wedding pictures were double exposed (friend of my father-in-law screwed that up) but at least we have some of the reception. Most importantly, we're still married!

Another hobby! N scale, don’t have room for a permanent layout so I just play around with different track designs. Hopefully someday I’ll have space!

Friday views from this Friday:

First, the waters of Portage Lake with an iceberg that drifted from Portage Glacier:

Views of ready to spawn salmon in the nearby stream along the route to the glacier - having returned to the fresh waters where they were hatched after a three year journey into the Pacific Ocean:

Then it was on to a return to close by Byron Glacier reached after a 1.5 mile hike in and 1.5 mile hike back out. Note the blue ice evidencing the tight packing of the glacial ice which has eliminated air under the weight of centuries of accumulated snow which then has altered the escape of reflected light.

From Portage to the sea water port of Whittier located on the shores of Prince William Sound one drives through the longest roadway automobile tunnel in the United States. At 2.5 miles (we checked it with our odometer) it is half a mile longer than the longest roadway tunnel in the continental United States located on Seattle's Highway 99. (FWIW, the longest railway tunnel in the U.S. is the 7.8 mile Cascade tunnel.) The tunnel from Portage to Whittier is unique in sharing a rail track and a roadway for vehicles.

And of course for us an August visit to Whittier would not be complete without checking out our favorite blueberry picking spot with at least enough berries for tomorrow's blueberry pie:

Then as we depart Whittier a seagull soars overhead as a fishing boat crosses a returning (from the Columbia Glacier) Phillips Glacier Cruise Tour Boat:

@1northcoin said:
Friday views from this Friday:

And of course for us an August visit to Whittier would not be complete without checking out our favorite blueberry picking spot with at least enough berries for tomorrow's blueberry pie:

Then as we depart Whittier a seagull soars overhead as a fishing boat crosses a returning (from the Columbia Glacier) Phillips Glacier Cruise Tour Boat:

OK, for completeness, here is evidence of the blueberry pie consequent from the "fruits of our labors:"

A memorial to our "Little Buddy" who died of a massive seizure on June 28, 2021 at the age of 12. I've posted pictures of him here many times. He was a very smart and very loyal dog-one of our very best. My icon changed to the incomplete memorial. The picture looks as if Dylan was posed by a professional. He was not-it was taken by my youngest son.

Here's a few more pictures that some of you may recognize-