This morning my wife brought her young horse to the kennels so the horse could meet the hounds. The huntsman and several other members brought the hounds a mile or so down the road to a pond for a swim, and then back to the kennels. It was also the first time out for some of the younger hounds. My wife's young horse.

Fireweed...grows wild all over Alaska. So called because it's one of the early plants to appear after a wild fire. The flowers can be harvested for use in nectars and jams and such. The locals watch it as a sign for impending winter when it finishes blooming.

So hazy, hot and humid today that I needed a little chilling out...so here's a glacier calving...

Beautiful day for a 'roll' in the park yesterday. Yep, that is a turtle sunning on the rock!