What Could Have Been

Orcas circling their prey from ship

The best pics I could manage of the humpback whales

Today is a day of introspection. It has been a very busy week with many emotional highs and lows. I had an eye and dental appointment. New glasses are on there way and I was told that I have the early stages of cataracts.Taking note, that sometime down the line I will have to have surgery. Wednesday Jessamyn went with me to Cheyenne, WY to get my root canal done at the endodontist. Fortunately the only pain I felt was in my pocket book. It was Melanie's fiftieth birthday too and best wishes go out to a great sister-in-law! Thursday Julie and Jim lost a close family member, Daisy May, who was seventeen years old. May Daisy's spirit rise to where ever good dogs go to meet the great one.

Yes, it was a sad day indeed. It would have been Brian and my fortieth wedding anniversary on Thursday. It wasn't what Brian and I had planned together. We had planned on living a long life into old age. But the real lesson for me is to live in the here and now; not in what could have been. There are just no real assurances in life.

However, there is some goods news, Dan the man is turning sixty this Monday. Happy Birthday goes out to the old fart! Linda and I signed our LLC papers and now officially have are tax ID number along with a brand new business account. We already have our first client.

I will continue the chronological picture journey from Alaska. Juneau is next on our tour. Enjoy! 

Sea Lions snuggling.

Out for a morning swim and meal.

The Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau.

Closer view.

Rewards after a day of sight seeing.