Enjoyed the first real day of spring in Anchor Point, Alaska this date. The lawn area and yard is now free of all snow, with the exception of the large snow berms that I so carefully stacked over the winter months. Last evening, while sitting on my deck enjoying my evening cup of coffee, I could hear the cackling and then the shrieking of an eagle. Getting up from my chair, I wandered to the side deck. There is a large spruce tree on the bluff over looking our family campground, it is quite common to see an eagle roosting in the top of the tree. As I watched, the shrieking of the eagle became louder. It was only after several minutes of watching that I realized that there were two eagles, one was hidden under the other. Now what they were doing in the top of that tree I will leave to your imagination. I rushed into the house to get my camera, returning just in time to see one the of the eagles fly away. This one remained in the tree for a period of time, contented and resting. This afternoon about the same time of the day, an eagle returned to the tree and squawked for thirty minutes, assuming he or she was calling it's mate to return but after an hour, it gave up the wait. Tomorrow will be another day. Perhaps a "lucky" day.

Took my first cup of coffee on the deck this morning, under cloudless skis just as the sun was breaking the horizon. What a great way to start the day, the smell of spring in the air and Mt. Redoubt blowing off a little steam. This was the picture the entire day, the wind direction never changed nor did the eruption of steam.

This evening, I spent a little time on the beach of Cook Inlet to enjoy the sunset. Four of our major volcanoes were in clear view. Mt. Douglas was perhaps the clearest that I have ever seen it. St. Augustine, was as majestic as ever standing guard over Kamishak Bay. Mt. Iliamna bathed in the setting sun, blushed lightly with the clouds streaming from her neighbor, Mt. Redoubt.

As the tides of Cook Inlet inched their way up the beach at Anchor Point, Mt. Redoubt continued to let her presence be known.

Such sacrafices we have to make to live in this part of Alaska.