Although, we are going to miss out on a long holiday weekend since the 4th will fall on Tuesday, it looks as if we are going to have a good weekend. Checked out the old weather prognosticator this a.m. The Doppler Radar shows clear weather all the way to LA and surrounding foothills. The 5:10 a.m. national weather forecast also looks good. Possibility of little rain on Friday. Saturday through Independence Day forecast is Lows in the 40's to mid 50's. Highs in the mid 60's to lower 70's.
With weather like this, it will be a good weekend to capture some tadpoles in the Kroc Pond, unless the Kroc ate all of them. Will also be a good weekend to watch the maiden flight of the Magpie babies - their tail feathers are just about long enough to balance them out.
If you get a chance to visit the little hamlet by the river this weekend, I guarantee you that none of our neighbors will have you arrested if you yell at them but do watch out for those old folks that live on the hill over looking the HITWRA, excessive fireworks after 3:00 a.m. can upset them unless it is a controlled explosion within the confines of the fire pit. The little girl Moose has already made some plans for a special contest - could be fun and involves food. It is something she came up with on her own so we will see how it works out. Have a good day and be kind to any Senior Citizen that you may meet, they are somebody's mother and father.

Just took a quick peek at the weather report and Doppler radar, the bad news is that it is raining in Anchorage as I post, the good news is that it is sunny and warm on the southern fringes of the Kenai Peninsula. Long range, it appears that we can expect the remainder of June with a little moisture, surely we will see our summer in July. I am always the optimist.
Chuckled at the posting from the Wolf Pack today, seems the old den has been overrun by visiting children even during celebration of another year of the dominant male in
the pack. If you are wondering why he is the dominant male, he is the only male! At least he had a lot of friends attend his party. I do not know what all the stress is about pertaining to the number of little guests that keep coming and going out the door. According to the news, the Good Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 80th birthday today by inviting 2,000 children to tea. Can you imagine the amount of tea and crumpets that 2,000 kids can consume? Surely would not want to get caught in the bathroom line at that house. But I thought it neat that an 80 year old lady could entertain that many kids and a young woman the age of my daughter gets stressed out at a dozen, but that is the new generation.
Looks as if the Buffalo Clan enjoyed the Hole In the Wall recreational area so much that they have also opened up a new campground at their homestead. I bet their "multi-purpose" room is not as nice but any mobile travelers coming through the Anchor Angler, we will make sure that we send you a little business, I am sure that you can also accommodate a few "hook-ups" for the motor home travelers as well as tent camping sites. I do need to apologize to the Lady Buffalo, her identification of the bird nest in the HITWRA was correct. Those little red headed birds turned into Magpies.
Spent yesterday, doing some clean up and restoration work in the HITWRA. All repairs that were needed in and around the multi-purpose room was the main agenda, took a little longer than expected as I received a constant bombardment from the Magpies protecting their nest. They can get very aggressive, especially when Momma Cat shows up to see what I am doing. For awhile, I thought I was going to have to shoot a couple of them in defense of life and property. However, the little birds have grown fast, although they are out of the nest they are still not ready to fly so they just sit on a branch and stare at you. Of course, I was not able to resist the temptation and had to pet each one.
The day before, Golden Grammy unplugged the power to the area since no one was using it. While cleaning up, I once again heard a fan noise coming from the Buffalo Wallow, not having a security key I broke out a window to try and get into the camp, but my arm was not long enough to reach the door lock so I just disconnected the battery. It was still running strong after the power had been off for 24 hours so the battery must be charged. Will reconnect the battery and power just prior to the next arrival so don't worry, someone is looking out for you. As well, I put some duct tape over the window to keep out the rain.
The recreational area is in good shape, raked the entire area and drained the central lake so it should be in good shape unless we see some major rain this week.
The Anchor River will once again open to fishing on July 1st, still a lot of King Salmon moving through the system although the season will be closed but the Dolly Varden fishery should be real good, you will need to turn the King Salmon loose. The marine troll fishery should be producing some of those 50 to 70 pound King Salmon by this next weekend, I would expect to see the first one of the season to show up within the next day or so. If you can talk your guide into taking you out, it may give you a chance to unseat the Grand Poopa and reverse Title 13.
During the short time I have blogged, I have seen a lot of good pictures, seems that JD Plumma is always on the search for picture, but thus far this year, I would have to nominate the picture that was posted on the blog site of Erotic Screaming as the "Photo of the Year". This photo will no doubt propel the screamer into the Annual Christmas Tribunal. Good job Heidi! Speaking of photos, if you look at all the photos that the Lady Moose took, you will want to take a close look at little Warren with his ball cap on and sleeveless shirt, looks just like a little Homer! Proving that the acorn does not fall far the tree.

Today, the made for TV movie "Broken Trail" starring Robert Duvall is going to be on the AMC channel at 4 pm Alaska Time. Part I will be today, Part II will be tomorrow at the same time. Reportedly, it is as good as the classic western "Lonesome Dove", also starring Robert Duvall as the infamous character "Gus". Trivia question, which movie was Robert Duvall in that the starring actor received his one and only Oscar?

Don't have anything to say, but I just wanted to pull a Alpha Female Wolf trick and post something to see how many responses I can get after a two week period without posting anything else. Sorry, I forgot Papa Wolf's birthday so just in case, Happy Birthday Heidi, you do have one coming up don't you? Love you girl. P.S. Did anyone remember that Donna Harrington Hays also have a birthday on June 24th! Don't worry, I took care of it for you, I think she is between 44 and 50.

Coming to your video store this Tuesday, June 27th is a DVD that you may want to rent for an evening of light hearted laughter. I took the opportunity to review it this evening and did enjoy the performance. This is a the third episode for this series, in comparison to their first release, I would give it a 8.3 on a scale of ten and an improvement in comparison to the second episode. It is worth viewing as all the material is new. The title is, Blue Comedy Comedy Tour, "One for the Road" and reportedly it is their final performance together. It was filmed in Washington D.C. All of the material is new, I did not hear any repeats from their prior performance or from the single DVD's that each of them have released. In rating each of their performance, I would have to give the best performance to Ron White, followed by Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and a drowsy performance by Jeff Foxworthy. Ron White did a very good routine about his tour in Anchorage and really ripped Fairbanks.
The movie is well worth the few bucks it costs to rent it and if you read my News Flash that follows this review, perhaps it is something you might want to do on one of those rainy days. It will brighten your spirits.

In the event you have not noticed, thus far into the summer season it has been unseasonably cold. Since the 1st of May, we have enjoyed nine days of warm, sunny weather. The remaining days, it has been cloudy, overcast, drizzly, windy, rainy, and misty. Having this personal knowledge, this particular headline grabbed my attention today as I was cruising through the news. "Earth The Hottest It's Been In 2000 Years". Now an article with this headline begs for reading after what we have experienced. Wrong, I did not get through he first paragraph. We as humans are the cause for it and this warming trend is created by the greenhouse gases. The only gas my greenhouse plants have been putting off is the gas they emit from dying on the vine due to the lack of the sun. The article begs for a series of questions to be asked from these experts; How in the hell do you know that the earth is the hottest it has been in two thousand years? They only invented the thermometer less than two hundred years ago! The National Weather Service Records only go back a hundred years, at the most! How about the Ice Age? Right, visit me in Anchor Point, Alaska and tell me again that it is getting warmer. Enjoy the rest of your summer and perhaps, it will get warmer.

Having a little extra time this year, the Golden Granny and I had the opportunity to attend a couple of softball games tonight. The first game was our first opportunity to watch our Granddaughter Sierra play. She pitched the first two innings, although she gave up eight runs she did strike out four players in her effort. Unfortunately, we had to leave the game early to watch the last half of the softball game in which the team we sponsor was playing. When we left the game that Blondy Bear was playing in, the score was 8-4 in favor of the other team. Her team rallied in the final inning to win the game 17-16 but the highlight of the night followed the game when Blondy Bear was named to the All Star Team for her league. Way to go Blondy! We are proud of you and the effort you demonstrated.
In the second game, the Anglers have had a perfect season this year, which is good since they are the defending City Champions. Mama Bear played her normal good game, getting some great hits but her outfield playing is perfection, catching a couple of fly balls up against the fence. Although, losing the game by a score of 14-13 which gives them their first loss of the season, they really look strong in all areas of play, I just do not know where I am going to put another trophy. They are the only team that has been blackballed from playing in the Anchor Point Snow Rondi Snowshoe Softball Tournament. Seems that someone thought it was unfair that a team is brought from Homer to play a tournament in Anchor Point, something about a ringer just to win a trophy! You have to love competition!