Living in Alaska: Abigail and the Moose and a Spring Walk

Before I get to our Spring Walk, I must share with you about Abigail and her territorial behavior. When the moose visited our yard last week, little Miss Abigail was enraged that these beastly creatures in her territory! Mike, thinking quickly, grabbed the camera and snapped a few pictures of her just daring that moose to stay in her yard. She growled and hissed and basically told it to move on before anyone got hurt.

Now to today! It is an incredible spring day in the interior of Alaska! The sun is shining brightly and the temperature is hovering the low 50's. As I am typing, I can hear the steady dripping of water from the snow melting off the roof of the house. That, my friend, is music to my ears!

To celebrate such a glorious day, Mike and I drove down past Salcha and Harding Lake and headed to our favorite hunting spot. We wanted to take on nice walk through what is left of the snow. Once we parked the car, we suddenly realized that there was still lots of snow, but also lots of ice and mud. It was almost impossible not to be walking through any of the three at any point in time. So, I rolled up my jeans and decided to tromp through whatever came my way.

As we were strolling, walking, hiking or whatever you want to call it, we began to notice many "firsts" of spring. Our first, first was a mosquito. It was buzzing around my head and then bit me on the forehead. Then, we noticed a bee. It buzzed around Mike, but did not sting him. Thank God! However, the prettiest first that we observed was a butterfly fluttering around the mud puddles. When you see mosquitoes, bees and butterflies, you know spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner!

Abigail and the Moose