Knock on Wood

The days have gotten away from me and I thought it was about time I got back to my blog post. Sadly, we had a family tragedy that broke our hearts and filled our minds. It's difficult to carry on daily activities knowing your life has been forever changed let alone to try to think creatively. But the beautiful Alaska summer has tried to soothe us.

We have company this week which means I get to play tourist for a bit. We have managed to snack on delicious food, sway to music and spend money at the Forest Fair in Girdwood. We have soaked up the sun has the bore tide rolled in and walked the beach at Kincaid. In our route back from Girdwood we stopped to visit with Jordan Anderson. He is the creator of this irresistible seal. With huge logs brought in from Wrangel and other parts of Alaska Jordan chainsaws away until a character emerges.

We have all seen the chainsaw bears and moose. But Jordan has taken in another level. The smooth skin of the humpback whale makes it impossible to not reach out and touch it. The school of salmon takes you under the water of an Alaska stream. It really was impossible to not be impressed.

I have drove past his work for years but never took the time to stop. Smiling at a beautiful carved seal, feeling the smooth wood carefully worked to perfection, that is what life is suppose to be about. We don't know how many days we have left. Let's enjoy every one.