Darla's Blog

     Thanks to Assistant Karen Dorcas for photos on the "winter banner" above. Right now we are getting even more snow; even though some complain about winter conditions, I must admit that the scenery is truly beautiful. 

Cloudy day here in Kenai, Alaska, but nice enough to be dipnetting.  The Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai River is all a buzz with the dipnetters.  If you haven't seen this sight here in Kenai or on the Kasilof River, you have a sight to behold. This activity is for Alaskan's only, but it provides great entertainment for all visitors to the Kenai Peninsula at this time of year.

The local Caribou herd has been grazing on the Kenai Flats the last week or so, you may be able to catch a glimpse of them while you are here watching the dipnetters or catching your fish.

Of course, you can't hardly drive anywhere right now without seeing a mama moose with babies.  They are so darned cute and fuzzy, the babies that is.  The mothers are not quite so cute if you get too close to their babies, so for your own safety, take photos on zoom and keep your distance.

My brother will be here next weekend visiting from South Dakota, he always looks forward to coming to Alaska at this time of year.  He will be enjoying his new property here and hoping to build a storage shed in his "spare" time.  Of course all of our daylight right now will allow him to work well into the night without even knowing it.

Until next time, enjoy our summer in Alaska...

Darla

Ok, this is new to me, so those of you that actually get to this page and read this blog, hang in there, I promise it will get better.

Please respond to this post and let me know what you would like to have me blog about.  The beautiful State of Alaska or my tremendous playground, the Alaska Kenai Peninsula.

The Kenai Peninsula has been our playground for over 27 years now and we just can't imagine living anywhere else.  Oh, don't get me wrong, when the winds are blowing and it's -40 in the winter, we think of other places, but then that time passes and we're back to our beautiful summer days, not too hot, not too cool, just right and let's not forget all of the daylight.  It's hard to go to bed, even at midnight, when the sun is still up.  So much to do and such a short time to get it done.

It won't be long and the fish will really be running, then there really is no rest if you are a fisherperson.  You "must" get your fish for the season.  My brother is coming again this summer, and it truly is a whirlwind while he is here.  He loves Alaska and enjoys every minute of it while he is here.  Camping, fishing, visiting old friends (even sisters) and this year he will be building a lean to for his little motorhome that he bought last year while he was here.  He bought a beautiful 4+ acre parcel in North Kenai a couple of years ago while he was here visiting and now he adds to it a little bit each year.

I have many clients that search for that same thing each year.  I enjoy working with clients that want to own a part of Alaska, whether it is to make it home or just to come and visit, year after year.  It is such a wonderful blessing to be able to help someone achieve their dream.

Until the next bit of news...