On Saturday the 20th we went to the Ninilchik for our Kenai Peninsula fair. It was kind of fun except there was so much smoke in the air from a fire near Fairbanks that it looked like fog. The following day after church we went to a 60th wedding anniversary near our home and there were hornets all over the place. Several small kids were stung. :( Some people think the smoke caused the hornets come out.
When we came home Lois Ann asked me to pick a few cups of gooseberries from a bush in our garden. There were a lot of hornets flying around it, but i was able to get over 2 cups of berriesfor some small pies. While we were picking we noticed all these hornets on one gooseberry. A few hours later they were all swarming on a different berry.
They have been paving the highway in Nikiski .....all..... ...summer.. ...long... We have been driving on the back roads to avoid being stopped by flag ladies and having to wait for pilot cars. We also have a paved bike path. I don't know if snow machines and 4-wheelers will use it or make their own path. This was taken on August 4th. Today they finished the 7 miles of dotted white lines marking where the centerlines need to be painted. In the next month or two all the lines will be covered with snow!
