Diamond formation

Diamond formation, originally uploaded by aimos325.

They say these guys are 18 inches apart! =-O I was pretty stoked to
get this shot-- even though I caught someone's head in the corner and
have no room to crop it-- this shot has no digital zoom! I'll have to
post a few on picasa so you can see them full size. I have one where
you can see the pilots' faces!

Blue Angels

Blue Angels, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Taking pictures of very fast moving objects with a super-zoomed-in
lens was very difficult! I pretty much just panned the camera on
burst mode... took a lot of pictures today!

F-22 Power Loop

The F-22's are incredible! They kept saying they were doing the air show to "show the taxpayers what we can do." The F-22 is said to be head and shoulders over anything else out there for air combat.

F-22

F-22, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The F-22's are my favorite! They did a F-22 demo and a joint forces demonstration
showing how the F-22's provide cover for the army helicopters to get
in and do what they need to do. They also did a "missing man"
formation for the guys who died in the C-17 crash on Wednesday.

Harrier

Harrier, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I thought the Harrier was awesome! It did a vertical take off and
landing and spent a good amount of time just hovering around, which
was way cool (how terrifying would that be?! What movie was it in
when it just peeked into the window?)

Snow Birds

Snow Birds, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Canada sent their Snow Birds to Arctic Thunder, the Elmendorf Air
Show. I guess they're "training" jets so they don't go fast (like the
Blue Angels) but they do a lot of really cool stuff anyway-- lots of
loops and cool formations.

C-130 Hercules

C-130 Hercules, originally uploaded by aimos325.

C-130 Hercules with the back door open! Later I saw paratroopers over
the base!!!

again

again, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Blue Angels 1 through 4 hot-doggin' around town.

best office ever!

best office ever!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

This afternoon I got to see the Blue Angels rehearsing! Here they are
doing barrel rolls over the base. I love the view from my office!!!

F22's

F22's, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Here are a pair of F-22's coming back into town. There was lots of
action on Elmendorf on Wednesday because they're having an airshow
this weekend. Unfortunately on Wednesday night a C-17 crashed and all
4 aboard were killed. Thursday was dang quiet on base. So...
special prayers for the families of those killed and everyone else
affected by the crash...

Blue Angel!

Blue Angel!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Tuesday I was minding my own business at work when the Blue Angels
came to town! They made quite an entrance-- flying low over town,
smoke on, buzzing the base before peeling off to line up to land.
Wednesday I brought my camera and saw this one going solo.

Living room update

Living room update, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Dining room update

Dining room update, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Boopie!

Boopie!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Turnagain Arm from Beluga Point

Turnagain Arm from Beluga Point, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Skipping rocks

Skipping rocks, originally uploaded by aimos325.

We climbed this!

We climbed this!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Independence Mine

Independence Mine, originally uploaded by aimos325.

"Those holes in the mountains will stay there and that's the only
monument that the miners will ever have, because they just wander off
the face of the earth. They'll go back into the ground just like the
buildings at the Independence. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust I guess,
the miners, the buildings, the whole darn thing. The only thing that
will be left will be the holes in the mountain that were burrowed in
by various people. The names won't be inscribed anywhere but the holes
will be there. It will be there for as long as that mountain lasts." -
Joe Sertich, mucker and miner

camo

camo, originally uploaded by aimos325.

can you spot Walt in this pic? ;-)

teeny tiny

teeny tiny, originally uploaded by aimos325.

teeny tiny flowers up above the treeline.

view

view, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The view from Summit Lake at Hatcher Pass. Takes my breath away every time. ;-)

Hatcher Pass

Hatcher Pass, originally uploaded by aimos325.

walt and I went to Hatcher Pass today. Started out kinda overcast but
opened up into gorgeous blue skies. It was worth the trip!

Garage sale

Garage sale, originally uploaded by aimos325.

the folded over part (the top of the sign) says "the best garage sale"

wildflowers

wildflowers, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Pretty purple flowers and chocolate lilies in the middle. (real name!)

church

church, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Russian Orthodox Church in Ninilchik... Mom and I stopped and enjoyed
the pretty wildflowers.

fishin

fishin, originally uploaded by aimos325.

we thoroughly documented the fishing action. Dad's got a fish on,
Walt's pleased with his shot, and mom can't wait to see what he reels
up!

hard workers!

hard workers!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

My dad and Uncle Boyce have worked so hard on my house this week!
Here they are after they finished the floor. With their help (and
Mom's too) the floors got done, the walls were painted and the steps
to my deck were re-built! My house is looking so great! Thanks you
guys!

Alaska

Alaska, originally uploaded by aimos325.

an Alaskan silouhette

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle, originally uploaded by aimos325.

lots of bald eagles in Homer

Homer

Homer, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Homer Spit and Katchemak Bay

perfect light

perfect light, originally uploaded by aimos325.

lupines and dandelions.

Rose

Rose, originally uploaded by aimos325.

love those wild roses!

Homer

Homer, originally uploaded by aimos325.

beautiful day. The water was pretty calm, only sprinkled on us a little bit.

halibut

halibut, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Here's what we brought in with us! We had a great time fishing!

whales

whales, originally uploaded by aimos325.

We saw whales on our fishing trip. Lucky for us our captain was
pretty excited that we wanted to stop fishing for the day and see if
we could get closer to these whales. They ended up swimming right
under us!

Birthday boy mowing the lawn

Birthday boy mowing the lawn, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Otters

Otters, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Here's a sea otter with a baby snuggled on top! We saw soooo many
otters when we were out on the boat! We got back today from our quick
trip to Homer. Thursday we went halibut fishing! I have so many
pictures to choose from-- much more to blog!

Grew it myself: yum!

Grew it myself: yum!, originally uploaded by aimos325.