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Beachcombing in Homer

This last weekend in Homer was much nicer than the previous.

Yes, the previous weekend had four-wheelers and mud and cabins at lakes miles away from power lines, but there were also gale force winds. And rain. And trees falling within inches of pickups. And waves washing over the Spit.

But this past weekend? There was sunshine and blue skies and low tide in the middle of a Saturday afternoon. It was so nice I almost wanted to jump into the water. If Melissa had been with me, she would have talked me into it.

I beachcombed on the Spit for a few hours on Saturday with my camera and the dog. Oh how much Lacey loves being in Homer, being able to run without the hindrance of a leash.

And I always forget how fast that little dog can be. I look up after two seconds of taking some macro photo only to see her what looks like miles down the beach with no intention of slowing down. At that point, all I can do is hope that she will turn around and head back toward me without meeting another dog.

She did meet another dog a ways down the beach, too far for my yelling to reach her. She was cordial, said her hellos to the husky and its owner, then turned back for me with the husky right behind.

Once she got back to me she decided she should be scared of the big dog, so she barkbarkbarked her little heart out while trying to climb up my legs.

My dog is such a tease.

It was so wonderful to wander around the beach, perusing the high tide line, picking out pretty shells and rocks and thinking of doing that for my mother when I was a child. Finding the pelvic bone, above, was a nice surprise that I had to keep.

Anyone have any ideas for a tiny pelvic bone?

I continued down the boardwalks, all closed down for the winter now. I am sad that the Glacier Drive-In is closed, because I could use a chocolate peanut butter shake three times a day.

The harbor is also very quiet with very little activity. Everyone is ready for the winter here, and we are just waiting for it to hit. I hear Fairbanks has gotten some snow to stick finally; it's about two weeks behind schedule.

There are more pictures of my beachcombing and of the Homer harbor at Flickr; I'll be adding more photos to the set for the rest of the month.