Tonight's photo I will give a little background for:
Renowned marine life artist Wyland has created several notable orca (killer whale) statues and sculptures. The above is "Orca Dream" (Icy Strait Point, Alaska): A monumental bronze sculpture unveiled in 2021. This life-size piece depicts an orca in mid-motion and is the second installment in his planned 100-piece monumental sculpture series. It is installed at the Alaskan cruise destination where orca pods are known to swim close to the shore.
This sculpture wqs on the shore at Icy Strait Point where we docked. We got to view it after our whale watching tour where we did see orcas…backs and dorsal fins of orcas.
Well, now I have told a little more about the cruise that I hadn't told about previously…now what do I talk about?!? I have gotten so used to be a tour guide that I don't know if I can figure out how to go back to my hum drum life!
I guess the weather is a possible subject. We are in the midst of a heat wave…I hear that a lot in the U.S. are. A couple of hours ago we got a break in the heat…we went from 90+ down to 70° in just a few minutes late this afternoon…we had a storm blow in and dropped quite a bit of rain on us…the wind picked up…the rain fell and so did the temps…a nice change. When I checked on the rain gauge, it looked like we were on the way to getting an inch of rain. I haven’t looked again, but it continues to sprinkle off and on.
I stayed at home today. I did my grocery shopping yesterday as I felt like today was going to be crazy with Fourth of July shoppers. Yesterday was pretty busy, but I don't think anything like it would have been today. I got the ingredients to make my mother's recipe for Boston Baked Beans. I decided that I would make them today…so instead of overnight! I soaked the beans for 8 hours and then cooked them on top of the stove for an hour and then put them and the rest of the ingredients in with the beans and popped them in the oven for 6 to eight hours. I will check them at the end of four hours and see where they are in the cooking. I think that they should be done before I am ready to sleep for the night, They are starting to smell good…that is a good sign. My oven is cooking and my dishes are being washed…I have stepped away from the kitchen.
My other main task for the day was to work on the lesson that I'm teaching in my Sunday School class on Sunday. I have it at a good place for tonight, I will finalize it tomorrow and print my notes.
Tomorrow I am going to Nathan and Kathy's to celebrate two birthdays…our country's and…
I’ll let you know tomorrow!
To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!
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