Charlie's raven show; Margie returns to Alaska; Thomas and the boys; biker in the rain; sky warrior remembered

I had to go to town to pick Margie up from the airport. I had not yet had a chance to see Charlie's raven show, so, an hour before Margie's flight was scheduled to arrive, I picked Charlie and Melanie up and we headed over to the Midnight Sun Brewery to take a look and have dinner.

I remain amazed at what Charlie has done with his raven photos. Everybody who reads this blog regularly knows that I photograph ravens when I happen upon them, but Charlie has gone beyond that. Some time ago, he gave himself a mission: to photograph a raven and a stranger every day.

He has done good.

Charlie had a little placard up and in it he gave me the credit for inspiring him to take up a camera and do what he has done. That was nice. He and Melanie should now be driving south, towards Homer, where they are going to join Rex and Cortney on a boat ride to Halibut Cove and then camp out in a cabin for the rest of the week. I hope they catch lots of fish and share with us.

Rex made a kayak and they are taking it, too.

I have written a few times before about how desperate Margie gets for Arizona during the winter, how badly she wants to go back. As always, when I picked her up at the airport, she was happy - no, thrilled - to be back in Alaska.

Of course, winter is over. The sun shines. She would soon greet her grandsons.

Big Thomas was on the go.

The sun does shine - today. But not yesterday, not when I drove to town to see Charlie's ravens and pick Margie up.

Yesterday, it rained.

Dad, top row, third from left, who died on Memorial Day five years ago. May you, your fellow B-24 crew and all the others who fought alongside you for this nation, in this war and others, so many to die in the fight, never be forgotten.

Comments

[ruthie]

god bless your late father, bill! as always, i feel like i'm in the same room as y'all....great lookin raven man, margie's thick b'ful hair, her caressing her longlost grandsons. twas 90 degrees here in willow grove pa. i used my AC for the first time this year. i wait until i'm nearly comatose from the heat and then i turn it on. expensive!

[dahli22]

those raven photos are amazing. is that a peanut in mid air in his beak?

[Logbook - Wasilla - Beyond]

Thank you, Ruth - beautiful day here, up until an hour ago. Pure sun, temp in 60's.

Dahli22 - I don't know what it is. Something the raven found and ate as Charlie photographed it. Could be a peanut, but I kind of doubt it. But maybe. People drop all kinds of things and ravens eat all kinds of things.

[Ron Riley]

I've been following Charlie's "Raven & Stranger" posts on Facebook for some time now. I LOVE them - Charlie is incredibly creative. Thanks for your post and the wonderful pics of the Bird Man!

[Cyndy E]

Thanks Bill. Nice picture of Charlie and the one of Melanie and Charlie is very sweet ;))))

[Logbook - Wasilla - Beyond]

You are welcome, Ron. Cyndy, thanks for creating and nurturing this wonderful young man known as Charlie.