The Cushing Family

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Pictures from Ruth & Darryls Visit

Alaska Cotton

Matt, Darryl, Ruth and Patrick

Family Picture 2009

Ruth, Darryl, Mark and Annie

Wild Geraniums

Humpbacks at Surfer's Beach

Darryl, Mark and Ruth coming up from Fossil Beach

Going in for a landing

Chewing on some grass!

Ruth, Indy, Mark and Darryl at Surfer's Beach

Ruth by Fossil Beach

Ruth & Mark at Fossil Beach

Darryl & Ruth by Fossil Beach

Ruth was trying extra hard to get the perfect shot of this Chocolate Lily.

Darryl and Ruth at Surfer's Beach

Ruth

Mark, Annie and Indy by Fossil Beach

Mark and Indy (he had to pick him up because of the eagle)

My handsome husband!

Killdear (not sure that is how you spell it but it looked good)

Flying down the beach!

Running to Mark!

Not one foot on the ground!

Indy!

I'm coming for you!

This was so pretty. It is an old wooded fence and all the wild flowers by it.

Going in for a landing

This eagle was in the tree out by Pasagshak Bay

Darryl at Fossil Beach

C-130 coming up the runway with our new windmill on Pillar Mt.

Ruth looking for treasures on Fossil Beach.

more Artic Lupine on Fossil Beach

Saturday, July 4, 2009

HOLD THE PRESSES!!!!

After working very hard getting our yard in order, there was knock on the door and there was the Housing Officer, Mr. Pilkington. We got "Upper Government Yard of the Month". Yeah!!!

It has been quite since I have blogged. The only reason I am doing so this morning, on the 4th of July, while it's sunny outside is because of my nagging sister in law. You know who you are!! KIM!!!! Ruth and Darryl arrived on the 26th of June. We are very thankful for the sunshine that she stuffed in her suitcase and almost got charge and over weight charge. I think we have only three day of yucky weather. We have taken them to our favorite spots: Pasagshak, Buskin River, Barnov Museum, the touch tank (which is always a big hit) and we even forced Darryl and Matthew to climb a small hill full of thicket and scratchy twigs, oh and a bog, to take some pictures. Not to forget Fossil Beach and Surfers beach where we saw humpback and eagles. One of the nicest parts of Kodiak right now is all the wild flowers. Ruth and I decided that we like the Chocolate Lily. One evening we swung by Safeway and found a wildflowers of Alaska book and the funny thing about the Chocolate Lily is it is also referred to and the Outhouse Lily because is smells really bad, but because it is so pretty we will overlook the smelly smell! I am attaching photos for KIM's curiosity. Enjoy!!!

Darryl in the meadow after the hike up.

Ruth & Darryl

Family picture at Buskin River

Saturday, April 11, 2009

I Guess They Aren't Too Old

I am pretty fortunate to have two great kids that indulge their mom. I wanted to dye some eggs this year even though Patrick doesn't like them.

While most of you will be enjoying your beautiful Easter Day, I doubt there will much of a challenge to hide those eggs is this. The view from my kitchen window.

I remember as a kid that we always had to have an egg that was dyed in all the colors. This is half way through the colors, kind of looks "camo".

The finished product!! Notice the black egg in the corner. LOL We had a lot of fun. Patrick even died his finger and it looked like he was turning into Shrek.