The fire followed a west to east line along the side of a ridge as the wind blew. The firefighters did an excellent job protecting the very expensive homes overlooking the valley. Only one house burned down and the fire went around many of them due to the protection.
These are California quail. They have very strange behaviors. They run real fast if you get near them so they're difficult to really look at. Their movements are also very jerky. I took many pictures to get a couple where they were still. Two families grew up in our back yard this summer. They each had about a dozen chicks. I took photos through our bedroom window and used a zoom lens.
This is what we saw as we looked out our back sliders Friday afternoon. The trees are in our back yard. We hadn't heard any sirens so I called 911 and found out the county dept. was on its way. It's still burning but 70% contained today. It's been very windy here all day and we can hear the planes and helicopters flying over head dumping chemicals and water. It came within maybe 3 miles of us coming our way but then turned east. So far only one house has burned down but many are threatened so there has been an evacuation in the area.
Along the pier in Ketchikan were stained glass pictures of various unique objects up on poles. This is a close up of one of them.
This is Creek St. in Ketchikan. A famous prostitute from gold rush days named Dolly resided in one of the buildings and tours are given of the place. We didn't go in. This is also the creek which was full of salmon heading upstream to spawn.
These are photos of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay from a distance and up close. Blogger is having trouble uploading videos so I finally gave up. I have some good ones though and will try again another time.
These totem poles were in Juneau.
Orchids were in vases on all the tables in one dining room.
The scene as we pulled away from Juneau.
These windows were in a semi-circle in front of the ship where we spent a lot of time looking out. It was called the Crow's Nest. A well-supplied library, Internet options, etc. is behind me.
