Homer Alaska – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Earth, Air, Water and Fire

Erica V. at WordPress writes about the photo challenge she created- elemental

“For this week’s challenge, explore the classical elements of earth, air, water, and fire. How do you capture something invisible like air, or the movement of water?”

Denali from the train

Rainy windshield

The wind captured by the flag in Florida

Snow and ice Highland Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Falls in Washington with my sister-in-law

Homer Alaska

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St. George Island Sunrise

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Rushing water in Alaska

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Train ride to Denali

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Burning Basket in Homer Alaska

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Hard to feel the heat of the desert in a photograph- Arizona

and one of my favorite songs Fantasy by Earth Wind and Fire

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: Arizona, Denali, farm, field, Florida, Homer Alaska, ocean, ohio, photography, postaday, St. George Island 19 Comments

On the Ferry to Seldovia Last September

From Homer to Seldovia, Alaska. People at Work.

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 by Ruth Categories: People at Work, PhotographyTags: Alaska Marine Highway System, ferry boat, Homer Alaska, photography, postaday, Seldovia Alaska, transportation, travel 10 Comments

New Horizons in Alaska 2016

Horizons- the unpeopled versions

All new horizons in Alaska this September.

My sister and I ‘d never been there before.

December 11, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Alaska, Alaskan Railroad, Denali, Homer Alaska, horizon, Kachemak Bay, new horizon, photography, postaday, sunrise, Susitana River, travel, weather, weekly photo challenge 29 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday may evoke nostalgia

October 4, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: Button collection, button jar, buttons, crochet, doily, Homer Alaska, Homestead, jam jar, photography, postaday, retro, sewing, vintage 12 Comments

September 27, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: beach, boat, family, fisherman, Homer Alaska, Kachemak Bay, mountains, photography, postaday, The Spit, travel 12 Comments

The Quest for Sock Yarn in Alaska

Alaskan sock yarn was the quest. And this was the place to find it.

I ‘d researched on the computer from Pittsburgh, prior to our trip.

Knitty Stash is the home of Alaskan Yarn Company , right in Homer, Alaska where we were headed.

Gorgeous hand painted sock yarn with special Alaskan colorway names that invite you to knit your Alaskan experience, right into a pair of socks ( or shawl, cowl, etc) “Our Alaskan color way: Kachemak Bay, Lupine, Arctic Autumn, Northern Lights and Fireweed and Denail Autumn and High Bush Cranberry” You can click here to see what they look like knitted up

Yarn store number three on the great Northwest adventure.

You meet the nicest people. My friend Lisa and I went back on Tuesday night and watched the three women use spinning wheels, turning fiber into yarn.

Meet shop owner Jules and her sweet dog Ruby.

Jules made the knitting artwork out of duct tape with the help of a friend! Weatherproof..

You can see some of the colorways on the wall in this shot. I focused on Jules so the background a bit soft focus.

My quest was satisfied and I mailed some skeins the next day. It was here, waiting for me when I got home. I’ve wound one colorway already. Will keep you posted.

Here are the colors close up, borrowed from Knitty Stash site so you can see how lush they are.

I did not take the yarn photo below, but I wish I had bought all the colors and taken it! Thanks Jules. screen-shot-2016-09-25-at-11-48-28-pm p.s. If you missed my 4/27/16 post on The Satisfaction of Sock Knitting you can read it here

September 25, 2016 by Ruth Categories: dogs, PhotographyTags: Alaska Sock Yarn, Alaska Yarn Company, Denali, dog, fireweed, Homer Alaska, Kachemak Bay, knitting, Knitty Stash, northern lights, people at work, photography, postaday, spinning, travel, yarn, yarn shop 20 Comments

Book Quest

Quest. Remember looking for a certain book? I’m talking pre-google, search engines?

Out dad would scour used book stores and stalls for books he wanted for himself or one of us kids. He was always searching for another copy of In Clean Hay to read at Christmas. Nowadays you type a title or author in a narrow white box, press search and voila….options, usually in a few seconds.

An actual physical search can be incredibly satisfying cause chances are you will see another title or volume as you sift through shelves in a cool used book store.

That’s what happened when I found a Peter Spier book from my kids childhood on a upstairs shelf.

Old Inlet Bookshop in Homer, Alaska is such a place. We went there after our Thai lunch in the mermaid themed cafe attached to the bookshop

Meet Andy Wills. Third generation bookseller.

I don’t know how many books he has in his bookshop but if you are looking for something, he knows where it is. You don’t have to go to Homer, Alaska though You can email him books(at)ak(dot)net Hope that method of writing email address avoids spammers

Here is he taping up the cover of the Peter Spier book.

September 23, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: book, books, bookseller, bookshop, Homer Alaska, mermaid, Old Inlet Bookshop, people at work, Peter Spier, photography, postaday, quest, Thai Lunch, travel, weekly photo challenge 13 Comments

Kite Boarding in Alaska*

or should I say- *Photographing Kite Boarding (or Kite Surfing) in Alaska.

Sure looks exciting.

I learned the difference between a WET suit and a DRY suit.

Kite boarders were in both types, the dry suit worn over clothes and keeping you warm and dry.

The beach is in Homer, Alaska on the Spit. (A geographical landform)

Photographing these adventurous sports was enough for me. I was in a sweatshirt jacket and hat and did not get wet. The wind was strong that day as you can see by the waves. I knew I should have lugged my 7-200 lens on vacation. These are taken with a 24-70mm.

Meet Aaron. Taking a sabbatical from teaching fifth grade

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: Alaska, beach, dog, dry suit, geographical landform, geography, Homer Alaska, kite board, kiteboarding, kitesurfing, photography, postaday, sport, surf, surfing, The Spit, tide, water sports, waves, weather, wet suit 13 Comments

Moose Crossing by Dave E

Guest blog by our host Dave E who was finishing a roof he was putting on- why did the moose cross the road? To be with his family.

we were just told on our wilderness tour that moose don’t congregate. Well here are four of them together. A bull (dad) cow (mom) and two calves (kids)

Last week we saw this sign in Anchorage

September 15, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: Alaska, bull moose, Homer Alaska, moose, moose crossing, photography, postaday, travel, video, wildlife, youtube 5 Comments

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: family, glacier, Homer Alaska, iPhone photography, Kachemak Bay, moon, mountain, photo of the day, photography, postaday, travel 7 Comments

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