The Endorphins of the Cycle of Goodness

 True story about my week: "To feel good, do good."

I went to Cooper Landing to take my trash to the borough transfer site. A woman saw me trying unsuccessfully to open the roll-off container's doors and came over to help.

I proceeded on to the borough organics dump site to offload a trailer load of cottonwood, spruce, and alder saplings, then drove around the site looking for firewood to scrounge. A woman saw me and came to help with one stubborn piece. Her husband said he had lots of standing beetle-killed spruce that I was welcome to.

I was in the Lowe's parking lot, pushing a cart with two large EGO battery-operated chainsaw boxes. They weren't heavy, just awkward. A man said, "Can I help you with those ?"

Bemused, I almost answered that I can do it, but instead said (with a big grin), "You know what? I'm going to make your day! Yes, you may!" He got a big laugh out of that!

"To feel good, do good." See how I made all those people happy?  

And now, if the rain holds off, I'm going to pick up litter and give my shoulders a break.

Second Chances

I missed this shot during the afternoon.  When I saw the Lower Summit Lake swans near shore, I took only my camera with its 200-500mm lens.   

It was too much, and I was left with only thoughts of what could have been.

A couple of hours later, when I was on my way home in light rain, I again saw the swans near shore.  I pulled into a nearby pullout and hastened to the spot where I thought the perfect framing is.

And I got these shots.   Good enough, but I can only imagine what they would be like on a sunny day.