I dine with Carl and the Gulls
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 12:11PM 
When I opened up the refrigerator last night, I could see nothing that I wanted to pull out and make dinner of. Yes, if Margie had been home she could surely have made something from what was there and if Jacob and Lavina had been visiting, they could have put together a concoction worthy of Iron Chef, but Margie was at their house, babysitting Jobe and I could see nothing to fix.
So I decided to go to Carl's Jr. and buy a hamburger. Not a meal, just a hamburger, with water on the side.
That's exactly what I ordered, but after the guy on the intercom gave me the total, I suddenly decided that I wanted a taste of french fry, so I had him add a side.
My intent was to eat only a few fries, as I just did not need a whole small serving.
So, what was I to do with the rest?
I had just pulled off to the side to eat when the answer came to me in the form of a seagull. I held out a fry. The seagull studied it.
Seagull comes down to check out my fry.
Hmmm... this fry looks pretty good!
I think I'll try it!
Got it! Damn good, too!
Now I must confess to have taken a few liberties above, as what you see is not one sequence of a gull swooping in to grab a fry. I was shooting with my pocket camera and it does not have the capability to shoot consecutive frames fast enough to catch such a sequence.
In truth, many gulls had come to share my fries and each time one came to get one, I could shoot one frame and one frame only.
Now, if you would like to see the images larger and in slide show format, click below:
And tomorrow morning, I leave for Nuuk, Greenland, to blog the General Assembly of the four nation Inuit Circumpolar Council - that's Russia (Chukotka), the US (Alaska), Canada and Greenland. I invite you all to tag along. My route will take me through Copenhagen, Denmark, where I will overnight. I will drop in short posts along the way.
In advance, let me thank ICC Alaska, for teaming up with me to pick up my travel, lodging and dining expense, so that we can do this project together.
Reader Comments (14)
Bill I am thoroughly enjoying your slideshows!
Hope you have a safe and productive trip. Looking forward to your posts.
Rebecca
Nice -- Greenland was where I had hoped to be called for my mission. Didn't quite work out, though.
I've never heard of the Inuit Circumpolar Council and greatly look forward to following along.
As for the seagulls...loved seeing the close-ups...but you missed the photo where they plop their "thank you" on the windshield. Sorry...couldn't help it...it just seemed a natural conclusion...oh, dear, I'm digging myself deeper and deeper here....signing off now before I get into further trouble.
great photos! Safe travels
The pictures in your last two posts have not shown up in my blog reader... so I'm having to click over to see everything. Not really a problem ... just thought it was interesting. You'll be getting at least one more hit a day from me!
Plus I'm loving the large pictures in the slideshow.
Praying for safe travels and interesting posts!
super pictures...have a save trip
wow those photos are AWESOME! have a great trip and i can't wait to check in and watch your adventures!
Have a safe trip! Looking forward to "travelling" to Greenland with you. My tray table is up and my seatback is in the upright and locked position.
Those are FANTASTIC photos. I love seagulls.
Looking forward to Denmark & Greenland.
Pocket cameras have their advantages.........very cool pictures........the french fries have their advantages too!
Despite what Melanie might say about Jr's, I fully am grateful that you were there to get these pictures! They are truly amazing. I think I might have to go get myself a P90 and one for Melanie as well. This looks like it was a really neat experience.
I loved the pictures of the gulls. That was pretty neat.
I can't wait to see pictures of Greenland.
And PS: What's Melanie say about Jr's?
Amazing pictures of the gulls.. Have a safe trip Bill :)