Grounding In Springtime

Spring is an exciting and overwhelming time here in Homer. It’s time to repair my fishing nets from last year, and do a few minor repairs on the hull of my boat, F/V Kustatan. It’s time to smoke all the winter’s Black Cod out of the freezer to make way for the salmon we will be bringing in in June. Most of all though, I’m feeling it is a time of smiling joy, as we climb out of winter into the brightness of warm sunshine.