tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post8669194540704934784..comments2024-03-28T11:37:14.844-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Adak, Alaska: day 5Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-76229371943914355302023-02-07T16:05:02.631-08:002023-02-07T16:05:02.631-08:00I went to kindergarten there in the early 80s,Mrs ...I went to kindergarten there in the early 80s,Mrs kings class. Its sad to see it in these conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-48092790739880721732022-12-06T08:01:11.265-08:002022-12-06T08:01:11.265-08:00Thanks for the great photos. I was a Seabee there ...Thanks for the great photos. I was a Seabee there from Oct. 1967 to Oct. 1968 and your pictures showed many changes. Kinda sad to see the old Bering Chapel in that shape (I was baptized there before getting married on my leave home). Thanks again for stirring the old memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-77303619036864509412018-02-13T16:22:46.506-08:002018-02-13T16:22:46.506-08:00Hey was trying to show my kids Adak, where their d...Hey was trying to show my kids Adak, where their dad went to kindergarten while his dad was in the navy. I was surprised to see these pictures of the bears and plastic plane. My dad designed those for a senior project in college and had never known where the results went. Lelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621788768010742491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-38918455421733008772018-02-13T16:19:03.460-08:002018-02-13T16:19:03.460-08:00Hey was trying to show my kids Adak, where their d...Hey was trying to show my kids Adak, where their dad went to kindergarten while his dad was in the navy. I was surprised to see these pictures of the bears and plastic plane. My dad designed those for a senior project in college and had never known where the results went. Lelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621788768010742491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-47405707652738679292016-10-17T11:16:45.313-07:002016-10-17T11:16:45.313-07:00What a great post and photos! I'm so glad that...What a great post and photos! I'm so glad that you enjoyed Adak as much as I did. What a fantastic place. I hope to make it back there soon.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67006470515356638342016-10-14T13:32:42.578-07:002016-10-14T13:32:42.578-07:00Just got back from the trip, Gerhard. What a wonde...Just got back from the trip, Gerhard. What a wonderful place. So much to see and do, especially for the nature lover. Definitely more than just a curiosity. Just hard for most people to get out there to enjoy it.<br /><br />My trip report: https://weekendroady.com/2016/10/14/adak-americas-fringe/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-23880037161679028672016-06-09T09:15:13.113-07:002016-06-09T09:15:13.113-07:00Carolyn, that's awesome! Did you just move to ...Carolyn, that's awesome! Did you just move to Adak? My cousin was in Adak last week and met somebody from Virginia who had just moved there.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34279624639100779482016-06-09T09:12:27.067-07:002016-06-09T09:12:27.067-07:00Awesome! So few people go to Adak, I'm always ...Awesome! So few people go to Adak, I'm always excited when I hear from somebody who has or will. Have a fantastic trip!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-44393797858617930072016-06-09T09:10:16.197-07:002016-06-09T09:10:16.197-07:00Great posts, extremely informative. I am really lo...Great posts, extremely informative. I am really looking forward to my sightseeing trip to Adak in early October. Hope the weather holds up for us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-18585980248895661582016-02-14T17:30:44.084-08:002016-02-14T17:30:44.084-08:00Gerhard, thank you for the lovely photos of our n...Gerhard, thank you for the lovely photos of our new home--we are moving to Adak this Summer--we'll be living in Kuluk subdivision--and our duplex is in the wonderful photos you have shared. Again, thank you!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739092264483620130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-75077643048191377922015-09-24T17:18:08.085-07:002015-09-24T17:18:08.085-07:00That is 1 memorable visit. Enjoyed it a lot, than...That is 1 memorable visit. Enjoyed it a lot, thanks for taking us along via blog. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-69957589197684375192015-09-24T11:42:34.922-07:002015-09-24T11:42:34.922-07:00A fascinating place I will probably never see IRL,...A fascinating place I will probably never see IRL, thank you for sharing your story and beautiful pictures. Since you had to look up about lichen I think you will enjoya funny story I heard when I was a girl scout to help us understand what it is : )<br />Alice Algae and Freddy Fungus<br /><br />Long ago there was a fungus named Freddy. Now Freddy Fungus was very good at building houses, but he wasn’t a very good cook. In fact, he couldn’t even make his own food; like all funguses, he had to find dead plants or animals to eat, and sometimes he couldn’t find much food. One day, while Freddy Fungus was sitting on a tree stump, he looked over at a rain puddle and saw something green growing there. The green thing looked up at him and smiled.<br /><br />“What’s your name,” the green thing said.<br /><br />“I’m Freddy Fungus. What’s your name?”<br /><br />“I’m Alice Algae and I was just making some food out of sunshine. Are you hungry?”<br /><br />Freddy Fungus blew right over there, and people say that Freddy Fungus and Alice Algae took a lichen (liking) to each other. They decided to get married. And from then on, Freddy Fungus would make a house and Alice Algae would make food and they could live wherever they wanted, as long as there was sunlight.<br /><br />That’s why to this day, when we see a lichen plant, we tell the symbiotic story of a fungus and an alga that fell in love. Keep that in mind the next time you see lichen on a rock. www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-5007459211961157142015-09-24T10:31:37.091-07:002015-09-24T10:31:37.091-07:00Very good question. My wife wanted to know the sam...Very good question. My wife wanted to know the same thing. The metal vents you see in front of many windows allow people to open their windows during a cyclone to equalize the pressure in the house. However, this theory has long since been disproven: http://www.snopes.com/science/hurricane.asp.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-30567985269011366222015-09-23T21:18:31.827-07:002015-09-23T21:18:31.827-07:00I echo Jane's sentiments. One open question: ...I echo Jane's sentiments. One open question: what are those brown units hanging from the windows of the yellow Flintstone houses?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91549402163350368442015-09-23T16:35:09.971-07:002015-09-23T16:35:09.971-07:00My pleasure. Sharing an experience with others mak...My pleasure. Sharing an experience with others makes it even more memorable.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24082571075602313542015-09-23T14:48:01.114-07:002015-09-23T14:48:01.114-07:00And, thank you, Gerhard, for sharing this with all...And, thank you, Gerhard, for sharing this with all your blog fans. It takes a lot of time and effort to make a post with a good story and superb photos.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com