On the Job

Hubby Doc has been in the clinic for several days now, and just finished a weekend on call. So far, so good. The clinic, hospital, lab, and extended elder care are all under one roof, so it's all yours, when on duty. He's impressed with the staff. Nurses and support staff have been great and he appreciates all the good help. There are no surgeons or specialists on the island, so anything that needs extra attention, goes to Seattle. So until a plane can get in to do that, you are IT!
The island has 3,300 people and a large tourist crowd in the summer, so the medical center can be quite active. They usually have three or four full time Docs and bring in locums as needed. We hope to come back sometime. We love the area.

Cry Wolf!!

It's official! We saw two wolves in our back yard. We were watching the neighbor boy and his dog out back one evening, when Hubby Doc said. OMG! there are two wolves out there! The boy had the good sense to walk his dog slowly back to the house, and the wolves just watched, then loped around a little before slipping back into the woods. Apparently, it's unusual to see two wolves together this close to town. Lucky us. We showed the picture to our hosts, to confirm what we saw. We thought, maybe a neighbor had a couple of wolffy looking dogs and didn't want to jump to conclusions. But they said, Yup! Thats a wolf alright. My picture is fuzzy, it was on zoom, and through a window, but here it is. Also, a view of our backyard, and back of the house we are in. We are bottom floor to the left.

Community Health Fair

Well, today we had an experience we hadn't planned on. Hubby Doc worked in the clinic this morning, then at noon, dashed over to give a talk at the Health Fair. His topic was, how to interpret your lab results, and he did a great job. I got to the fair early, and had my hearing tested, my bp checked, got a B M I, a neck massage and checked out all the support organizations for the medical community. (why, you might ask, did she need to do all that? She is married to a Dr. Well. do you remember the story about the shoemakers children, who had no shoes?....) Anyway, a good time was had by all, and we all learned a lot. Good job Petersburg Medical Center.

EAGLES,EAGLES,EAGLES

Had a few minutes to kill before I picked up Hubby Doc this evening. I took a drive along the edge of the water and saw an aerial battle between some bald eagles and some raven. I pulled over and got these shots. In all, there were about a dozen eagles flying around. Very cool







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JACKPOT!!!

Another gorgeous day! I took a long walk along the bay and saw several bald eagles. Walked back into town and discovered my new favorite spot! Emilys. Coffee and baked goods, oh my! Had a frosted molasses cookie (one of my all time favorites) and a great cup of coffee. The place is soooo cute, and the girls were very nice. One of them did the beautiful tile work on the counters. I was impressed! A MUST STOP IN if you ever get to Petersburg. Plus a great way to see some of the locals.

Petersburg Scenery

As promised, more pictures. These are a few shots I took around the area.

A Fine, How Do You Do

We were welcomed in grand fashion. With only 3,000 people on the island, it's all hands on deck! One of the PTs from the hospital (who also happens to own the apartment we're staying in) picked us up at the airport. I asked ahead of time for a contact number I could call in case our flight was late. The girl just laughed, and said, oh, don't worry, we won't come until we hear the jet land. Now I know what she meant. The town is small, and the airport is right in town.Very handy.
As we got the tour of town, she invited us to a potluck at one of the Doctors houses. He had been the doc on a boat, doing a documentary in the Falkland Islands and was showing some pictures of his trip. Very interesting, plus we got to meet a lot of the hospital and clinic staff.
What a great introduction to Petersburg. Thanks everyone.





More pictures tomorrow. ;-)

North to Alaska

We are off on another adventure. This time, to Petersburg, Alaska! It was an amazing day to fly, clear blue skies and views that knocked our socks off! We were picked up at the airport, and got a quick tour of the town, which is, DARLING! We really lucked out. This place is spectacular!

Farm Doc

Well, Roving Doc is at home on our farm and loving it! His latest gig has been helping our friend, Karen with lambing. She is an acupuncturist, and he's a GP, so these ewes are in good hands! He'll be back to doctoring people soon, but in the mean time, it's good to keep your skills up.