Ya gotta love August, though. Sure, it’s a challenging month, but consider the good things about August: fireweed in full bloom, silver salmon, moose season, warm starry nights, end of summer sales, less traffic, setnetting on the Spit, termination dust on Poot Peak and fall colors. August is the month when we move from our busy summer, a town filled with visitors, to a more sedate, less manic time. August is when fishermen and those in the tourist industry look forward to sleeping in on weekends.
So as you slosh through mud puddles, don’t malign August. Celebrate this month. Even though things are winding down, there’s still lots to do, like some of these Best Bets:
BEST A SIDE OF CHAMBER MUSIC BET: The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra’s summer music festival continues, so don’t be surprised if while at lunch you get some live music with your latte. Today, Hallie Hudson performs at noon at Captain’s Coffee. Look for other KPO musicians at noon Friday at Don Jose’s, Monday at Two Sisters Bakery and Cosmic Kitchen, at noon Tuesday at Land’s End Resort and at noon Wednesday at Fat Olives.
BEST THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE MUDDY BET: In winter, Caribou Lake is a motorhead’s play land, but Saturday the muscle-power set takes over the trails with the Caribou Lake Dash Mountain Bike Race. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the 10-mile race begins at noon at the Caribou Lake trail head. A barbecue follows.
BEST TINY LITTLE LOBSTERS BET: Down Easters scoff at crawdads, but Cajuns know those mud bugs are mighty good eating. If you have a hankering for some dads, check out the Crawdad Festival at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Alibi. Tickets are $40 and benefit Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. Music is by Ray-Jen Cajun, of course.
BEST LOVED ONES BET: Brother Asaiah is only one of the many wonderful Homer people we’ve lost over the years. He helped make WKFL Park happen, so what better place for the Hospice Memorial Garden? This Sunday from 3:30 to 5 p.m., hospice dedicates the garden at the park at the corner of Heath and Lake streets, so stroll by the gardens, look at the flowers and plants and take a moment to remember all the good people hospice has helped die gracefully and with dignity.
But August. Here at Latitude 59 degrees and some change, rain showers herald the arrival of the eighth month. July can fake long days, but by August, you might actually have to turn on some lights at 10 p.m. August means back to school and the end of vacation for our hard working learners. Dark, dreary, wet: that’s August for ya.
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