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Nov 21 in Rainy Juneau
It is the onion, memory, that makes me cry-- Craig Raine 2:00 pm, Juneau, Twin Lakes, 37 degrees, light rain, south wind with gusts up to 25 mph. The snow has turned to slush. I did not walk this morning since Chip came in on the Hoonah ferry last night about...
Monday Clarification & Correction
I have a new computer set up, and it's a little challenging for me to get the words out on it right, so far. My fault entirely. I am a creature of habit. Anyway, I pressed the buttons too fast this morning-- and it has been noted that the Community Foundation grant...
Sunday’s Thought from Thich Nhat Hanh
“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” Thich Nhat Hanh in Being Peace
Not Much Light, But Oh How Bright it Is
It's 22 degrees and clear, with 7 hours and change of daylight, although dusk begins at 2 when the sun dips behind the mountains. It's pushing 8 0'clock now and and shaping up to be the kind of blue,pink, and purple dawn that if it weren't all frosty I'd fall on my...
Night Music
We have just under eight hours of daylight today-- but oh, what light it is-- all frosty and bright- and it is supposed to be clear all week. The nights are worth standing out in the yard for with a coat on before bed, too. There were no Northern lights, but there...
The Dance
I'm home alone, my husband is deer hunting on the outer coast, something I encouraged him to do after he said he wouldn't be able to do the thing he loves most in all the world because he was still sore, and limping a little from that pelvis he broke in June, and he...
Busy Week
It's a busy week with all the Eagle Festival activities and more-- The annual festival begins today with viewing out in the preserve and a meet and greet at the Foundation this evening. Wednesday night 7-9 Wayne Price speaks, and Thursday 7-9 is Doris Mager, 88 "The...