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November 4 Photo Sunrise on the Chilkat
8:30 am, 35 degrees, partly cloudy, north wind, flowing tide. Latitude: 59 degrees 14' 1.68" N Longitude -135 degrees 26' 49.23" W The sun rose as I walked at 8:28 and will set at 5:01 today. We are losing about five minutes a day until December 21. It was quiet, no...
Off to Skagway
I am off to Skagway for the North Words writing symposium today through Sunday. Which means I will miss John Hagen's opening at the museum Friday. He will be exhibiting a series of photographs of the Chilkat Beaches where John and I often meet while walking dogs. His...
Yikes
My father Papa Bob was here a week, and since it was only a week, and since the sun was shining, and since the family has all (just about all, we missed a son-in-law who is hunting in the Aleutians and a son who is crewing on a fishing boat that's in Seattle right...
What’s up this week? A lot.
I missed the inaugural Letter Nerds gathering at the library last night. The new group has formed to promote the old art of paper correspondence. (Cards, paper and stamps will be provided at meetings), because my dad, Papa Bob, the sun worshiper is here, so it figures...
Bear Huntin’. A True Story.
It is the time of year when some folks hunt black bear for meat. Black bears are the pork of rural Alaska. (The butcher will turn ours into sausage and brats.) But there is more to this first hunt of the year than food. There is something that calls male hunters,...
Sunday’s Thought
"Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work."- Anna Quindlen
Happy Thursday
The forecast is for record heat the next few days. 70s! and sunny too, which is nice for weddings (there's at least one on Saturday, the first of about 8 this summer, I believe) and building ( there's all kinds of hammering and digging and pouring of concrete. And...