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Advent Thought(s) Dec. 13, Lord Have Mercy
"The give and take of it all, my muddled pride."-- Jessica Gigot in her poem, "Amends." The highest and best use of my time is not baking. I did a lot of it the past two days. But, as we all know, or at least I do, the quickest way to a better mood is to spend a...
Nov. 17 Tenakee Inlet Fog
That was what counted…those unexpected moments of appreciation, unanticipated glimpses of beauty and kindness--- any of the things that attached us to this world and made us forget , even for a moment, its pain and its transience.– Isabel Dalhousie ( Alexander McCall...
Nov 16 Tenakee Inlet
We are awfully lucky to be here, and by "we" I mean every living thing.- Bill Bryson 8:10 am, east side of Tenakee Springs, cloudy, light westerly, low tide. 38 degrees. It is weird to walk without a dog, but nice to be out early in a sleepy little (very little) rural...
Nov 15 on the Ferry
Searching is half the fun. Life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. - Jimmy Buffet About 8am, 30 degrees, cloudy and a little breezy. Leaving Juneau on the M/V LeConte. I have no idea what the tide is doing or...
Nov. 14 First Snow on the Chilkat
The proper response to the world is applause.- Ralph Waldo Emerson 9 am, 30 degrees, light dusting of snow, light north wind, light clouds-- low tide. The weather is light, the snow is light, and my heart is floating. I love the first snow. This is why I live here,...
Nov 13, A Lucky Walk on the Chilkat
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now and we don't where the heck she is.- Ellen DeGeneres 10:30 am, Monday Nov. 13. 31 degrees. Cloudy, light NW breeze. Almost high tide. (Notice the 13 and 31? It's my lucky day.)...
Sunday Nov. 12 on the Chilkat- Blue Sky!
Best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light-- good morning, good morning, good morning-- Mary Oliver We all have helpers in...