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Advent Thought(s) for Dec 7 (& 6) Snowing Kindness
“Seeing the goodness in someone does not imply ignoring their difficult qualities or unskillful actions. Rather we can fully acknowledge these difficulties while at the same time we choose to focus on the positive.”—Sharon Salzberg in Loving Kindness And, I...
Nov 11 Veteran’s Day on the Chilkat
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you- Anne Lamott Saturday morning 8:00 am, 36 degrees, light rain, SE winds 10-15 with higher gusts. Low tide. It's snowing up in Klukwan and down in Juneau, but still wet here in...
Nov 10 on the Chilkat, all is calm.
The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility.To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope - Wendell Berry 9:30, calm, high tide, cloudy. 42 degrees. What a difference a day...
November 9, Windy & Wet on the Chilkat
Do not be daunted by the world's grief. Walk humbly now. Do justly now. Love mercy now. - Shapiro Nov. 9, Thursday. 7:30-8:30am walk (sunrise, such as it is, was at 7:40 today) 45 degrees, rain, winds SE 16 mph with gusts to 28mph at the airport. That's just a few...
Nov. 8 Weds. Morning on the Chilkat
Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?- Jonathan Safron Foer When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive. - Marcus Aurelius It's another morning and we are out in it. Trixie loves the gusts that manage to...
Nov 7 Small Craft Warning on the Chilkat
Lordy mercy, land of goshen, shades of gray out on the ocean, don't you dare take that boat out to sea. Old friends, they shine like diamonds. Old Friends, you can always call. Old Friends, Lord, you can't buy 'em -Guy Clark from his songs "Blowin' Like a Bandit " and...
November 6 on the Chilkat
Could it be possible that a landscape might have a deep friendship with you? That it could sense your presence and feel the care you extend towards it?- John O'Donohue Monday morning 8:35, almost snowing, a light drizzle and 33 degrees. North wind. High tide. It feels...