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Advent Thought(s) for Dec. 9 (Sometimes it’s all Good)
“Sometimes things don’t go, after all, From bad to worse.” – Sheenagh Pugh The ferry docked close to midnight after a ride that could have been worse, considering the northerly gusts to 65 knots, heavy freezing spray and seas to twelve feet. I took Dramamine...
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...
Sunday’s Walk on the Chilkat (and a few thoughts)
To live's to fly, both low and high. So shake the dust off of your wings and the sleep out of your eyes- Townes Van Zandt 7:45 am (thanks to turning back the clock an hour the sun was up, such as it is) North wind, gray skies, snowing on the mountains, feels like...
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...
The Third of November
This is the month of nuts and nutty thoughts- that November whose name sounds so bleak and cheerless-- perhaps it is that the harvest of thought is worth more than all the other crops of the year.-- Henry David Thoreau 37 degrees, drizzle, calm, low tide. Today is...