I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sunday’s Thought from Mother Teresa

    “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be...