colors of hope
I went out for a walk to find the light at the end of this grey day.
It’s a dog party!
A dog party!A big dog party!Big dogs, little dogs, red dogs, blue dogs,yellow dogs, green dogs,black dogs, and white dogsare all at a dog party! What a dog party! Go, Dog. Go! was one of Ethan’s very favorite books when he was little. Over and over and over we read that book, and of course …
Iditarod!
Go dogs go! Run doggies run! Thanks for showing how to run a good race.
straight and true
We went back to the trail this morning to see if my story was straight.
My first ANGRY moose encounter
Tonight our sunset walk became a super scary sprint for our lives.
Crow – Barbara Wright
White and black are natural attributes. Crows aren’t black because they dip themselves in ink every day. Seagulls don’t become white because they wash themselves everyday. Black and white are an integral part of who they are. That doesn’t mean one is better than the other. ….we need good government –to make sure things are …
winter street cleaning
I like to watch the dump trucks parade as they haul snow away from here.
Inheritance – Dani Shapiro
Throughout history, great philosophical minds have grappled with the nature of identity. What makes a person a person? What combination of memory, history, imagination, experience, subjectivity, genetic substance, and that ineffable thing called the soul makes us who we are? Is who we are the same as who we believe ourselves to be? I am …
Too beat to beat (title by David)
Tired tired tired tired, also sunshine and skiing with friends.
Celebrating MomMom’s birthday early because she and Pa have to fly home tomorrow
The sign anchors the memories, and the family anchors my soul.
Soul care (or – how can i keep from singing?)
Maria says she goes up to the hills to hear what she’s heard before.
Keep showing up
The dog and I walked out every morning, all the cold, dark winter long.
Story unfolds outside the frame
17 beats can’t hold this kick-the-snow-but-thanks-for-the-blue-sky-day.
Puzzling path
Fitting pieces together without directions demands discernment.
Finding the way through
How to hold the grief, to take another step in this heart-breaking world?
SuperMoon 2019#2
Plenty of snow and a clear sky, setting the stage for Super Snow Moon.
Headline news
Perhaps her busy nose walks through the hood are like reading the paper?
Right here, just now
I stand in this snow globe and wonder at the road that brought me right here.
Scratch-off Ice Art Show
I scraped a thick layer of ice off the windshield and found art below.
This Alaska Life
It’s just a regular day with regular stuff and also a moose.
Evening walk
These Alaska years have taught me so many ways to think about light.
Sweet love and warm light
Tonight my 17 beats are best spent on this dog by the fire.