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White-Washed – Glacier Bay – [07/17/2015]
Mother Nature can sometimes play us all for fools; reminding us that she’s in charge no matter what. This morning when I wrapped my chilly fingers around my daily cup of hot chocolate I looked out the office window to … Continue reading
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Happiness Is – Juneau, Alaska – [07/15/2015]
You are a true wizard now as you always wished. Does it make you happy? Well, men don’t always know when they’re happy but…I think so ~ The Last Unicorn There was a time that I didn’t think I would … Continue reading
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A Perfect Surprise – At Sea – [07/13/2015]
Judy and Johnny just walked through the door Like a queen with her king Oh what a perfect surprise Judy’s wearin’ his ring It’s a silly thing really, and yet, it’s somehow not. We do the 50s prom night every … Continue reading
Snookered – Haines, Alaska – [07/07/2015]
It has been a very long time since I played pool; not since the bar I used to frequent at home closed at least a year ago. I’ve certainly never been a pool shark; although I remember my dad lifting … Continue reading
Two Worlds, One Girl – At Sea – [07/06/2015]
I can get dressed up go out and swing till three am and then Lie down at five, jump up at six And start all over again… Although granted, I can’t do that as often as I used to. There … Continue reading
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Fire 451 – At Sea – [07/06/2015]
The temperature at which book-paper burns… I have read many many unsettling books in my time. Most of the classics are – in their own way – unsettling. Even Peter Pan in its original form is terribly bittersweet and sad; … Continue reading
Slow Coast – Glacier Bay – [07/03/2015]
July? How is it July already? Time flies and all that… It feels like ages since I’ve been back to Alaska, and yet at the same time it feels as though I never left it. The world shifts and changes … Continue reading
Farewell Ladies – [06/18/2015]
I felt it as I approached her. If we’d been at a bar, she would have turned her back on me in an elegant sulk. As it was the crisp salt air ruffled my hair as I looked up at … Continue reading
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Enjoy the Ride – Ketchikan, Alaska – [06/26/2015]
Life should not be a calm and quiet journey from birth to grave. Life should be a rollercoaster that slides into the end – martini in one hand, chocolate in the other screaming “MAN! What a ride!” Sitting in the … Continue reading
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On the Cusp – Seward, Alaska – [06/21/2015]
Over the years I’ve spent the summer solstice many places.; but I’ve never spent it this far north. The longest day of the year, in a place where the sun seems to never go down anyway… There’s something eerie and … Continue reading