tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15712953508353796552024-03-05T16:56:21.314-08:00Haines ExchangeThis blog is a recording of perceptions and experiences in my month artist residency in Haines Alaska.Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-45850085942346203472010-05-28T08:34:00.000-07:002010-05-28T09:26:01.041-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwSgz7CH622fKuzxn9XONHgjjFOgodVnrVYTF9NvzQKWk6R1NBfW8gygmZOvP-NgI41mghkdXO1bc9ufIcjGo0RRPUoLOxrhLGoZPTw2tk35CZOuiVbqGMJQhwB44-Dl_Cch7vTnnxKDp/s1600/DSC_0410.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwSgz7CH622fKuzxn9XONHgjjFOgodVnrVYTF9NvzQKWk6R1NBfW8gygmZOvP-NgI41mghkdXO1bc9ufIcjGo0RRPUoLOxrhLGoZPTw2tk35CZOuiVbqGMJQhwB44-Dl_Cch7vTnnxKDp/s200/DSC_0410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476355292931913058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlMhKlGEW3NSLIXRDXGLD_iOK7FqUBn-M_hYfBBhDwRROUp4r8-wQ3-HVWlJtXnO5qk04n-SiLs40P034Xdn4VdO_o6VSfVkiur-Y4luReChzFdAKXysHEc2OPncLszvm89NxzImgeeNt/s1600/DSC_0392.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlMhKlGEW3NSLIXRDXGLD_iOK7FqUBn-M_hYfBBhDwRROUp4r8-wQ3-HVWlJtXnO5qk04n-SiLs40P034Xdn4VdO_o6VSfVkiur-Y4luReChzFdAKXysHEc2OPncLszvm89NxzImgeeNt/s200/DSC_0392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476355286382820034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSvfDjUXwXePSxU4VtpjzWVkELaU2DU7w3rEamcBFkfFMUNDuD9UpfZGwy4HeDMjN-8Kw7O_rahF8QznO17Ga004lcW8uWOlNnDFnVMr6n3zW0KOYFaHYdDM1gqsrR_Z-ruFnkIermena/s1600/DSC_0417.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSvfDjUXwXePSxU4VtpjzWVkELaU2DU7w3rEamcBFkfFMUNDuD9UpfZGwy4HeDMjN-8Kw7O_rahF8QznO17Ga004lcW8uWOlNnDFnVMr6n3zW0KOYFaHYdDM1gqsrR_Z-ruFnkIermena/s200/DSC_0417.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476355278743518162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbS_6YOvTwCgJpImABAMYgkB1lDQreZxFLRa6hZ0fuqfRo7aqcjDjCio2Q2LRQmyPx3sFglYTDUwo-MTwiMWygqoQP0XtgqBaxnGeJEwHNJxyEnvnA4IXjvRVA9hfqgUzFYH5UDxQ3wP0/s1600/DSC_0389.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbS_6YOvTwCgJpImABAMYgkB1lDQreZxFLRa6hZ0fuqfRo7aqcjDjCio2Q2LRQmyPx3sFglYTDUwo-MTwiMWygqoQP0XtgqBaxnGeJEwHNJxyEnvnA4IXjvRVA9hfqgUzFYH5UDxQ3wP0/s200/DSC_0389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476355270986704866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy85twH5tYyVNh9uT8WDtDtk9216uNJUsWIeu3O0Vwlux0YcOsfUy8n97mDPHkAtow2_PJRIwg6OqzO_FMT0wcgUU_6fRGkmk0jnCs-BeImnp6TUnS8ZbIVbsawm-SOupX0Nnu1b5UTry/s1600/DSC_0386.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy85twH5tYyVNh9uT8WDtDtk9216uNJUsWIeu3O0Vwlux0YcOsfUy8n97mDPHkAtow2_PJRIwg6OqzO_FMT0wcgUU_6fRGkmk0jnCs-BeImnp6TUnS8ZbIVbsawm-SOupX0Nnu1b5UTry/s200/DSC_0386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476355260882001506" /></a><br />May 19, 2010<div><br /></div><div>Hello to Beaufort Kids! I am so glad you can see my blog. I enjoy writing about my trip to Alaska. I have seen so many new sights and met many interesting people. Today I am at<br /><div><br /></div><div>Mosquito Lake School</div><div><br /></div><div>This school is such a sweet place. It is a "one room" school house. The grades K-5 are in the same room. There are only 14 students in the whole school! Miss Kathy is the head teacher. She has an assistant. The school is bright and sunny and opens out onto a playground. They have a hugh world map on the wall and I could see how far I had traveled to be in Haines Alaska. </div><div><br /></div><div>Miss Kathy teachers all the grades. She believes that children should go out and play frequently. Even when it is cold and snowy in the winter everyone goes outside. They use their snow shoes or skies. The school is in a very rural area of Alaska. </div><div><br /></div><div>I showed the class slides of my turtle journal and told them a story about saving baby turtles from a racoon that wanted to eat the eggs. Everyone went outside for play and fresh air. Then we came back in and created a field journal that they will use to record local plants. Dandelions were blooming everywhere. So we gathered their beautiful leaves and observed them as we made drawings. Eveyone concentrated and did a great job looking closely and observing the shapes of the leaves. </div><div><br /></div><div>Older students helped younger students. Everyone was very cooperative and we had a good time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great summer everyone. Ms. Melba</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-13321856823646556092010-05-16T20:39:00.000-07:002010-05-16T21:13:13.891-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfnXUijq6ZcLBlqyMadYtt_ZVDHqJj6fJGSheGSegydqZlUwWcw6CqM9a6xtYk66LEHqUhO76BLgsoaYgeqHF1TQijaEiiGzB440SFhqzKT2guP5RBeDbOSkRumJCbDhRgE9Um_tosCgt/s1600/DSC_0305.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfnXUijq6ZcLBlqyMadYtt_ZVDHqJj6fJGSheGSegydqZlUwWcw6CqM9a6xtYk66LEHqUhO76BLgsoaYgeqHF1TQijaEiiGzB440SFhqzKT2guP5RBeDbOSkRumJCbDhRgE9Um_tosCgt/s200/DSC_0305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472086583858788690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8CMGoOn16hex-yGCbuZlDdIcJd3p9Gf34eiMiddyZstFUikLZf1wBNDAfmCrWpkx5Ay1lPwEmOF47Q7PweHCLWsg4H77tNyv4wew_fuvuf1rOMW64dySxjrA5iXqv-m9Bh0xjSg_OznP/s1600/DSC_0301.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpKp1ic4pTWpSwoJXGSnMrNi0BDxK_4Yp4i-nFY0OJFStplWsa71MgS4s0lq81QAXZAl9XUiZBp9LOH2wPqc9ZUU3X6g6kTgA6pyNBA6snvzR9u0qqgCOkR6p89R9vdB20uWvP8OZPFmB/s200/DSC_0197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472083627990955426" /></a><br />May 16, 2010<div><br /></div><div>The morning dawned Sunday and clear. I checked my watch. Becky was in the kitchen mixing up a blueberry breakfast cake. I poured coffee. It was only 6:30. Too early. Drake had said to call and say "let's go!" I waited another hour, two cups later and a couple of warm coffee cakes the sky was still clear. I called. I awoke him. Drake would meet us at 1:00. The day only went up from there. Little did I dream that I'd be flying on the most beautiful possible day in Haines since we arrived. The atmosphere was calm and pristine. A blue so deep that it receded into blue violet It was the day that Paul and I walked on a glacier. For us it was the equivalent of a moon walk in broad daylight. Really I can hardly write about this as it was such a joyful and emotional experience. I rush of love for the earth. My face was wet with uninvited yet welcome tears. The photos are my feeble attempts to capture these moments...but in our hearts and minds and souls, Paul and I will remember them forever. I was living my dream. I dreamed a year ago that an eagle swooshed through me and in a moment of extreme clarity, I climbed on his back and we flew over the landscape of my life and I saw it from a different viewpoint. A week later, Carol called and we begin to plan the Haines Exchange. I have envisioned this moment of flight, of soaring over this landscape since that moment. It was everything and more .....what is important comes into clear focus as our great Mother surges up with power and wonder. My attention is totally arrested. We gently land on an expanse of glacier. I joyful fall over as I sink knee deep and make a snow angel before Paul and Drake lift me upright. Enjoy the photos my friends....and FlyDrake! if you come this way in this lifetime. </div><div><br /></div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-60182177799878462302010-05-15T23:56:00.000-07:002010-05-16T00:06:55.826-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ1pOJhA7xNnwyWag4YFypHObWFnOUzXm8RycjsGQrBCi5Ifu-1Gt4K6nTmIaVAuS8K2qtqejMt27WUtXoBYoRj4KsSgfI3zd0WA_6zaDIoxCyQv1i7_-coLW7FZ2jQ2tBKc4OL1UnlKT/s1600/DSC_0180.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ1pOJhA7xNnwyWag4YFypHObWFnOUzXm8RycjsGQrBCi5Ifu-1Gt4K6nTmIaVAuS8K2qtqejMt27WUtXoBYoRj4KsSgfI3zd0WA_6zaDIoxCyQv1i7_-coLW7FZ2jQ2tBKc4OL1UnlKT/s200/DSC_0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471760793810866242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet3FgwxNYCJASVxkEwgXO27ddruluWu__8mufqWI3JXiRhDtLoG_HTrCLpUbGhX3Y2Fz7jEfpqCmFwRYEEy48ujMn8DdsIBUgpbK1EB4KqNqBZ6M3YI4cenEy0tYTXbTqZde2XwlvKYPw/s1600/DSC_0176.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet3FgwxNYCJASVxkEwgXO27ddruluWu__8mufqWI3JXiRhDtLoG_HTrCLpUbGhX3Y2Fz7jEfpqCmFwRYEEy48ujMn8DdsIBUgpbK1EB4KqNqBZ6M3YI4cenEy0tYTXbTqZde2XwlvKYPw/s200/DSC_0176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471760784085611618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXSBvwo4Hh2xV7Cu6QieCpeD477bWegq9aiZ0NMKVg1D5as78VPgMPzKt9yJSHnL7jTwfAqH7EjU8Nr91TuBIn3cEocIpe67t0ki30NE3T8i_zVyn6Mdgzhl9Ogf6llBDyFxLQ0-Ihlrs/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXSBvwo4Hh2xV7Cu6QieCpeD477bWegq9aiZ0NMKVg1D5as78VPgMPzKt9yJSHnL7jTwfAqH7EjU8Nr91TuBIn3cEocIpe67t0ki30NE3T8i_zVyn6Mdgzhl9Ogf6llBDyFxLQ0-Ihlrs/s200/DSC_0136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471760776656586738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsegdMjhSy_qjZjU6nUwbgdIjcShZQpar89oDXYdgSzecX9dhqlgH_FyHpgZmZP3o7mwz6hwIUyzZTOEu4BDPaiJC5UjuLvNwsuA6rKx_yfrXunuQ2R7CqfKE9CF82WJxmhYjFGlKnMwsT/s1600/DSC_0126.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsegdMjhSy_qjZjU6nUwbgdIjcShZQpar89oDXYdgSzecX9dhqlgH_FyHpgZmZP3o7mwz6hwIUyzZTOEu4BDPaiJC5UjuLvNwsuA6rKx_yfrXunuQ2R7CqfKE9CF82WJxmhYjFGlKnMwsT/s200/DSC_0126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471760766066806578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwfuw6ErXaJ5fBO8QS5EmgM6mb7Lejii1hwUUI1krrhqMxQDa8qvNBxaYR4uH8AHObjVueNYwrzwB-yp6VsOmu8Wc0KXJc9Aj737CX-_RkQAY1SILCNHTNNE2eI1DbxZ8o8Yzt1n_B7zu/s1600/DSC_0117.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwfuw6ErXaJ5fBO8QS5EmgM6mb7Lejii1hwUUI1krrhqMxQDa8qvNBxaYR4uH8AHObjVueNYwrzwB-yp6VsOmu8Wc0KXJc9Aj737CX-_RkQAY1SILCNHTNNE2eI1DbxZ8o8Yzt1n_B7zu/s200/DSC_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471760757157072738" /></a><br />May 16<div><br /></div><div>Carol and I walked the beach adjacent to the homestead. Truly one of the world's most</div><div>spectacular sights. She collects sea kelp and includes it in her diet. Carol is also one of the world's best cooks. Haines Assisted Living is soooo fortunate to have her culinary skills as well as astute concern for healthy eating and living. We stopped and enjoyed the view of the old crab cannery and then quenched our thirst at an artisan well along the roadside. Truly one of the world's most delicious sips of water! We enjoyed a stunning afternoon bringing it to a close with a local Haines brew and nachos at Mosey's. </div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-60495812983708984092010-05-15T23:44:00.000-07:002010-05-15T23:56:36.939-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mH41o8XYVXVMnLRrkiwqkpDKI7oxX_S4y1k92pppNhGn8NgoZeSyoSqoYKOjeFy62yvU-mbDuVpybWPJXGze5QbNn5wKgWhXmXQOQyKCRuZgI5WtFM5uRM6I240rjocUNuwglzhJsaBd/s1600/DSC_0165.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mH41o8XYVXVMnLRrkiwqkpDKI7oxX_S4y1k92pppNhGn8NgoZeSyoSqoYKOjeFy62yvU-mbDuVpybWPJXGze5QbNn5wKgWhXmXQOQyKCRuZgI5WtFM5uRM6I240rjocUNuwglzhJsaBd/s200/DSC_0165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471757873622447378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NcGwWIDHB0SVNF41X55pq0nkjjrZIKp19U14S9P0w3E8dOWl0yJSK35nxCeAH6iHZAIWRNFw4PPGEE4EKvHQXVyk4RjfHmXQs7ij0BWjzTOYpQ1tPW2BF1ZjtiaHGKJt2eTzXGne4WCG/s1600/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NcGwWIDHB0SVNF41X55pq0nkjjrZIKp19U14S9P0w3E8dOWl0yJSK35nxCeAH6iHZAIWRNFw4PPGEE4EKvHQXVyk4RjfHmXQs7ij0BWjzTOYpQ1tPW2BF1ZjtiaHGKJt2eTzXGne4WCG/s200/DSC_0146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471757865412968786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3pqecqqsvBB6jf5uyYSpErdUvfP6-eDt2KO8ggpAm2xhhhW46wMWTMmRqIO-MibVs0sGPN_0fXV5_58AZzhtpsxVdCIAURkLQuqqNFSQX8oWshOlcZDfW_U99pF7V3fSGmule1BA_HiQ/s1600/DSC_0170.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3pqecqqsvBB6jf5uyYSpErdUvfP6-eDt2KO8ggpAm2xhhhW46wMWTMmRqIO-MibVs0sGPN_0fXV5_58AZzhtpsxVdCIAURkLQuqqNFSQX8oWshOlcZDfW_U99pF7V3fSGmule1BA_HiQ/s200/DSC_0170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471757854435244402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SThRxyvnVQyRpinz6IQwJFPVrHHb8ODWnc39VIQNZvikXPWSqrr2Tf0RyKOsjyzuufKeMqdLJF-8XVDuvQon1IiyXV_az5uYXWWjZ4nfEpbcejKeocCBoooGpR5A1L_6VAzK5DoRvuxs/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SThRxyvnVQyRpinz6IQwJFPVrHHb8ODWnc39VIQNZvikXPWSqrr2Tf0RyKOsjyzuufKeMqdLJF-8XVDuvQon1IiyXV_az5uYXWWjZ4nfEpbcejKeocCBoooGpR5A1L_6VAzK5DoRvuxs/s200/DSC_0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471757849066862178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mXFmhvJ5WhdTmwCFLKk9w0XXSYpUq1l3Vh7CQINc6MzsqVCOgwXQCIU9fw9CvqbeQC2QMwBNxRKfeSXCKz1LjKqafnscnQuNqiAKfVKBDqx0Yy-MBP1aFJ8BAV6qbSRC8XAM8jn4n4cX/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mXFmhvJ5WhdTmwCFLKk9w0XXSYpUq1l3Vh7CQINc6MzsqVCOgwXQCIU9fw9CvqbeQC2QMwBNxRKfeSXCKz1LjKqafnscnQuNqiAKfVKBDqx0Yy-MBP1aFJ8BAV6qbSRC8XAM8jn4n4cX/s200/DSC_0144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471757840762952210" /></a><br />May 16th<div><br /></div><div>After lunch, I met up with Carol and we went out to her families homestead at Mud Bank.</div><div>She and her siblings have inherited 100 + acres of pristine watershed land. It is a pathway for </div><div>bears and moose as an important site for conservation efforts. Her dream is to preserve it from development. She lives here in the summer and is continuing to get the trash and junk. It is a slow process as it is difficult to remove anything here and costly. You can see the tower that will soon support a windmill to provide power. She has a little garden that her father started 30 years ago. The weather cleared and I was able to get some beautiful photos of this area. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check the next posting for photos of the surrounding environment. Go Carol!</div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-47807533419731562882010-05-15T23:28:00.000-07:002010-05-15T23:44:28.564-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5kfuq_kfH_u8tspAF6Ld5rHUFEUXxqvDkaB2r5hkmFTHJg6lPod-nAP-W2PyXJ0xu_lBRO5opSfVOVAOECJx3GN2U99UDulQE8-Y1dzVQ_BTGdUFvN4ZfXYwURjijnZbj_SDTwuTdbY4/s1600/DSC_0090.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5kfuq_kfH_u8tspAF6Ld5rHUFEUXxqvDkaB2r5hkmFTHJg6lPod-nAP-W2PyXJ0xu_lBRO5opSfVOVAOECJx3GN2U99UDulQE8-Y1dzVQ_BTGdUFvN4ZfXYwURjijnZbj_SDTwuTdbY4/s200/DSC_0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471754253960560018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidObqehzhKIRijqv8EmrCIme6P6Mfmj55XBYxZQjsEhnxG4bGUCrVTxtGX_slujFff5M4TeR96sRKrZxIbSKKV9SKeY-a9F7BjEhYkc-IugvZXejV0eCY4_W2PLFmWrBa6thXjnuRHfPaM/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidObqehzhKIRijqv8EmrCIme6P6Mfmj55XBYxZQjsEhnxG4bGUCrVTxtGX_slujFff5M4TeR96sRKrZxIbSKKV9SKeY-a9F7BjEhYkc-IugvZXejV0eCY4_W2PLFmWrBa6thXjnuRHfPaM/s200/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471754242260572354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc9-klEMSTohHnVlqDpscbjD7NILdkyjcekBenv2w2ti7BF826zNxy_0ujuKqp0KHrPjRoHHDCqjcGN2kQ-KLcXAHrKFFXnfJL_-yuDXpnfjPa7NBIzdD2vsdx69PYrJQZfigj-hikyav/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc9-klEMSTohHnVlqDpscbjD7NILdkyjcekBenv2w2ti7BF826zNxy_0ujuKqp0KHrPjRoHHDCqjcGN2kQ-KLcXAHrKFFXnfJL_-yuDXpnfjPa7NBIzdD2vsdx69PYrJQZfigj-hikyav/s200/DSC_0073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471754236627028642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiTu0EQ3fZx7hgIiAPbabNcVYTwA504pWNv4aiDVc5qRe5TH7EssB-JM4qG7Mm5A-8-c-bfWbcdk5nT6rJIVPA5-kA39c0nkcBQ8thd6ifj8xXJ0d0tDC3efSMow1klxlU9kL6k6Hk5Wo/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiTu0EQ3fZx7hgIiAPbabNcVYTwA504pWNv4aiDVc5qRe5TH7EssB-JM4qG7Mm5A-8-c-bfWbcdk5nT6rJIVPA5-kA39c0nkcBQ8thd6ifj8xXJ0d0tDC3efSMow1klxlU9kL6k6Hk5Wo/s200/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471754226105840338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGPFxF9hfOL8FqHZJOyaKmtBnHSYC6DvDI3EqhjFvuYbCgClbX789hf8G6frqf7cgN2cC2dgj75Q8r6ToFj9sv9YKcsXk2nO-hhH4WKcm-MZyZ8g1xXU1ceIYt92gqrrwSCDoGVnRcCSu/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGPFxF9hfOL8FqHZJOyaKmtBnHSYC6DvDI3EqhjFvuYbCgClbX789hf8G6frqf7cgN2cC2dgj75Q8r6ToFj9sv9YKcsXk2nO-hhH4WKcm-MZyZ8g1xXU1ceIYt92gqrrwSCDoGVnRcCSu/s200/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471754214729431874" /></a><br />May 15th.<div><br /></div><div>Paul and I drove 22 miles to Klukwan. It is a remnant of a Tlinglet village. The village is very run down as you can see by the photos. Though we understand that they have received large tracts of land that have now been lucratively logged. It appeared that only a few people actually lived here anymore. Some tribal members have become very wealthy. Poverty and pain die hard and the community continues to be plagued with alchoholism, abuse and squandering of resources from what I understand from local accounts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of these buildings contain a fortune in Tlinglit arts treasures. They are building a cultural center in which to house and protect them. I will be at the Mosquito Lake school on Tuesday afternoon. A tiny school in this community. </div><div><br /></div><div>We ate at the sole restaurant on the Chilkat Highway....33 mile restaurant. Best hamburgers in the area. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check out the next blog for the remainder of the day and photos of Carol Tuynman's homesteac.</div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-74274658927387124952010-05-11T23:06:00.000-07:002010-05-11T23:51:45.740-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_H_JKqi9VhGfHgBUJv313mBQdR0nRG7WP55m98c3ed8OvWLM_Em-anlChM2e0WvHHdqbyky9JrG2tyoCXbOGDcC1beRPuJwOocdTGv2oU8v6a4-X7Ir1iS5CjnBlaPj8StpJzZlapIdn/s1600/DSC_0985.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_H_JKqi9VhGfHgBUJv313mBQdR0nRG7WP55m98c3ed8OvWLM_Em-anlChM2e0WvHHdqbyky9JrG2tyoCXbOGDcC1beRPuJwOocdTGv2oU8v6a4-X7Ir1iS5CjnBlaPj8StpJzZlapIdn/s200/DSC_0985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470272311606346594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_-CM-rhM1eltaX7fG-rzx49n2u_dZ73fb8abJb68NLRWjZo4zw1PgRxQKn68eah0lZYtFgtsfe0i-ggJcVY_USoXJZDqgJYY5Ch_LTA0wtKqxWTT_AowEOQ7ops3gB8-0RtottX3zFXS/s1600/DSC_0994.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_-CM-rhM1eltaX7fG-rzx49n2u_dZ73fb8abJb68NLRWjZo4zw1PgRxQKn68eah0lZYtFgtsfe0i-ggJcVY_USoXJZDqgJYY5Ch_LTA0wtKqxWTT_AowEOQ7ops3gB8-0RtottX3zFXS/s200/DSC_0994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470272303155587746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZci0jcpjEhuScohv5qidvh1cMwS4_rF0GEzy52vD9d_7on4dpDoRYiU5UU_X2MeWlf_9R_s4eVKvbyTbgVffgtmfogFoFa56hSDBnOQWRSg0C3roW1SKjk8iSe6ugB5HnvjI4Fs7KyuRN/s1600/DSC_0983.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZci0jcpjEhuScohv5qidvh1cMwS4_rF0GEzy52vD9d_7on4dpDoRYiU5UU_X2MeWlf_9R_s4eVKvbyTbgVffgtmfogFoFa56hSDBnOQWRSg0C3roW1SKjk8iSe6ugB5HnvjI4Fs7KyuRN/s200/DSC_0983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470272297414147666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOxEJVr6UgJJvvwY5J62QV_SlZJAc7EquLohLeP2VDEpWP-1N6gz6mSX2L1rShro20_A9DQ996cPd9n1j1Kp_PaKreBicNZhRjIgJ1GUTjjw9gR21Jxe9tmYbughWGxxgvVeZ-YRxHEp1/s1600/DSC_0989.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOxEJVr6UgJJvvwY5J62QV_SlZJAc7EquLohLeP2VDEpWP-1N6gz6mSX2L1rShro20_A9DQ996cPd9n1j1Kp_PaKreBicNZhRjIgJ1GUTjjw9gR21Jxe9tmYbughWGxxgvVeZ-YRxHEp1/s200/DSC_0989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470272287400275138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eCeOeKlo-tR3TVavwR8prRsDEy2C-v3E53FfvJcwZXBLXociOIP7xVzvLIZgSVP5aEvvjentRDjMTm80EkYaeTkUvyGqbmi4RcJ4eulwNOHAeaP91og-t3yRAXjk9EIMHdWtWelghyGj/s1600/DSC_0980.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eCeOeKlo-tR3TVavwR8prRsDEy2C-v3E53FfvJcwZXBLXociOIP7xVzvLIZgSVP5aEvvjentRDjMTm80EkYaeTkUvyGqbmi4RcJ4eulwNOHAeaP91og-t3yRAXjk9EIMHdWtWelghyGj/s200/DSC_0980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470272281306283426" /></a><br />May 11th Tuesday evening<div><br /></div><div>Well it is only 10:00 here and the Sun set. Today was overcast and I felt like I just lived at the same time all day until it finally and rather suddenly became dark. I am still not totally adjusted to the time change. I get really sleepy about 4 or 5 and if I don't take a little nap, by 10:00 I am comatose. 10:00 is 2:00 EST. The good news is that I wake up early and for the last two days have walked to the indoor pool for a wonderful swim by 7:00. This is my new "leaf" on life. The community pool is only three blocks away. The water is just "right". Lovely murals decorate the wall. This community loves art. The Sheldon Museum is witness to that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Monday evening the museum sponsored A Talk About Art. Jeri, the museum director, invited me to facilitate a dialogue about the works. The show entitled Curious/Vicarious featured works by Andrea Nelson and Amelia Nash. They shared that this body of work had been a life-changing experience for them and they hoped that we, the viewers would be inspired to cultivate the curious in our own lives. Their work created a space in which the seven or so people that came to converse, could stand and realize the awe of personal expression. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you remember, the first day we were in Haines we helped sort through clothes and books for Hospice. Paul "happened" upon an audio tape by Joseph Campbell, The Way of Art. Synchronistically it provided a basis for my presentation! </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some thoughts to ponder. The field of aesthetics is a subset of philosophy. So when we use the word criticism it is not used in the negative sense of the work, pronouncing a judgment of "I like it" or "I don't"...good/bad. Rather it is calling us into an exploration of the deeper meaning of the artwork and into a realization of a "beauty that pleases, not the beauty as perceived by the ego which seeks fulfillment and desire, rather that of a sublime beauty that shatters our ego systems and hold us in a moment of fascination...holds us in a still point of wonder, aware both of the individual and collective unity of life. Some questions to ask:</div><div>1. Has your sense of beauty been altered? 2. What do you find fascinating/curious? 3. Does the work inspire you? In what way? 4. Which works did you feel "invited in"? 5. Which works puzzeled you? </div><div><br /></div><div>We were able to enjoy a range of the archtypical "flavors" (according to Campbell). 1. Terrible, tragic and pathetic 2. Heroic and wonderous.3. Odious and furious 4. Erotic and humorous</div><div>5. Peaceful. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am posting a few pics from the show. Congratulations! Well done Andrea and Amelia. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-77440470771923238222010-05-11T22:19:00.000-07:002010-05-11T23:06:22.821-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2FV9A2m7HmY4ouMBRvMgpPqHYEhDcpwzEJfZOcToGYr3oGIXi182rLCnZlvM8C2VjGXZmesAJHA7gw5K28TXgqDUTXqIcL0kPGBGfUoelXkw_sZsR0DZJhE_M85UFVk0d0ubKpRYphZO/s1600/DSC_0932.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2FV9A2m7HmY4ouMBRvMgpPqHYEhDcpwzEJfZOcToGYr3oGIXi182rLCnZlvM8C2VjGXZmesAJHA7gw5K28TXgqDUTXqIcL0kPGBGfUoelXkw_sZsR0DZJhE_M85UFVk0d0ubKpRYphZO/s200/DSC_0932.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256246764801042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf6Vs9yvHdUj4Xd8ugeTLPvQBEoE_rlRbSHuopjVm7TBCgwH9mW4rdLueWszS8IwmfMhkJSH-XYtLHuPBU0bvAsNZ10IY6mildmlziQuRoblnX96iI7Xg0Sb5PAOu9iYA73x8lFc6d0X1/s1600/DSC_0940.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf6Vs9yvHdUj4Xd8ugeTLPvQBEoE_rlRbSHuopjVm7TBCgwH9mW4rdLueWszS8IwmfMhkJSH-XYtLHuPBU0bvAsNZ10IY6mildmlziQuRoblnX96iI7Xg0Sb5PAOu9iYA73x8lFc6d0X1/s200/DSC_0940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256238379469202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT1B2d_LWO8nMXrIdIUosHEALXY-H7o4VzURIq56NYHIDLBX9JCR9SxQAHZ2eBpVG-T5wDrPAJyfV2Zow4_niFliJPrITNFM8UAoJoVHAp_jI-aIs-ogyvofFqzolRhVU41pOSnHTfi6k/s1600/DSC_0955.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT1B2d_LWO8nMXrIdIUosHEALXY-H7o4VzURIq56NYHIDLBX9JCR9SxQAHZ2eBpVG-T5wDrPAJyfV2Zow4_niFliJPrITNFM8UAoJoVHAp_jI-aIs-ogyvofFqzolRhVU41pOSnHTfi6k/s200/DSC_0955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256226641214978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YY6iaVcob5lgDNvTLLJ4TOVhyMDP0WZGYh9Y6Fii68AadcTzWPdxWLa5OEk-lIC7vLqUbh4tc07wY9i1Ex4aojFPyxm77BrpxU3kCjTNAe1WrMJBeGvnZNSmEW7bCnPELl_DkDWwG4MG/s1600/DSC_0951.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YY6iaVcob5lgDNvTLLJ4TOVhyMDP0WZGYh9Y6Fii68AadcTzWPdxWLa5OEk-lIC7vLqUbh4tc07wY9i1Ex4aojFPyxm77BrpxU3kCjTNAe1WrMJBeGvnZNSmEW7bCnPELl_DkDWwG4MG/s200/DSC_0951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256218093977826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNtE6kzlEoHV6nWCcbBaKVpCgyZr_YQZnw9wYrpJH0uBKFOGbyiQshLwG8ieFVMYjWsOfD9YAcpDi9r4GzF5Q2V-GRQLqQfBRvMDhhOOummkr2QUbi1KFVvfcA1Yy5ZsI5Wa8SPULPmCz/s1600/DSC_0956.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNtE6kzlEoHV6nWCcbBaKVpCgyZr_YQZnw9wYrpJH0uBKFOGbyiQshLwG8ieFVMYjWsOfD9YAcpDi9r4GzF5Q2V-GRQLqQfBRvMDhhOOummkr2QUbi1KFVvfcA1Yy5ZsI5Wa8SPULPmCz/s200/DSC_0956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256210280487682" /></a><br />May 11, 2010 Tuesday<div><br /></div><div>Sunday - Mother's Day photos</div><div><br /></div><div>Carol was delighted to housesit for a friend over the weekend. The home is a beauty, as is it's rambunctious occupant Rufus. The window view overlooks Mud Bay. On Saturday a small group of inquiring women gathered to discuss writing, make sketches and mainly share a diverse view of ideas and perceptions of local culture, development and the preservation of traditions within "tribal" values and practices. We observed the uncommon and beautiful shapes of a dandelion leaf, prowled about the beach and made a few thumbnail sketches that windowed the vast landscape. </div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see from these photos, on Mud Bay large boulders are strewn about a rocky shoreline. As I understand it, when ice broke away from the glaciers they carried rocks downstream. As the iceberg melted it left the boulders. Some formed small islands in the middle of the canal. </div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday, Paul and I spent a relaxing day exploring the beach and playing with Rufus. Rufus is still a "puppy". The tide was low and after an hour of romping through the mudflats, he was up to his belly in muddy curls. The temperature rose to a mild 70, light breeze and no sign of the legendary mosquitos...yet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tom, Kristin and Ryan called and wished me a Happy Mom's Day.....at least I caught their message on voicemail. Happy indeed....!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-71027951542632520522010-05-10T23:19:00.000-07:002010-05-10T23:33:35.963-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlbTIqWfU_hMpUBe_wl9Z5P3fQiyTjLHFQHzB1GMhTCOkvRX97BAXpzz6rNUUDCKi5v2LuUjsyKjUyZ0IJIfy_uhGBFPOF5X1XzAEOKyG_8l5EdlGrdh4GlPfBEYD9gKptpY0hsGc5e15/s1600/DSC_0895.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlbTIqWfU_hMpUBe_wl9Z5P3fQiyTjLHFQHzB1GMhTCOkvRX97BAXpzz6rNUUDCKi5v2LuUjsyKjUyZ0IJIfy_uhGBFPOF5X1XzAEOKyG_8l5EdlGrdh4GlPfBEYD9gKptpY0hsGc5e15/s200/DSC_0895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469895742119021442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LcV1DMCuzXTbDBs6dtLeRd9fFdVrfwl0AUjYVtbRTpl3HaYEEwj3U1oZMnsfsGitVafyjsMeHfCaPFEUm8ScKJYpDCWcu7lu3mr50DBGFHnlWY_h1Xf_5kSCGb2NOXHyrV6mMvord1Qm/s1600/DSC_0867.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LcV1DMCuzXTbDBs6dtLeRd9fFdVrfwl0AUjYVtbRTpl3HaYEEwj3U1oZMnsfsGitVafyjsMeHfCaPFEUm8ScKJYpDCWcu7lu3mr50DBGFHnlWY_h1Xf_5kSCGb2NOXHyrV6mMvord1Qm/s200/DSC_0867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469895732514386882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz45r5Vr-Jb7d6GKVo4wnbOGotgzUdruPMdd6OuNpTWOMoTKTgc8LMIGXd26P0bUOkZ-fPCUulX6FeE0XcOYpzYlf49ExgtkGU50EuMPlWQMsHS55fwdLkPk4X2BZtFxiXTrk36YiFGJyJ/s1600/DSC_0863.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz45r5Vr-Jb7d6GKVo4wnbOGotgzUdruPMdd6OuNpTWOMoTKTgc8LMIGXd26P0bUOkZ-fPCUulX6FeE0XcOYpzYlf49ExgtkGU50EuMPlWQMsHS55fwdLkPk4X2BZtFxiXTrk36YiFGJyJ/s200/DSC_0863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469895725121125074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeJZBnjR82Ytoyl2VbwdDv2T3VOsH3pGLNVIo9VR9xSHLJQmD_2_8O86Iw5ilQ-D5P6e2Bi15cBEUDtAcmzokxzuaq8hA7NSzkOjtff2KhYyxlQXjgtSvzXAbpLRSNefyurWVqwyR6B5Z/s1600/DSC_0856.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeJZBnjR82Ytoyl2VbwdDv2T3VOsH3pGLNVIo9VR9xSHLJQmD_2_8O86Iw5ilQ-D5P6e2Bi15cBEUDtAcmzokxzuaq8hA7NSzkOjtff2KhYyxlQXjgtSvzXAbpLRSNefyurWVqwyR6B5Z/s200/DSC_0856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469895718579712242" /></a>May 10<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8R7QdbFB9qqBP4crJ5CTohqPkLrGTuavmyRB-NwyU44X6CtmnH2pZYXYTfl-XueJvvoUgeO_XQwja-JnplWyj9YJMInwfnZJ8D0iG7FiMOyN55IhKX1iRg8A4QlbWdtDRZug3ZHV_wcf/s1600/DSC_0822.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8R7QdbFB9qqBP4crJ5CTohqPkLrGTuavmyRB-NwyU44X6CtmnH2pZYXYTfl-XueJvvoUgeO_XQwja-JnplWyj9YJMInwfnZJ8D0iG7FiMOyN55IhKX1iRg8A4QlbWdtDRZug3ZHV_wcf/s200/DSC_0822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469895711240450674" /></a><br />More sea otter photos. Probably a hundred lounged about the rocks. I loved how they seemed so comfortable in their large sack like bodies. Whales are a major predator. They can swim close to the rocky shoreline and wait for the lions to feed. My camera caught several quick surfacings including one of the fluke as the humpback made a deep dive. <div><br /></div><div>The seals were more skittish and slide into the water. You can only see their bobbing heads. The miracle of creation abounds. We are so grateful for this amazing three hours of cruising about Lynn Canal. Truly we will forever treasure these moments.</div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-85111443300566525472010-05-10T22:52:00.000-07:002010-05-10T23:19:44.646-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzzFGrax6-OSJzRAewQdcydJn5C_F2tg-0qDxnbMBx1SvCTRAeZ3KuctV_MfKOzN-iVNEEuLR33zmwDeHYsiY5F5VGLkGEE48_ZkqLzyEB3CbWoKvFNSpRYkLNOW_1YVB-UzWMWocR2IR/s1600/DSC_0873.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzzFGrax6-OSJzRAewQdcydJn5C_F2tg-0qDxnbMBx1SvCTRAeZ3KuctV_MfKOzN-iVNEEuLR33zmwDeHYsiY5F5VGLkGEE48_ZkqLzyEB3CbWoKvFNSpRYkLNOW_1YVB-UzWMWocR2IR/s200/DSC_0873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469892430277597442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTd79dR2kmDBuTpaP5t9RCUEOCrj6hT_GRTVtyFczHThbsOmllUnot-6yRdQ_PQo1frBKAJ95sCQswi96wRFtin1IdxqxZTQc5DRMWOQ_vV3DaYO16S3KxMLFMI147ytpDRmtDdPlaKxY/s1600/DSC_0884.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTd79dR2kmDBuTpaP5t9RCUEOCrj6hT_GRTVtyFczHThbsOmllUnot-6yRdQ_PQo1frBKAJ95sCQswi96wRFtin1IdxqxZTQc5DRMWOQ_vV3DaYO16S3KxMLFMI147ytpDRmtDdPlaKxY/s200/DSC_0884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469892421526663602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7llBN63D9VCAAE1a6BKSLKP5AJBWiI7UO_8p5AX3Fkf6tnRp9yMPI0CYjC0LSZGL8vyKwxQlXMfOq2JcbWIkH3B7LGud7naOc9HPBCW96sR64HB623_fXQOOjBOBUYi4tE1_3EhxeRGk/s1600/DSC_0838.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7llBN63D9VCAAE1a6BKSLKP5AJBWiI7UO_8p5AX3Fkf6tnRp9yMPI0CYjC0LSZGL8vyKwxQlXMfOq2JcbWIkH3B7LGud7naOc9HPBCW96sR64HB623_fXQOOjBOBUYi4tE1_3EhxeRGk/s200/DSC_0838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469892414514236386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-xu_la8Vmm1vzM0kSjGrcb3enxMAY9whlZi_q0J3ZMeporcNBhTP5FyeK165tn9d3TiAGFWSp_9_HaI_IRBaywi19ZTjseFQSWRe6t7tjOMtz5jODk3GEzB1FVFqfGRNvw97GN2nLQe2/s1600/DSC_0807.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-xu_la8Vmm1vzM0kSjGrcb3enxMAY9whlZi_q0J3ZMeporcNBhTP5FyeK165tn9d3TiAGFWSp_9_HaI_IRBaywi19ZTjseFQSWRe6t7tjOMtz5jODk3GEzB1FVFqfGRNvw97GN2nLQe2/s200/DSC_0807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469892405148778194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_yAdO5km1ohskd9xWILINJE3eUf-q3E6ZzilCbt0siYwQeBuHaaJK8mmqVh4wNJg_kQxXvmqXvqtm4O_UDbJeIuwi98CYRf_NUy3qZJmgyqkhyphenhyphen1YYokEFGnjvK2HEhxIQIF7QUgnNUQa/s1600/DSC_0795.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_yAdO5km1ohskd9xWILINJE3eUf-q3E6ZzilCbt0siYwQeBuHaaJK8mmqVh4wNJg_kQxXvmqXvqtm4O_UDbJeIuwi98CYRf_NUy3qZJmgyqkhyphenhyphen1YYokEFGnjvK2HEhxIQIF7QUgnNUQa/s200/DSC_0795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469892397253566466" /></a><br />May 10<div><br /></div><div>Okay. So my thoughts of posting at least every other day are out the door....mainly because I am out the door. We spent the weekend enjoying a Haines springtime. Residence put away heavy clothing and women sported tank tops. Xtra Tuf boots are replaced by sandles. This year we have followed the daffodils...first in Beaufort, then Sylva and now Haines. Plants here seem to grow hardier like the people. Dandelions are a dancing across every hillside and in some yards form a cultivated garden. We spent the weekend enjoying Mud Bank beach.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some "catch up" photos of our river sightings with Carl, Jen, Quin, Lucky and Lucy....sea otters, whales, seals, bald eagles, and even a rare sighting of a mountain goat! The animals all seemed out enjoying the warm sun along with us. Notice the large sea lion. They are called beach masters. They can weigh up to 4000 lbs. Check out Paul's blog for an eloquent description. coopscomments.blogspot.com </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-81174213471826164572010-05-05T21:19:00.000-07:002010-05-05T21:40:42.406-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg304LY8W0Ep_B9zSZ2N0JkdrQ1XxOX26LwQkSyEKAKuPufVleHhjYG6o3_t9Kvn2Hkiq0uTvJw4KrPZ55f1iQof4qpJPP4P1n1keOG4u3UrHI-SObm7VJQr-UEmRxSGPcZDqnIZXA-inzF/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg304LY8W0Ep_B9zSZ2N0JkdrQ1XxOX26LwQkSyEKAKuPufVleHhjYG6o3_t9Kvn2Hkiq0uTvJw4KrPZ55f1iQof4qpJPP4P1n1keOG4u3UrHI-SObm7VJQr-UEmRxSGPcZDqnIZXA-inzF/s200/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468011835690202290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOGgqpYp_j0MTG0pbl0wEfgN70ra4_BK2Dew_cETYnM7Zs4SQ9Y5bwTEVDHSivt5ivoaJaOLG38Xzwuc3rLg0TgqxeU0dWNhuO8v9tJkDEnoGczxKghg-ufglJA8vz-NALOmzJF4C6HwQ/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOGgqpYp_j0MTG0pbl0wEfgN70ra4_BK2Dew_cETYnM7Zs4SQ9Y5bwTEVDHSivt5ivoaJaOLG38Xzwuc3rLg0TgqxeU0dWNhuO8v9tJkDEnoGczxKghg-ufglJA8vz-NALOmzJF4C6HwQ/s200/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468011828045095218" /></a><br />Serendipity. <div><br /></div><div>Carol dashed in this morning as I was frying a crab cake and toasting the accompanying</div><div>English muffin. "Let's go over and talk to the science teacher Mark Fontenot right now. It's his planning period.". The Haines high school is a 3 minute walk. I walked into the new facility and was pleased to see a school built with the aesthetic sensibility that says "all students deserve to learn in beautiful artfilled surrounding". The fine works of Tlingits, Alaskan artists and student artists were carefully integrated into the design of the schools beautiful nature center architecture. Lettuce was growing in the windows. It is a school of 300 K-12. We met with Mark, the marine biology teacher. He had just completed a day on the Loggerhead Turtle and jumped at the idea of presenting my Turtleworks. Can you come back in an hour? Yes, indeed.</div><div>We had a beautiful time together. The students asked perceptive questions. At the end of class</div><div>a young man who had been very attentive shared with me that he was an exchange student from Malaysia. He is sponsored by an exchange program called YES. It is a program that brings Islamic students to the states to promote peace and understanding....that not all Muslims are dangerous....nor do all Americans think they are. </div><div><br /></div><div>He showed me pictures on his cell phone of his own involvement with the Leatherback turtles in Malaysia! He had stunning photos of a mother turtle laying her eggs...lit from under the turtle. We could see the point of her tail in the hole. I hope he will email them to me to share. </div><div>Later today I visited the library to make some plans with Jolanta for a children's class. I am including a photo Mom and Babe at work. </div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-62076981630234102832010-05-04T12:36:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:22:18.660-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE12NULoGlUI8Pltw2TB8ishLeovlLTbzuRdHOShKZZAen0CtDDORb3SRgj3bqZw8NiwXXlYsc0qE4M4HOv3NrX0bcJce9L0sGEq5KBrVUCeNn3KrTWv5x1PPkppaj8Z73A3QU_TzdxCy/s1600/DSC_0772.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE12NULoGlUI8Pltw2TB8ishLeovlLTbzuRdHOShKZZAen0CtDDORb3SRgj3bqZw8NiwXXlYsc0qE4M4HOv3NrX0bcJce9L0sGEq5KBrVUCeNn3KrTWv5x1PPkppaj8Z73A3QU_TzdxCy/s200/DSC_0772.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467512586307955346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoCfhlC7bHJie2X4Jck-d2-VVELTNLiTuOIJYlk7Qa9djQhw3eNbVkiICKorPPq4oKdMWeIo6c5yN-UXKRtVPe515wN_pEo88u1ZudwptNco7TvpL4vqgzuVj3ZQiEls1k7fx-romZAMJ/s1600/DSC_0756.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoCfhlC7bHJie2X4Jck-d2-VVELTNLiTuOIJYlk7Qa9djQhw3eNbVkiICKorPPq4oKdMWeIo6c5yN-UXKRtVPe515wN_pEo88u1ZudwptNco7TvpL4vqgzuVj3ZQiEls1k7fx-romZAMJ/s200/DSC_0756.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467512577387197954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIhdbeDczSZTjNxTLfysbOMwg001C1XHjK94IEHmMEcgRxrQ2zSQFjxgIz03p2J98nRGmWLbaZqNUi2_IW5Y3SXUVL-UgeK3irChpDdAdc1oo-bn_LrUu1ZpyjbCRrIYb1wjc4pQPKaVS/s1600/DSC_0754.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIhdbeDczSZTjNxTLfysbOMwg001C1XHjK94IEHmMEcgRxrQ2zSQFjxgIz03p2J98nRGmWLbaZqNUi2_IW5Y3SXUVL-UgeK3irChpDdAdc1oo-bn_LrUu1ZpyjbCRrIYb1wjc4pQPKaVS/s200/DSC_0754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467512564129548914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4IJLrI1oVExbnAdkWsAT0s27IJ5e2RmPvMoHTMeVBCBQddOlVihr-A16mvcBVviY-zv1LoZ_dLupTX8S3TR_1O4KLoZKNHpZidzgc83Oxt8v8fzoBE_kpvymDyX2UIiXZuqF9T0VgjOr/s1600/DSC_0748.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4IJLrI1oVExbnAdkWsAT0s27IJ5e2RmPvMoHTMeVBCBQddOlVihr-A16mvcBVviY-zv1LoZ_dLupTX8S3TR_1O4KLoZKNHpZidzgc83Oxt8v8fzoBE_kpvymDyX2UIiXZuqF9T0VgjOr/s200/DSC_0748.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467512560730231490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQD-7puEj4H4I-dNJ2a6gEXiNY2sWk_h-ZnSG773CTDBeOr8Zd_-tk1LHJdJdpeLE95S80Qyrq5WWioD3G1AlieB1OeaIp4AhpUfQh48NU3uLg68MvxRY2fAAjD3bYJ6FLqZe8YafdEHY/s1600/DSC_0754.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQD-7puEj4H4I-dNJ2a6gEXiNY2sWk_h-ZnSG773CTDBeOr8Zd_-tk1LHJdJdpeLE95S80Qyrq5WWioD3G1AlieB1OeaIp4AhpUfQh48NU3uLg68MvxRY2fAAjD3bYJ6FLqZe8YafdEHY/s200/DSC_0754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467512554069134530" /></a><br />Crabbing is Great!<div><br /></div><div>Tuesday May 4, 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday Lucy taught me her crab-picking methods. Compared to Beaufort Blue Crabs the Dungenese Crabs of the Lynn Canal are hugh..sometimes measuring 10" across. Having the right tool for the right job is crucial to obtaining as much chunky meat as possible. Lucy recommended Joyce Chen all purpose scissors. They are razor sharp and have padded handles. Slicing throught the leg segments top and bottom allow the meat to be lifted out instead of picking it out in bits and pieces. We cleaned a dozen crabs and had enough for dinner for ourselves and the HAL residents. We all savored this succulent delicacy, appreciating every mouthful even more because of the 3 hours of effort required to extract it from the shells. Enough is left for Lucy to create her special recipe for crab cakes for tonights meal. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a result of my expressed interest in crabbing and all things "water related", Lucy generously invited me to join her and her fisherman buddy, Carl. We went out this glorious spring morning to check and empty the traps. A new snow had freshly traced the mountain peaks, but the temperature in this little cove was a comfortable 50. I snapped many "in process" photos. Now to figure out how to post them as a new blogger. Readers be patient as I hunt and peck my way through this. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch is ready. Carol is preparing Italian Moose patties, rice and caldo verde soup. </div><div>This afternoon is devoted to planning with Jolanda, the librarian, for after school arts experiences on Thursdays. The new library here is a beauty. It was recognized several years ago as the "best small town library in American". Indeed it an inviting and functional space with offerings that suit a community who rely on multi media availability for the long cold winters. I look forward to spending time there. They have a whole wall of books on Alaska and interesting offerings on the Tlingit arts and culture. </div><div><br /></div><div>Signing off for lunch. melba </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-22128657453135032052010-05-03T09:41:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:13:11.761-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCsM4bp_SBiMaiRgRWYLTkmbGW38vHsXTR0XY9xTHKJqzRSAUET_r6EQadX84asyZYwPoBVUfBgwduUhcjqTKzBrsuFarVTrGwwZPWrCUD27jbwHNJHxUrT9CF7xjyw4doZSy9TWbExxE/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCsM4bp_SBiMaiRgRWYLTkmbGW38vHsXTR0XY9xTHKJqzRSAUET_r6EQadX84asyZYwPoBVUfBgwduUhcjqTKzBrsuFarVTrGwwZPWrCUD27jbwHNJHxUrT9CF7xjyw4doZSy9TWbExxE/s200/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525880517640226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_JjAor69lSEUNCK-WYU-ulT3nUGNUAdbhzjARVuie2-uAunaIF9cEWbbZlez9mXY4fbttUupchaNUt7VASt9YmdVAn5DqLv-nbJtaz9bsewoyHli9VK9tdpeweUh-34pqVL5HU5J0OWi/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_JjAor69lSEUNCK-WYU-ulT3nUGNUAdbhzjARVuie2-uAunaIF9cEWbbZlez9mXY4fbttUupchaNUt7VASt9YmdVAn5DqLv-nbJtaz9bsewoyHli9VK9tdpeweUh-34pqVL5HU5J0OWi/s200/20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525868802174642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC1zCGKBUSOnC6uvCUOgdJGAcgc6P3oNGRVUz1XVp_hps7RrpqYGF3dTAxlHLZxnQqKPI-XcaYeLkBk7ivnH8vNG1ufxzD_77b1tNNBxX_vQk8JVgtuAQHkavxGCHyrXBQSCatUJ5GB1O/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC1zCGKBUSOnC6uvCUOgdJGAcgc6P3oNGRVUz1XVp_hps7RrpqYGF3dTAxlHLZxnQqKPI-XcaYeLkBk7ivnH8vNG1ufxzD_77b1tNNBxX_vQk8JVgtuAQHkavxGCHyrXBQSCatUJ5GB1O/s200/16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525865370933154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnT8jmVlRKjIpDuebXaEHA-d1101Ix3SFlO-DmlhilHg6H3FsDPp17V4m0eYVa64AmZT8MEyhxzXI8-l_oXQDyH2mFblQC3qpt8HjUiKaLS0Ni-gTnxwRhMFtbo618PLEZh4jI4hLCVKM/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnT8jmVlRKjIpDuebXaEHA-d1101Ix3SFlO-DmlhilHg6H3FsDPp17V4m0eYVa64AmZT8MEyhxzXI8-l_oXQDyH2mFblQC3qpt8HjUiKaLS0Ni-gTnxwRhMFtbo618PLEZh4jI4hLCVKM/s200/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525857331703122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQtH3qV75GEdJxu5gAkD6YIgNow02N92SafDpJFDFx1YAST-gXBhpS5nP4lG4QLnrwL96ZygQHNKuXJXRnTOJzt2r4nSFT0aUJvRfJocrvDiMqs8MD1JudJGEQ2k9ssn4GE6Dlax-MB33/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQtH3qV75GEdJxu5gAkD6YIgNow02N92SafDpJFDFx1YAST-gXBhpS5nP4lG4QLnrwL96ZygQHNKuXJXRnTOJzt2r4nSFT0aUJvRfJocrvDiMqs8MD1JudJGEQ2k9ssn4GE6Dlax-MB33/s200/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525847801122850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCB0mbX1fS-41AvNWofLYLsCCCdgEa-yPG7MiLpzbMfEopO9_sSgyGneXKlQvUuqzQ2SCoesuraIhSMdeq01Dc7pgfmecTLy0SlnYkyyBzux7DxkToAWAI53-_fjEEIHw4ibemB5dc_Nv4/s1600/haines-++by+Plane+and+Ferry.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCB0mbX1fS-41AvNWofLYLsCCCdgEa-yPG7MiLpzbMfEopO9_sSgyGneXKlQvUuqzQ2SCoesuraIhSMdeq01Dc7pgfmecTLy0SlnYkyyBzux7DxkToAWAI53-_fjEEIHw4ibemB5dc_Nv4/s320/haines-++by+Plane+and+Ferry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467524684535307394" /></a><br />Saturday May 1 2010<div><br /></div><div>Paul and I are warmly greeted at the ferry by our friend Carol. Carol and I have worked on several arts education projects in Beaufort over the past twenty years. Her parents, the Nelson's homesteaded in Haines. Now that they are deceased she has settled into the community and is shepherding the future of their land. </div><div><br /></div><div>Carol is a visionary creative organizer/advocate for the arts. She supervises the food services at the newly opened Haines Assisted Living home. HAL's founder Lucy Harrel generously offered us a suite to live in while we are here for the month. Note: Lucy is 86, is an active river boat captain of a tugboat. Lucy is my new role model. Though bent and stiff with arthritis, she is still "captain of her own boat" bringing in food from the bounty of this land. We look forward to picking the crabs she will haul in for dinner! Right away we have been treated with local cuisine of moose sausage, moose stew, and salmon chowder Carol serves healthy food in healthy portions on small plates. Stay tuned for future recipes. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are appreciative of the conscious and compassionate care that is give to the residents here. Indeed we are blessed with this experience of a special community who respect and care for the elders. </div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday night was yet another opportunity to participate in community life as we joined Mandy and Scott Ramsey for a beachside bonfire picnic in honor and celebration of Scott's father's life. The smelt had been running the week before. We savored our first smoked smelt washed down with a local Haines brew. Dogs and people mingled and shared, kids explored the mudbanks then shedding their shoes warmed toes at the campfire. We learned from conversations with several people that if you decide to live in Haines you are considered "from Haines" In the spirit of the frontier town, ancestral heritage is irrelevant Everyone in a sense is a "newcomer" . There is a quality of equality and acceptance that is deep and ...well REAL. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday May 2nd</div><div><br /></div><div>We attended the service at St. Michael's Episcopal church. A magnificent view of the Lynn Canal below snow capped mountains provides the windowed backdrop for the altar. I must confess that my attention for the service was tempered by my desire to watch for a whale sighting during the service. Now that would be an extraordinary spiritual experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Later that afternoon we enjoyed a gallery opening in celebration of Cinco de Mayo at Extreme Dreams Gallery. The gallery is owned by John and Sharon Svenson. It is a marvelous collection of fine art and crafts by Alaskan artists. </div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571295350835379655.post-37601698832611840542010-05-02T08:57:00.000-07:002010-05-02T09:18:57.095-07:00Fresh. I climbed the metal stairway of the ferry to Deck 4 and stepped out into the Solarium. <div>I passed several hearty campers still sleeping atop plastic lounge chairs in their down mummy bags. Walking beyond the open solarium I caught the first brisk breeze atop our ferry the Le Conte. Breathing deeply of the freshest air on earth. Pristine....The grandness of the volcanic mountain landscape meets seascape stretched out in the wake. A pathway to infinite distant ranges. We were on our four hour leg of our journey from Juneau to Haines. Invigorated from a thousand miles and several days of airline air, I took in deep rejuvenating breathes. A new land for my eyes, new experiences, new friends awaited me nestled on the beaches of a special little community of people. More to come. </div>Melba Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626787927269394514noreply@blogger.com2