Alaska Category

Alaska Native Art

Masks hold memory Spirits animals protect Healing strength of art I’m in Anchorage for a two day training related to my job. I visited the Alaska Native Medical Center and spent an hour mesmerized by it’s extensive collection of Alaska Native art work.  These are just a few masks. More art work to come. Enjoy.

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Wonder Haiku 1

Today, I begin my new series of ultimate wonder haikus. I have set the goal of writing a total of 1,000 haikus. I’ve already completed over 72 with my waves series and the occasional different topics I’ve written over the past few months. The ultimate wonder series goal is to write 365 haikus on the theme […]

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Simplify

Life’s simple pleasures Sun, sea, silence soothe senses Time stops for wonder For the past month and a half, I was engaged in the uncertainty of unexpected unemployment. As a nurse, I knew I could quickly begin work as a travel nurse and signed up with five agencies. I was actually approved for two different […]

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African Dance in Alaska

                                        Drumbeats and colors pulsations from head to hands slap, tone, bass delight The warm, enlivening rhythms of Guinea, West Africa filled the Bunnell  Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska from the middle of February through […]

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Eagle Haiku Two

Eagle glides in view Royally rests on near pole White tail fans away

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Gratitude

Gratitude sees good a tumble is not defeat a new beginning

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