tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359492902024-02-19T05:49:36.683-05:00Living on the Edge"Living simply so others may simply live."Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-22833122999320450542013-05-12T13:59:00.000-04:002013-05-12T14:05:01.570-04:00A tribute to Mother Earth on Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Canadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield returns to earth tomorrow but not before he has touched many hearts with his remarkable photographs and insights into the beauty that is our ultimate Mother. May we treat her with the respect she deserves.</div>
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<strong>"<em>The clouds are quickly fleeting, but the heart continues beating"</em></strong></div>
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<em><strong>"Seven billion hearts, but I can see only one." </strong></em></div>
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We seem to have a hopeless romantic in Canadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station</div>
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If you haven't seen Col. Hadfield's photos of our beautiful home from space why not "friend" him on Facebook and see some breathtaking skies from space.</div>
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One of the prettiest walks on Haida Gwaii when the tide is in and the sky is blue is the 2 km. walk along the Yakoun estuary known as the Sunset Trail in Port Clements. A well maintained, user friendly trail it offers access to all from small children and strollers to elders and wheel chairs. In 2000 Port Clements applied for a grant from the G<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">overnment of Canada’s Millennium Grant to develop a walking trail and campground along it's west facing coastline. The result is this lovely walk on the edge of wilderness.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"></span>[Image]The Yakoun River is the longest river on Haida Gwaii meandering about 60 km(37 miles) from Yakoun Lake in south central Graham Island to Masset Inlet, a large salt water inlet.[Image]The Yakoun estuary is broad and shallow partly due do silt deposits from clear-cut logging. It has a world famous fall salmon run and cut throat trout in the spring.[Image]Bank erosion of the river combined with high water in the spring sweeps large trees and windfalls into the esturary[Image]where some continue life as a "nurse stump" for new life.[Image]The sunset trail is bordered by the inlet on the west and Bayview Road on the east and although only 50 to 75 metres wide feels like a walk in a remote part of the island. The.trail runs close to the shore with beautiful vistas of the Queen Charlotte Mountains and Masset Inlet. On the western flyway for migratory birds it is not usually to see sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, brandts, and various other waterfowl along with resident great blue herons and eagles as you walk along the waters edge to the wheel chair accessible bird watching tower at the south end of the trail. Beautifully constructed it is a great spot to watch birds, enjoy the every changing skies or have a picnic under its sheltering roof.<br />
The forest walk is a great sampling of what the forests of Haida Gwaii were like with magnificant old cedars, towering spruce, CMTs (Culturally Modified Trees) and an understory rich in flora which in the past year has seen signs posted along the trail to identify the different species of plants. For a beautiful, easy walk why not visit Port Clements and the Sunset Trail.<br />
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23Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-8038921192053289042012-01-06T22:43:00.002-05:002021-03-31T20:49:55.447-04:00Extended Warranty.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOvW0HJLsT7s09kQnN1Jai4RTTgr-3eHgnjIy5zqu8olDo5J-kvdibEb3nmw1B4qMFFzmqf88JOfiFWntEkGNJKu6IMwieky9hwYHLCHUfECLR8TEOfQSiy_vwK8BN1i9cecyVQ/s1600/IMGP1315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOvW0HJLsT7s09kQnN1Jai4RTTgr-3eHgnjIy5zqu8olDo5J-kvdibEb3nmw1B4qMFFzmqf88JOfiFWntEkGNJKu6IMwieky9hwYHLCHUfECLR8TEOfQSiy_vwK8BN1i9cecyVQ/s640/IMGP1315.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On November 16, 2011 I awoke to a group of symptons most woman my age are all too aware of and never want to have... but denying them can kill you so I got myself down to Emergency. With my blood pressure through the roof and symptons of a STOKE I was MediVac'd to Prince Rupert for a CAT SCAN, echocardiogram and ultra sound of my neck arteries!</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsLzJonfLEJsidqg6Vc5jKrD3_HYiYObq2UOmpJRPfREGvIjLM2pSu4LUci3oFxnWSK25toyn8T9m-eqo26jIbeVi3iQziZjhEmlw6KXkEU4VpB5cg6G-Myv0_ti_pVoFZqhYQA/s1600/IMGP1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsLzJonfLEJsidqg6Vc5jKrD3_HYiYObq2UOmpJRPfREGvIjLM2pSu4LUci3oFxnWSK25toyn8T9m-eqo26jIbeVi3iQziZjhEmlw6KXkEU4VpB5cg6G-Myv0_ti_pVoFZqhYQA/s200/IMGP1317.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_X3idJYCVAiGgH9L86YeGfkcC69PZsu1ruX1xDFtB9C7uGsvfFoGAM8ax0d5rRnh7vhR2hHiLRW88-IUEi3ULyR3FOLiesF-diFy20buK4i9g65aX3PD_2aGilh4NjtN6yTl_w/s1600/IMGP1318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_X3idJYCVAiGgH9L86YeGfkcC69PZsu1ruX1xDFtB9C7uGsvfFoGAM8ax0d5rRnh7vhR2hHiLRW88-IUEi3ULyR3FOLiesF-diFy20buK4i9g65aX3PD_2aGilh4NjtN6yTl_w/s200/IMGP1318.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: center;">Within an hour of stablizing my blood pressure I was loaded into an surface ambulance and then an air ambulance for the one hour trip to the mainland and from there depended on what my tests disclosed.</div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: center;">Nothing devasting showed up on the tests so after a night in emergency because there were no beds in the hospital I was on my way home.</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkQIbBT5Q5zOjKnldPtkoES3oQ8KM_ngVog1RhAkHwPeaZBcqOurMfIi1rHxrw9NfXi_m9w0IvtRA82i0Rv6tzqWFkEIvepqWT189G1YYX-AmRRd5LfglTQN-gojywWRe0_wrug/s1600/IMGP1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkQIbBT5Q5zOjKnldPtkoES3oQ8KM_ngVog1RhAkHwPeaZBcqOurMfIi1rHxrw9NfXi_m9w0IvtRA82i0Rv6tzqWFkEIvepqWT189G1YYX-AmRRd5LfglTQN-gojywWRe0_wrug/s640/IMGP1319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: center;">Leaving Prince Rupert.<br />
Prince Rupert does not have a walk-in clinic so everything goes through the emergency room....it was a busy night.</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE5G1QaMrGcm6-IBPdptAZ796JLbSKRvFMsp6rUf0IekIZQUvVJKsjmkitMoL97G0ykKxilKCvyRh_iDjHZXt5fJwUtw8WVK0ThymcL-NnqorMoAzBvNiiS-FBHw6xfZ6joeHjg/s1600/IMGP1321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE5G1QaMrGcm6-IBPdptAZ796JLbSKRvFMsp6rUf0IekIZQUvVJKsjmkitMoL97G0ykKxilKCvyRh_iDjHZXt5fJwUtw8WVK0ThymcL-NnqorMoAzBvNiiS-FBHw6xfZ6joeHjg/s640/IMGP1321.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was expecting to stay an other night in Prince Rupert because of weather however they(the helicopter pilots) said there was a window of opportunity....I didn't see it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gwnCuqeeaaAWodRioQgZ3G2-FkTBN5wzbXjGUX5iq_JYxq_JmBMMeAXlpFiIgwAnyhNTVL6gaRL_842AZvPeAIqyb68Not9bEUDGPWzCEVftkmPmYgBoSKlsBfhxj99_XxdgKA/s1600/IMGP1323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gwnCuqeeaaAWodRioQgZ3G2-FkTBN5wzbXjGUX5iq_JYxq_JmBMMeAXlpFiIgwAnyhNTVL6gaRL_842AZvPeAIqyb68Not9bEUDGPWzCEVftkmPmYgBoSKlsBfhxj99_XxdgKA/s640/IMGP1323.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fog over Prince Rupert Airport(the planes were grounded!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIreMfheRjZT1TsQE0ocT8AzZwJhfU6on1L7wzGhgJnK74rBqiYsRVWl38CMirHLfg5HacFSi-DxcbCeMhl4NEGotPBua7Buj_qIl43hq-D5bQQbLAh6nk0lJBkjUIiPbVXFTyQ/s1600/IMGP1324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIreMfheRjZT1TsQE0ocT8AzZwJhfU6on1L7wzGhgJnK74rBqiYsRVWl38CMirHLfg5HacFSi-DxcbCeMhl4NEGotPBua7Buj_qIl43hq-D5bQQbLAh6nk0lJBkjUIiPbVXFTyQ/s640/IMGP1324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Heading out across the Hecate Strait in the fog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDZlBsr06nDkMmXVBiZ7AynvJPOhQ5u8hcF_fJg70DDvnMWRp-mxDqSlABqPweQ4Op9jPkva2U7flYpVkhxc_tenOB_2bF3MKvMIQlWkTK1XapHQqMPfbu7V69uKMpib7JkZrcg/s1600/IMGP1330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDZlBsr06nDkMmXVBiZ7AynvJPOhQ5u8hcF_fJg70DDvnMWRp-mxDqSlABqPweQ4Op9jPkva2U7flYpVkhxc_tenOB_2bF3MKvMIQlWkTK1XapHQqMPfbu7V69uKMpib7JkZrcg/s640/IMGP1330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never let someone look at your camera if you don't want your picture taken! </div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">I could at least smile as I was heading home with some things to work out but generally a clean bill of health.</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> (I also always travel with a camera in my hand or my pocket!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVCHZZyfK5Euj_PHnXI7NXbRT6iX-xuSVzi-RT4LCb6AMQdmlFKaQzj9dnDHYd6TXhQOMtf73GtCW1li5PO6UYsQxSrUpsvbRp9Vmp3GfaLStaTT4AS9dQJwAThIyrZIlWO_dsw/s1600/IMGP1337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVCHZZyfK5Euj_PHnXI7NXbRT6iX-xuSVzi-RT4LCb6AMQdmlFKaQzj9dnDHYd6TXhQOMtf73GtCW1li5PO6UYsQxSrUpsvbRp9Vmp3GfaLStaTT4AS9dQJwAThIyrZIlWO_dsw/s640/IMGP1337.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVCHZZyfK5Euj_PHnXI7NXbRT6iX-xuSVzi-RT4LCb6AMQdmlFKaQzj9dnDHYd6TXhQOMtf73GtCW1li5PO6UYsQxSrUpsvbRp9Vmp3GfaLStaTT4AS9dQJwAThIyrZIlWO_dsw/s1600/IMGP1337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;" unselectable="on">The skies cleared but the seas where still pretty rough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDlX6GdqZsDiFJpr1EMsI5VZ48umwO9QySwZnpDxgfScq_A2vH9rLyrGsekthauWH5xENIlVxGZmf_oa5DPzhiUgbn1DcORw_j7hrKwcNIuAx1K-xv_ocbxMExqgKXUyTkFGhyphenhypheng/s1600/IMGP1338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDlX6GdqZsDiFJpr1EMsI5VZ48umwO9QySwZnpDxgfScq_A2vH9rLyrGsekthauWH5xENIlVxGZmf_oa5DPzhiUgbn1DcORw_j7hrKwcNIuAx1K-xv_ocbxMExqgKXUyTkFGhyphenhypheng/s640/IMGP1338.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally the shores of home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkjviGk2eu2rPRniQxuVcoLgQwWW3Fn29IQDsb_9_uRHy4v4bwtPhRoiU3VUHaDG67KqgVhQ5miALC3uezJR5r2NX-ujzSkLEy3IlQhbq1iRu9EED-OYygJ9DtpoLpxXUDyAlUg/s1600/IMGP1343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkjviGk2eu2rPRniQxuVcoLgQwWW3Fn29IQDsb_9_uRHy4v4bwtPhRoiU3VUHaDG67KqgVhQ5miALC3uezJR5r2NX-ujzSkLEy3IlQhbq1iRu9EED-OYygJ9DtpoLpxXUDyAlUg/s640/IMGP1343.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">A welcome rainbow over Skidegate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47Rp2smrg-jHl7yHnLoFVwHjcIzBTvV68D6OUB5qk0EUCdE0HlPfxUsvKPn2ai0qNnGfP7o7FBUDLhIrX-K_OlYZ7jHIp1qx7uiKVyrdOoUTYVdsG_L2NcU_IsIR907NJrYkYew/s1600/IMGP1353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47Rp2smrg-jHl7yHnLoFVwHjcIzBTvV68D6OUB5qk0EUCdE0HlPfxUsvKPn2ai0qNnGfP7o7FBUDLhIrX-K_OlYZ7jHIp1qx7uiKVyrdOoUTYVdsG_L2NcU_IsIR907NJrYkYew/s640/IMGP1353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">My ride! </div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">In Canada we have universal health care. It varies a little from province to province but if you need care you get it. That trip there probably used up all my premiums to date and then some! </div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am eternally grateful to the doctors, nurses and staff of Queen Charlotte and Prince Rupert General Hospitals and the EMTs and pilots of BC Ambulance Service for their care and compassion. </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com18Haida Gwaii North, BC, Canada53.9920704 -132.685659548.579923681527561 -141.474722 59.404217118472445 -123.89659700000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-35641264327503205682011-11-11T10:10:00.001-05:002011-11-11T13:14:22.250-05:0011.11.11 ~ Lest We Forget<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpesmdqAuc0YrNC3JgTkDxtueBCfJoljJeIkBbhjP-WaoS5gZVDNyGBclMRYDBzcs05kuZm5vkhrNja3JISuBUOu4DIassw3spE6U7yd8Q9Tmqg0-kqOzCA_JPi2UCqQ74J7dHuA/s1600-h/poppy-flowers-vivid-red-in-field-at-Musselburgh-Scotland-rescan-retouched-1-OGS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402370180235972786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpesmdqAuc0YrNC3JgTkDxtueBCfJoljJeIkBbhjP-WaoS5gZVDNyGBclMRYDBzcs05kuZm5vkhrNja3JISuBUOu4DIassw3spE6U7yd8Q9Tmqg0-kqOzCA_JPi2UCqQ74J7dHuA/s400/poppy-flowers-vivid-red-in-field-at-Musselburgh-Scotland-rescan-retouched-1-OGS.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">In Flanders Fields</span></strong></span><br />
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow<br />
Between the crosses row on row,<br />
That mark our place; and in the sky<br />
The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />
Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br />
We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />
Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />
In Flanders fields.<br />
Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />
To you from failing hands we throw<br />
The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />
If ye break faith with us who die<br />
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br />
In Flanders fields<br />
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Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)<br />
Canadian Army</div><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-75756430296033223662011-11-08T13:35:00.001-05:002011-11-30T16:53:36.675-05:00Watery Wednesday ~ I am always amazed...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYM_yzkyUwUYDCnysfhFMfDCU3KizgO9BTBK-pXNUyus_vfH4NRs3D4SnGGIUt-C3v1KHM2mNnoQg4Xz5U1pxPkxqH-lj3klFiSTGmHhxS-7EwKVd8mqbrVEHt40JsGrtIFjpA/s1600/IMGP1089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYM_yzkyUwUYDCnysfhFMfDCU3KizgO9BTBK-pXNUyus_vfH4NRs3D4SnGGIUt-C3v1KHM2mNnoQg4Xz5U1pxPkxqH-lj3klFiSTGmHhxS-7EwKVd8mqbrVEHt40JsGrtIFjpA/s640/IMGP1089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am always amazed at the simple beauty that surrounds us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out other great watery places at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Watery Wednesday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZwcyDNhiytIMLJzgpJh07G1oYLnbZ4sBzKtyBtze2qU7eeARdQ-VuOT_MyyYl8mlAOlDpXcCqLRmrpQaMmY3cCY54R4cjF7eUfTcpoBMYT-qF6S9OmIyAAsWHuno53-BJepQAA/s1600/WateryWed2c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZwcyDNhiytIMLJzgpJh07G1oYLnbZ4sBzKtyBtze2qU7eeARdQ-VuOT_MyyYl8mlAOlDpXcCqLRmrpQaMmY3cCY54R4cjF7eUfTcpoBMYT-qF6S9OmIyAAsWHuno53-BJepQAA/s1600/WateryWed2c.jpg" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com14Port Clements, BC, Canada53.685277799999987 -132.170277853.627355799999989 -132.2691878 53.743199799999985 -132.07136780000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-19342248962238032702011-11-06T16:10:00.001-05:002011-11-06T16:11:45.115-05:00Scenic Sunday and Weekend Reflections<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTlILQS12qP1QGnoTqwpEPTx7nmTfmprFR5nB9yhEa_PMC1KBR5Biz6nnkzGH4uIbUMShiZv0B5Oh5q6aGMqOgvcubyjRHP-RO3JihyphenhyphenViGCzQFFwYrQIakP6YojhgN6T0HDt67A/s1600/IMGP1074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTlILQS12qP1QGnoTqwpEPTx7nmTfmprFR5nB9yhEa_PMC1KBR5Biz6nnkzGH4uIbUMShiZv0B5Oh5q6aGMqOgvcubyjRHP-RO3JihyphenhyphenViGCzQFFwYrQIakP6YojhgN6T0HDt67A/s640/IMGP1074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A mercury sky on an outbound tide!</div><div style="text-align: center;">More beautiful scenes and reflections at </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scenic Sunday</a></span> and <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Weekend Reflections</a></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhVHHa98-_aBVt-D7aN2YZW7Oia0ZMl4aP-Q9VYH21Ki0SBI0HM4btKdu8WDES5nYMj8E9Cn65v-j1Y9xvWjjmkTZT73PplJqh8l-UtWUha5ZYTq-0ZvSLg9OFzJlpICnKh6i3g/s1600/IMG_0624+copy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhVHHa98-_aBVt-D7aN2YZW7Oia0ZMl4aP-Q9VYH21Ki0SBI0HM4btKdu8WDES5nYMj8E9Cn65v-j1Y9xvWjjmkTZT73PplJqh8l-UtWUha5ZYTq-0ZvSLg9OFzJlpICnKh6i3g/s1600/IMG_0624+copy1.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrEH1XCWEngWQj0PePBCY3NmfxevHH0z6yxNKVBnLR45b5XQBauOAF6YeD9ILrt-QHrUqROs0Nxan5MoSdsqnGL_ydyENlXhQyb20Z0I8P2O1hJulciYVo5wzqPCw0UdhjpdnQA/s1600/DSCF2768-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrEH1XCWEngWQj0PePBCY3NmfxevHH0z6yxNKVBnLR45b5XQBauOAF6YeD9ILrt-QHrUqROs0Nxan5MoSdsqnGL_ydyENlXhQyb20Z0I8P2O1hJulciYVo5wzqPCw0UdhjpdnQA/s1600/DSCF2768-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com6Tlell, BC V0T, Canada53.5629769 -131.9289539999999826.927290400000004 168.30542100000002 80.1986634 -72.163328999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-4133227004253458462011-11-04T19:56:00.001-04:002011-11-04T20:02:01.033-04:00SkyWatch Friday ~ Morning Skies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8qDwPDbr7pmh-79M5Ji1ZfC6sJs_m0D1PdtxAJ6LIVNXJ5BkcH0Wvzi2sdmCkhzII-ew1nZuDYKMI9C-24s9TZdXryUZxPh5neqFUlwR38eGyXTuQwYWnu8akaiPMG0amcnHTg/s1600/IMGP0996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8qDwPDbr7pmh-79M5Ji1ZfC6sJs_m0D1PdtxAJ6LIVNXJ5BkcH0Wvzi2sdmCkhzII-ew1nZuDYKMI9C-24s9TZdXryUZxPh5neqFUlwR38eGyXTuQwYWnu8akaiPMG0amcnHTg/s640/IMGP0996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each morning I wake and if it is not raining or blowing too hard I take myself out to my meditation bench about 50 steps from my cabin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCY-cn3SZJ965KVD37dco6fm41cEBbLoKS-xnJOlXbV5nW7D-DhFJJdrZDOavYKNeW0KS3O8PeUTAiBOlDUOVCiMGif7_ljR48IjqVm57w3lZGyGedGaQBo8OMCA1wjzvqoKnaQ/s1600/IMGP0530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCY-cn3SZJ965KVD37dco6fm41cEBbLoKS-xnJOlXbV5nW7D-DhFJJdrZDOavYKNeW0KS3O8PeUTAiBOlDUOVCiMGif7_ljR48IjqVm57w3lZGyGedGaQBo8OMCA1wjzvqoKnaQ/s640/IMGP0530.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though there is a temporary protected porch on the cabin </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U55AwvWaaH5gk_nBdIuvutoWoDgBCFJb8l2suTEFH3jkx-wiW21YMA7uLF67z7J9jdW3Zpq9jD_HUsptdfRGVzuhXXhifWFxlQIT7zCaKJX-1nMjnOQEd_TDYxHuXguKxE9Mfw/s1600/IMGP0398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U55AwvWaaH5gk_nBdIuvutoWoDgBCFJb8l2suTEFH3jkx-wiW21YMA7uLF67z7J9jdW3Zpq9jD_HUsptdfRGVzuhXXhifWFxlQIT7zCaKJX-1nMjnOQEd_TDYxHuXguKxE9Mfw/s640/IMGP0398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the bench on the dune always draws me that extra few steps...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp0hoIxQATTD0DAR-pzWaZJg8ytY0ZX39fxfE1pZZn9M4NaqPfCdSJ08gVGk61HGlFzHxpH6N5uEHg0HpKpF4o7xmKOuQiT27FPuWg0eesHKF1t4irPrwMkVYlmO92oIqXgXA_g/s1600/IMGP0999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp0hoIxQATTD0DAR-pzWaZJg8ytY0ZX39fxfE1pZZn9M4NaqPfCdSJ08gVGk61HGlFzHxpH6N5uEHg0HpKpF4o7xmKOuQiT27FPuWg0eesHKF1t4irPrwMkVYlmO92oIqXgXA_g/s640/IMGP0999.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> to witness the beginning of a new day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdGdudnWN30if5I3KG-J0R_MahoBg2rJx6RuYGGi8SuyHXJ9LuKXmvEIjZ9kiDkUcQkTQV1Sc0vuHDte3xpGDLBhs5EGYJauhzcHqBSKS7XDSzVrlPvjnBdfplxzi_puOAS-D9w/s1600/IMGP0843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdGdudnWN30if5I3KG-J0R_MahoBg2rJx6RuYGGi8SuyHXJ9LuKXmvEIjZ9kiDkUcQkTQV1Sc0vuHDte3xpGDLBhs5EGYJauhzcHqBSKS7XDSzVrlPvjnBdfplxzi_puOAS-D9w/s640/IMGP0843.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and another</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">and another.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCasYa0WKj4CZ3B35t_JP8q7UkpxfwzgSgo4ImBri8yeWA6llE1cEQmk77lPYzTVoABls6gQ7Dt-nmS-06KZCVYyJ0TXFKiI-RGq6tqQLFnoDzzjg21Mr4frtK2V3gdMDAV9cjA/s1600/IMGP0374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCasYa0WKj4CZ3B35t_JP8q7UkpxfwzgSgo4ImBri8yeWA6llE1cEQmk77lPYzTVoABls6gQ7Dt-nmS-06KZCVYyJ0TXFKiI-RGq6tqQLFnoDzzjg21Mr4frtK2V3gdMDAV9cjA/s640/IMGP0374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each different and each so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb8TxaXD40dKO0NYdSMBKWEVzvXIye874g3UkT2mfwRWpaXOiCV5lVnJksUxqV5hYw1fa_QIAEK3TkiHsmLsfwTZdRCIQf0HzqdLpn329b7HyKHhNpZ0M4O0FPV0hARDWheshIg/s1600/IMGP0520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb8TxaXD40dKO0NYdSMBKWEVzvXIye874g3UkT2mfwRWpaXOiCV5lVnJksUxqV5hYw1fa_QIAEK3TkiHsmLsfwTZdRCIQf0HzqdLpn329b7HyKHhNpZ0M4O0FPV0hARDWheshIg/s640/IMGP0520.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some of you have asked about the progress of the cabin......all I can say is slow and sometimes very frustrating!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWlse-h-rbXJp9Ixoc1DW8peW_hyWo_4TiwYxPDW0pirDlfUXfBHO5If_bW9LBowsVJYC2i466RuYy7leJZoAH9N0Gh5dTZetyVnRkbY74tteX9k6DQDd-5bw3qAMT1s0LE2Pw/s1600/IMGP0545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWlse-h-rbXJp9Ixoc1DW8peW_hyWo_4TiwYxPDW0pirDlfUXfBHO5If_bW9LBowsVJYC2i466RuYy7leJZoAH9N0Gh5dTZetyVnRkbY74tteX9k6DQDd-5bw3qAMT1s0LE2Pw/s640/IMGP0545.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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This was the first fire!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOSQ7o6s4csrXDsFAPukju0_LORhnXJlk3barg5aX2GRmTVkZkqBhpjSfqTkaO1YdJNg_saxY4FjzjOIT_EZTV7hXK9tCUVRdectMvaKUbnNTHGLJQ01FPlNDgBjZmOj0GSF5Zw/s1600/IMGP0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOSQ7o6s4csrXDsFAPukju0_LORhnXJlk3barg5aX2GRmTVkZkqBhpjSfqTkaO1YdJNg_saxY4FjzjOIT_EZTV7hXK9tCUVRdectMvaKUbnNTHGLJQ01FPlNDgBjZmOj0GSF5Zw/s640/IMGP0223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The insulation is here, the outside is sided, wiring is in for solar power and wind power</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlmuIG8jlq_3QIY0PYOHgeuPRw4Ym-zNZI_YQsCvJVc7mZL_BFWOfJWJGcukl6dg1aSSCk6k7C369ipHy_VdMr7RXRoDFJtUFDgiPBAvQwqdRW2reAL7eu0uFZTEuQpFke1NbTQ/s1600/IMGP0222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlmuIG8jlq_3QIY0PYOHgeuPRw4Ym-zNZI_YQsCvJVc7mZL_BFWOfJWJGcukl6dg1aSSCk6k7C369ipHy_VdMr7RXRoDFJtUFDgiPBAvQwqdRW2reAL7eu0uFZTEuQpFke1NbTQ/s640/IMGP0222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">the scaffolding sits waiting for the pine siding to be milled and plained so sometimes I sleep out here and sometimes I come out and vent my frustration with a glass of wine and a warm fire....the stove needs to be broken in!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD4iGWlhyNtWkPBrWZWS9UG4jg5ODvrhh5Gtvh4dcFo49oAl1_ELJGJoOmIoF7XQb0UeAvipX0pn8nOGWbc2hqI5niXWHOMvTmVwx1i7TDuB4jkDwA-AfQUscQHrHKKzbZkMlQg/s1600/IMGP0609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD4iGWlhyNtWkPBrWZWS9UG4jg5ODvrhh5Gtvh4dcFo49oAl1_ELJGJoOmIoF7XQb0UeAvipX0pn8nOGWbc2hqI5niXWHOMvTmVwx1i7TDuB4jkDwA-AfQUscQHrHKKzbZkMlQg/s640/IMGP0609.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For more beautiful skies from around the world why not join us at</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SkyWatch</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9edu0pucUZJ8zYHaUv0vC8oVcbRYgLbLFZ0prE05BaLk5iGXFpAPjb6U_qSRehpVBCzNKyzQiPYm5zQU-W1qbxN5kBNynfCw_vCUNNyyCxY1m7-UqKRlwVU1NeY4BJTLyuW5Zog/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9edu0pucUZJ8zYHaUv0vC8oVcbRYgLbLFZ0prE05BaLk5iGXFpAPjb6U_qSRehpVBCzNKyzQiPYm5zQU-W1qbxN5kBNynfCw_vCUNNyyCxY1m7-UqKRlwVU1NeY4BJTLyuW5Zog/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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(These were all taken on the same day!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/">Scenic Sunday</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> for more breathtaking photos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q2bimkLnIL-yEJhb6Mz9A1FYCt-zunhtjnYYZO6jT6fICwCx36n7fg2oAxqndQ_yFckIhk1NS3OUdOEbHrnlglVO_IImCqylU5AV6llnhKbrLidqNS_yMbXfMuqIDm8FbET7bg/s1600/DSCF2768-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q2bimkLnIL-yEJhb6Mz9A1FYCt-zunhtjnYYZO6jT6fICwCx36n7fg2oAxqndQ_yFckIhk1NS3OUdOEbHrnlglVO_IImCqylU5AV6llnhKbrLidqNS_yMbXfMuqIDm8FbET7bg/s1600/DSCF2768-1.jpg" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com9Tlell, BC V0T, Canada53.5629769 -131.9289539999999853.5119989 -132.04568349999997 53.6139549 -131.81222449999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-68177205889847864412011-10-28T22:20:00.002-04:002011-10-29T01:37:39.216-04:00SkyWatch Friday ~ Extreme Weather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJaiJsOh_Sw_Mw0G5nV16I9Qt3PWp-ckpn8MECQPta4zsbVAKzwdDKoy4qcZp0PaOnUM1zgfixxTDhRWheOi9Olcq9IxLzMbhMithgbFRmq1oePFST2UlmL65g8El0kiXluQXJA/s1600/375621_292422684109851_100000263657339_1134078_1996560635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJaiJsOh_Sw_Mw0G5nV16I9Qt3PWp-ckpn8MECQPta4zsbVAKzwdDKoy4qcZp0PaOnUM1zgfixxTDhRWheOi9Olcq9IxLzMbhMithgbFRmq1oePFST2UlmL65g8El0kiXluQXJA/s640/375621_292422684109851_100000263657339_1134078_1996560635_n.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>Last night, this was the weather system sitting over top of us. Winds blowing 70 to 90 km/h with gusts to 130 km/h and I can assure you there were lots of gusts at 130 km/h. Despite the winds the cabin remained sound.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWy9CUlA9x25Eb7lk8CY-PPUJse8BCbQucMk8UJA-Az_xhoqWbMXLcKRqMhzTm-slTEMadfFdNn2etelxPHyLk-dK9js52IBvsXy_MMYA3au8d1K8HtN9zTp4pXcPb2eJ0rajMg/s1600/IMGP0786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWy9CUlA9x25Eb7lk8CY-PPUJse8BCbQucMk8UJA-Az_xhoqWbMXLcKRqMhzTm-slTEMadfFdNn2etelxPHyLk-dK9js52IBvsXy_MMYA3au8d1K8HtN9zTp4pXcPb2eJ0rajMg/s640/IMGP0786.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This mornings sunrise(?) saw the tailend of the overnight hurricane force winds but brought with it an unstable southwest weather system.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSmu1T_2ddBGLPt0tNv0tWCrkCJjKPw0aPz7-V-B4XALmEvewRceTQfWRnYvZPDzNR2YzSgZZ2GWEsWlhGzjKRb16kaV_9DeXBdGCYiU1029TruB_g8pX49aZbhjmjfZypabesA/s1600/IMGP0796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSmu1T_2ddBGLPt0tNv0tWCrkCJjKPw0aPz7-V-B4XALmEvewRceTQfWRnYvZPDzNR2YzSgZZ2GWEsWlhGzjKRb16kaV_9DeXBdGCYiU1029TruB_g8pX49aZbhjmjfZypabesA/s640/IMGP0796.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are also experiencing extreme tides. Yesterday we had a 25' 3" high tide (about 16" over our usual high tides and the low was a "0" tide(usually it is 3 to 4 ft.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD8bgC0Txu4oTKpt7JcHZZdC9IwLdQwA_DjDgSJTHhDdNYxGvH2yJOMguIFFaSVo2iiLvPZwIRujQrZ5BHTlYI1s68Z8yHuTeJnUk0Mg1PtGllYg-H2Va071OxbB-UYib-qbSPg/s1600/IMGP0815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD8bgC0Txu4oTKpt7JcHZZdC9IwLdQwA_DjDgSJTHhDdNYxGvH2yJOMguIFFaSVo2iiLvPZwIRujQrZ5BHTlYI1s68Z8yHuTeJnUk0Mg1PtGllYg-H2Va071OxbB-UYib-qbSPg/s640/IMGP0815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> High tide was at 2:53 PDT today. If we had been experiencing last nights winds during this tide there would have been a 1 to 3 ft surge and the waves would have breached the dunes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsj7-RtJTId7srQeRljgnnmLfmJCDVcwWzoG6tsbMdvYewm3HmoeEZBaSRWvmIquDVk_X2nelthBzUKfE4YBZpU7s5K-dU1s9eyK0Hzv5h-ZHAOQMZLncgiAnziMA_Z19euquxw/s1600/IMGP0816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsj7-RtJTId7srQeRljgnnmLfmJCDVcwWzoG6tsbMdvYewm3HmoeEZBaSRWvmIquDVk_X2nelthBzUKfE4YBZpU7s5K-dU1s9eyK0Hzv5h-ZHAOQMZLncgiAnziMA_Z19euquxw/s640/IMGP0816.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As it turned out the winds calmed before high tide and the waves just scoured the beach of logs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhGrkMmPrgdETcQh0ofUGEIf5xeFYYs7EvjLEpH-IEkBKrn1WL0JfnMk7Ua9Gu2j_vW7MNV3IZ1ZAJ4KT58Y3-Mpa8QFp64oQVwa8Tj_QYekxTZDBEvww-P4Bew7uRNKlZEu7Sg/s1600/IMGP0819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhGrkMmPrgdETcQh0ofUGEIf5xeFYYs7EvjLEpH-IEkBKrn1WL0JfnMk7Ua9Gu2j_vW7MNV3IZ1ZAJ4KT58Y3-Mpa8QFp64oQVwa8Tj_QYekxTZDBEvww-P4Bew7uRNKlZEu7Sg/s640/IMGP0819.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Still photos do no justice to the power of the ocean. Tlell is on the east side of Haida Gwaii about 100 km from mainland British Columbia so we don't get monumental surf but watching these waves form and watching what they do to the beach gives one a glimpse of what being on the ocean is like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-QxzizL2mtYxeUn5cGRaqHfbZLmF5X8gSQ3tJu1hlAcUNqp5D_a55mwEskEBBNNAejDcSQyJgZoI9wToaTcZCJPYqdJ2Kyv9A86eAo2QD2H_Dqx0ZYrloWYqJ3O-YyOirIyeA/s1600/IMGP0793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-QxzizL2mtYxeUn5cGRaqHfbZLmF5X8gSQ3tJu1hlAcUNqp5D_a55mwEskEBBNNAejDcSQyJgZoI9wToaTcZCJPYqdJ2Kyv9A86eAo2QD2H_Dqx0ZYrloWYqJ3O-YyOirIyeA/s640/IMGP0793.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time the tide started to ebb and I headed back to the cabin there was no time to lose as another weather system was moving in. This is my Friday skywatching!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ibZd8bV6WmpDh0QOojDSnlWnGmy1CUxBxKISXBFsHlSa-sQnknXI1ACAGc6KJXXO0h3mGZjExqYlaQL36aEm1Nib3_5iDMY1qHdg5LkPjyc2_NlOZVSyQFtkqfcSWnWwrgyeEQ/s1600/IMGP0792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ibZd8bV6WmpDh0QOojDSnlWnGmy1CUxBxKISXBFsHlSa-sQnknXI1ACAGc6KJXXO0h3mGZjExqYlaQL36aEm1Nib3_5iDMY1qHdg5LkPjyc2_NlOZVSyQFtkqfcSWnWwrgyeEQ/s640/IMGP0792.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> For other great skies from around the world why not join us at </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch Friday</a></span>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg0IeJMF3MPWDbNMnYjQZiQ4uzUS8r3UfDc_AJptOCz2yeMhNWdPm6aRa-2ln0qoD3y9MKHOV17n9x_hK1_cLcwqqUPdfKnv2OPlikGCLeyjP8RFvn6DCL1NT8Kfs1BDkfYs6ug/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg0IeJMF3MPWDbNMnYjQZiQ4uzUS8r3UfDc_AJptOCz2yeMhNWdPm6aRa-2ln0qoD3y9MKHOV17n9x_hK1_cLcwqqUPdfKnv2OPlikGCLeyjP8RFvn6DCL1NT8Kfs1BDkfYs6ug/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com11Tlell, BC V0T, Canada53.5629769 -131.9289539999999826.927290400000004 168.30542100000002 80.1986634 -72.163328999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-88662037100330249652011-10-25T15:41:00.001-04:002011-10-25T15:55:59.288-04:00Our World Tuesday ~ Agates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUvYN4v6PQTOk2peMMFy6x8wML36i8cE5C5kSG_i9jgZiVdbthFB2imYKtq5U1P1RGIvcChMU0W8FGnxMBZyVVmy1em4lAM6KOVBBdVjO9n_9nH5ZSZ6v1SWXE2cIS3rIWNGb2Q/s1600/IMGP0535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUvYN4v6PQTOk2peMMFy6x8wML36i8cE5C5kSG_i9jgZiVdbthFB2imYKtq5U1P1RGIvcChMU0W8FGnxMBZyVVmy1em4lAM6KOVBBdVjO9n_9nH5ZSZ6v1SWXE2cIS3rIWNGb2Q/s640/IMGP0535.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One of the many activities that visitors and Haida Gwaiians like to do on island is to search for agates. "Agate is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrystalline" title="Microcrystalline">microcrystalline</a> variety of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silica" title="Silica">silica</a>, chiefly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcedony" title="Chalcedony">chalcedony</a>, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic" title="Volcanic">volcanic</a> rocks and can be common in certain <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_rocks" title="Metamorphic rocks">metamorphic rocks</a>."(from Wikipedia). Agates are a result of gas bubbles in lava. As the lava cools the gas escapes leaving a cavity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir761EuqnRC-EVPg0xb1cavWOkysznCYdLXazZlzKXYHL9VuhSzZE1nE7yYspheIkYd0-DV0FbxaKhvuIkhkd_ryco6jILGSXMlfAqDR3Y5LygnYiHV49dYtf-7vhbCfT0tR3ZWg/s1600/IMGP0541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir761EuqnRC-EVPg0xb1cavWOkysznCYdLXazZlzKXYHL9VuhSzZE1nE7yYspheIkYd0-DV0FbxaKhvuIkhkd_ryco6jILGSXMlfAqDR3Y5LygnYiHV49dYtf-7vhbCfT0tR3ZWg/s640/IMGP0541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Silica in solution seeps into the cavity and forms layers, gradually filling the cavity. As erosion by wind and water occurs the agate or nodule is released. Agate is translucent and relatively hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe8mnpTEYQryNhPpKTr0J5KwCaw0TMhk_7FRZPGRl7Z48sqLH9CiQpkb0mEvCWG4hISy0tH13GZDbYHYNEXai4-TxOdfvhcTL7JYTlr0Bz53ZFf6KrzLqEB6CRbPZHuUa_sk3-A/s1600/IMGP0543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe8mnpTEYQryNhPpKTr0J5KwCaw0TMhk_7FRZPGRl7Z48sqLH9CiQpkb0mEvCWG4hISy0tH13GZDbYHYNEXai4-TxOdfvhcTL7JYTlr0Bz53ZFf6KrzLqEB6CRbPZHuUa_sk3-A/s640/IMGP0543.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It shows up in various sizes and colours here on Haida Gwaii. In the photo above the big rock is opaque while the agates are translucent. The density of agates is considerably lighter than "normal rock".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG3nS8bIl951uW39tDffkCqxwIK7adIddkpZHdUfd8USAagOBZ5HN_V4Ogml65KfBCJ7tEgwVA6gJnKemg8nWyrJu__j_eeGFj1NWJCQMUTTbDY-j_oZT2NlrkEB6UNs7A7TPpQ/s1600/IMGP0579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG3nS8bIl951uW39tDffkCqxwIK7adIddkpZHdUfd8USAagOBZ5HN_V4Ogml65KfBCJ7tEgwVA6gJnKemg8nWyrJu__j_eeGFj1NWJCQMUTTbDY-j_oZT2NlrkEB6UNs7A7TPpQ/s640/IMGP0579.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Most agates found on Haida Gwaii are the size of the little ones in the forground but occasionally after a good storm some big ones will wash up on shore. The agate on the left weighs in at 6lb 2 oz and is currently being looked at for possible cutting to see what is inside. (My orange crock is size 11 for size comparison!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn8-lnffFRGBvpnMs-e-ZClRI_Bk0DYFhHSwnH5WAw4JpooEM0vXaNvK57FgmkPmlOGmm43AWsYPAPLL-rGAgI5GHkUjOIrwMr5CkSZvGszOtYhB-xmdaR6R8r65sX6RNO23pIw/s1600/IMGP0581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn8-lnffFRGBvpnMs-e-ZClRI_Bk0DYFhHSwnH5WAw4JpooEM0vXaNvK57FgmkPmlOGmm43AWsYPAPLL-rGAgI5GHkUjOIrwMr5CkSZvGszOtYhB-xmdaR6R8r65sX6RNO23pIw/s640/IMGP0581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This beautiful opal geode(a form of agate and quite possibly what the other big agate is) I found last week after one of our big storms. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLi78nLLwP4vt5UTD7LHU3D4veGSifKl9fwRDeOd9MI8wag9M9TSWo17K1iMzt_8pPgxRF0amZaJRBdZWtRZU9NxuLdwcIbArpCM8KYxcEP3nAWkRWWS_oKJWKuRNbwpLvfoV-g/s1600/IMGP0582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLi78nLLwP4vt5UTD7LHU3D4veGSifKl9fwRDeOd9MI8wag9M9TSWo17K1iMzt_8pPgxRF0amZaJRBdZWtRZU9NxuLdwcIbArpCM8KYxcEP3nAWkRWWS_oKJWKuRNbwpLvfoV-g/s640/IMGP0582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> In this case the nodule did not fill with silica before it was released from it's birthplace so crystals formed in the open space. You can see the layers of silica that formed to make this the agate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NDzF_iOydaD4sdvOLQIHWlsopm8IUVfB3yZll7NU9BiArSfr_RoSMKpijtD4Rw5D9y77c4e-fTDIInnmUrFNlyWJyGdB6_YPifupXhl-l3ymUPVrfHnznkfLxjEkzlKtsdUy3g/s1600/P1010050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NDzF_iOydaD4sdvOLQIHWlsopm8IUVfB3yZll7NU9BiArSfr_RoSMKpijtD4Rw5D9y77c4e-fTDIInnmUrFNlyWJyGdB6_YPifupXhl-l3ymUPVrfHnznkfLxjEkzlKtsdUy3g/s640/P1010050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> The is the source of most of agates found on Haida Gwaii, Tow Hill. Tow Hill is the the lava flow of an ancient volcano. The left side of the volcano has eroded into the sea exposing the dolomite columns. As the sea batters and erodes the exposed dolomite nodules or agates are released to be tumbled and washed ashore on the beach.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpEjQQsfv-idAr1BiLLuoaaqK4jEoJkTqSg0Sm-4jJ_IITzO7wktEOycUcMdMH4ri97lKQkGWH4Oe5RGPd5zJZ5KEyawfwrz28zUz95sPa30DOJAUVGD7JkPPj_uVwTwSOAzhRQ/s1600/P1010022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpEjQQsfv-idAr1BiLLuoaaqK4jEoJkTqSg0Sm-4jJ_IITzO7wktEOycUcMdMH4ri97lKQkGWH4Oe5RGPd5zJZ5KEyawfwrz28zUz95sPa30DOJAUVGD7JkPPj_uVwTwSOAzhRQ/s640/P1010022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beach, within Naikoon Provincial Park is called Agate Beach for a reason! The two large agates I found come from ancient volcanic activity south of Tlell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For other interesting <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">places from around the world why not join us at</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/">Our World Tuesday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznJcIlaO-Lv3Tfow0rJIHPWWM9XmwMNx1nuQLVlM6k0iKaxvIwxSKB378fHnl3qFcWZ7JkVy5yQdREKmkgK-b7tpdsnNl3LkU97XKPokL1RWgKDJ0OTED8tIRhggaxlwiZRUFHg/s1600/Our+World.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznJcIlaO-Lv3Tfow0rJIHPWWM9XmwMNx1nuQLVlM6k0iKaxvIwxSKB378fHnl3qFcWZ7JkVy5yQdREKmkgK-b7tpdsnNl3LkU97XKPokL1RWgKDJ0OTED8tIRhggaxlwiZRUFHg/s1600/Our+World.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com6Tlell, BC V0T, Canada53.5629769 -131.9289539999999826.927290400000004 168.30542100000002 80.1986634 -72.163328999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-43188082758765702582011-10-20T15:09:00.000-04:002011-10-20T15:09:25.077-04:00SkyWatch Friday ~ Some mornings....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTIODd_rfnB-mtpeK-gjKOlkx9AOso_K4gtmRQOAoMkvIXEA9ra44hOoygGw6wkvAL4bgAFLUXUzE-SgiIzhdRj1najmnk3zg9ZHoxUF9yvM2lXXRhq3yL5WqGg2XN9JA3eaORg/s1600/IMGP0344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTIODd_rfnB-mtpeK-gjKOlkx9AOso_K4gtmRQOAoMkvIXEA9ra44hOoygGw6wkvAL4bgAFLUXUzE-SgiIzhdRj1najmnk3zg9ZHoxUF9yvM2lXXRhq3yL5WqGg2XN9JA3eaORg/s640/IMGP0344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some mornings are just too beautiful for words....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka_f2A9E7K2VvidNxelgBQtNuCRQGzzPVJLIoevyrIWCtPmpPD9LSH9ccr1v-kSWgYvJVbZnqS_yUxF6oxbED6QN32WxkwA52kqW4DBv_vlv3h0M-mcRVP3BrpYN3nm9tdXC-OA/s1600/IMGP0345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka_f2A9E7K2VvidNxelgBQtNuCRQGzzPVJLIoevyrIWCtPmpPD9LSH9ccr1v-kSWgYvJVbZnqS_yUxF6oxbED6QN32WxkwA52kqW4DBv_vlv3h0M-mcRVP3BrpYN3nm9tdXC-OA/s640/IMGP0345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Balance Rock is an <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_erratic">erratic</a></em> deposited by a glacier thousands of years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvh_qyQeGQYc83bkv3UUBJkCp5igWzRcUbIvmVikVOPlu-IyVP69DrKiRUXYPiOq-uSJuAasmnyAAVh17vCg7neSXRYfInYisOnVIxp1mBbEoEYKvbWRJmw2iN5GCxVZ7hz_G4Q/s1600/IMGP0347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvh_qyQeGQYc83bkv3UUBJkCp5igWzRcUbIvmVikVOPlu-IyVP69DrKiRUXYPiOq-uSJuAasmnyAAVh17vCg7neSXRYfInYisOnVIxp1mBbEoEYKvbWRJmw2iN5GCxVZ7hz_G4Q/s640/IMGP0347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> For other beautiful skies from around the world why not join us at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch Friday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPWaEM6uhKHLOiC6GSdOoJh4ZQZ88Orw2s_ROZNMUCUPpH2DBtqeruE2tjiAeaSvkGRHr48zqk1VWaDSZLun2g_r6un6dIcKEy0GuWlA6H1ljoVqaTMEg9ZTuqjYBrlDA4roK6w/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPWaEM6uhKHLOiC6GSdOoJh4ZQZ88Orw2s_ROZNMUCUPpH2DBtqeruE2tjiAeaSvkGRHr48zqk1VWaDSZLun2g_r6un6dIcKEy0GuWlA6H1ljoVqaTMEg9ZTuqjYBrlDA4roK6w/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-5466696581836379712011-10-01T13:58:00.003-04:002011-10-02T14:15:14.549-04:00SkyWatch Friday ~ Deceptive Beauty<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNftbO3kciq-zvS-59VFHLll1WUQ_tisLXCheIhsexicRXz3q1oHopu5Kf2k4gplXiA94V_qDreNkziH0yaX2_Vs6dqJpV59JRGA4L-uhZX-nQ_f2j2wdutwzmyC6394l_ZsZZ8A/s1600/P9271609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNftbO3kciq-zvS-59VFHLll1WUQ_tisLXCheIhsexicRXz3q1oHopu5Kf2k4gplXiA94V_qDreNkziH0yaX2_Vs6dqJpV59JRGA4L-uhZX-nQ_f2j2wdutwzmyC6394l_ZsZZ8A/s640/P9271609.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="right"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">C. Honisch</span></em></div> Despite the beautiful sunsets, we continue to be battered by amazing storms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZkCSTBUGdZ-vsYPwRBCAfzRETVtnLO_FzdSn7pc2_LYSC7yYuyVF2AuV-1Bbz-k_R5Z3h6oML5lg34HQIyDNd8uaCiI8Liw_wPTAv8g_atyPqAPw06Crbmprag0ltOD03CpzBA/s1600/P9271610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZkCSTBUGdZ-vsYPwRBCAfzRETVtnLO_FzdSn7pc2_LYSC7yYuyVF2AuV-1Bbz-k_R5Z3h6oML5lg34HQIyDNd8uaCiI8Liw_wPTAv8g_atyPqAPw06Crbmprag0ltOD03CpzBA/s640/P9271610.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">C. Honisch</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">On Haida Gwaii we experience some of the highest tides on the west coast. Tides are influenced by the phases of the moon. The highest tides occur on the new moon and full moon. The above sunset shots were taken from the sea bottom on the opposing low tides that accompany the extreme highs.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucoSPOh2QZeYMUMkcEfG5GpXuleZch_YxA1rHlcgNcCX7VAKgeqswTgtH97XPFkIDDIPKuuIjIVGqUTFyGgstRvzmuf7fbBGMhgd1DY8eL6O_kQgn7BoS18sYMnTPGxT1XRY1TQ/s1600/P9291640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucoSPOh2QZeYMUMkcEfG5GpXuleZch_YxA1rHlcgNcCX7VAKgeqswTgtH97XPFkIDDIPKuuIjIVGqUTFyGgstRvzmuf7fbBGMhgd1DY8eL6O_kQgn7BoS18sYMnTPGxT1XRY1TQ/s640/P9291640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">C. Honisch</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the first time in 24 hours that the wind had settled enough to get near the beach on a 24' foot tide. The danger of these high storm driven tides (besides the obvious!) is that they scour the beaches of protective logs that keep shorelines from eroding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJbTMVhrMPdcOw9iWsdB5fs_DHR_FtmzwnXVWabdE2-eQi9eyIflEVYNhoGAfmqblHoKWYfN0pUD4FRgoEAVUL83L8a9J6i5FQSHICQhBgW9OZRBqLjZ0k7ZtbsxAA8X1Oq3F1w/s1600/P1010008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJbTMVhrMPdcOw9iWsdB5fs_DHR_FtmzwnXVWabdE2-eQi9eyIflEVYNhoGAfmqblHoKWYfN0pUD4FRgoEAVUL83L8a9J6i5FQSHICQhBgW9OZRBqLjZ0k7ZtbsxAA8X1Oq3F1w/s1600/P1010008.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the same shoreline as above but before the storm.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyKWxDDDbBdAJhsbMfRSTNrspDkzM2YHzG09s6bd-eefVIcB-32md0Pa5wXO2DS70kW3LwebO0Z43o' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This video was shot at high tide after 20 hours of 80 km winds. This beach was scraped clean of logs. Not sure why there is no sound which is unfortunate.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For more great skies why not join us at </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch Friday</a></span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_CbzpBHOwaNn5izzdmhg1tAyGzAdxJzeKbftqoY8DICo8edyBomTj_FzNiYB6b47EUsfykmi2Cv6n3X-r9I3ZY3xtvzrOCYq5Qx7pDvohYLpo5pY9qOoUUhaonHFTO3v84wXqg/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_CbzpBHOwaNn5izzdmhg1tAyGzAdxJzeKbftqoY8DICo8edyBomTj_FzNiYB6b47EUsfykmi2Cv6n3X-r9I3ZY3xtvzrOCYq5Qx7pDvohYLpo5pY9qOoUUhaonHFTO3v84wXqg/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-53113907966924494432011-09-27T13:54:00.004-04:002011-09-28T22:53:42.476-04:00Rough Seas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ISlXL8zUZuOP_mDq7PFtm8VRryHEsp99HdnJZApcVQ4yQ8pEZKh6ROHF_bWgM4l2XSX8ZNwbDrSJEXmg6NgdBRVDF5dVLC15CMZNQORT6ezGB59dqA5rjOm_4VQjN6Ro6Q1MHA/s1600/P9261605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ISlXL8zUZuOP_mDq7PFtm8VRryHEsp99HdnJZApcVQ4yQ8pEZKh6ROHF_bWgM4l2XSX8ZNwbDrSJEXmg6NgdBRVDF5dVLC15CMZNQORT6ezGB59dqA5rjOm_4VQjN6Ro6Q1MHA/s640/P9261605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> There are rough seas on the horizon as we head into what so far has been a record autumn with five storms bearing hurricane force winds in eleven days. Since Labour Day the ferry has been cancelled twice and delayed five times. These are the type of statistics we are used to in the middle of winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7TmNbMQzgTne7QpsRwoM0x1N3pH7XLAI5ZvTCIqeGu-e0bymsaUnkBtS1_d1pDa7Qoya_SoOKsbnF9xi14cnMGJ1eiGqEkMJvEUEv0qtPsE0BAuNDT6NLbyiPLp4HRto7Nud4A/s1600/goes_pac_1070_m_2011%254009%254027_12h00m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7TmNbMQzgTne7QpsRwoM0x1N3pH7XLAI5ZvTCIqeGu-e0bymsaUnkBtS1_d1pDa7Qoya_SoOKsbnF9xi14cnMGJ1eiGqEkMJvEUEv0qtPsE0BAuNDT6NLbyiPLp4HRto7Nud4A/s640/goes_pac_1070_m_2011%254009%254027_12h00m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">This is the weather satellite capture from this morning showing the tail end of a strong storm that grounded us yesterday(Haida Gwaii is on the far right and Russia is on the far left of this capture). Our weather systems orignate in the North Pacific circulating in a counter clockwise direction. Haida Gwaii's main weather comes from the southeast. Winds coming across the warm Japanese current pick up moisture and speed, as they meet the coastal mountains and the high pressure system that sits south of us they create the spiral that brings us our weather. If the high pressure system is weak our low pressure system will overwhelm the high and the system will move south over Vancouver Island, if it is strong it keeps the system north and we get wet and wind blown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FABdJUWweR5eQervFGEs8yQcjFhkllGEOVvwXKh1DkNTTD2pmpVgfyAaVHVRguOUuoq544WCeSi4cdV0PDQDl4EV2PgmdsMcpxbaoCSDdozSu_KNlyibHN4QZv1y5po9c0m9eA/s1600/P9261597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FABdJUWweR5eQervFGEs8yQcjFhkllGEOVvwXKh1DkNTTD2pmpVgfyAaVHVRguOUuoq544WCeSi4cdV0PDQDl4EV2PgmdsMcpxbaoCSDdozSu_KNlyibHN4QZv1y5po9c0m9eA/s640/P9261597.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> These two photos were taken from the deck of the cabin. The wind is blowing salt mist which plays havoc with camera lens. The grasses have already gone brown and are showing the direction of the wind and blowing sand. Even Marley is willing to watch from a distance!</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOdEzZ0MJqBNMNJR4tKj0vNmeT1dDPaO5Dco5vYi8R2316Emg4W2Ty64keRGSH3dNuWpBvwXYuyLNt9X3Lfm2hIVGPNnmQxzffEz3ian-HpugAy7uUkGI7lpqLJl8mZMP5RA5iw/s1600/d62b0dd626d5ec9d508e027b5f81376e.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOdEzZ0MJqBNMNJR4tKj0vNmeT1dDPaO5Dco5vYi8R2316Emg4W2Ty64keRGSH3dNuWpBvwXYuyLNt9X3Lfm2hIVGPNnmQxzffEz3ian-HpugAy7uUkGI7lpqLJl8mZMP5RA5iw/s1600/d62b0dd626d5ec9d508e027b5f81376e.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-27936257746315408672011-09-16T19:53:00.001-04:002011-09-16T19:57:24.319-04:00SkyWatchFriday on Haida Gwaii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Click on any photo for some remarkable detail.</em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEpfy2RWsWJTtfIp-HjzULr5heuhz3Q41mDazA0LBmrPATiQ5tauNulW1xkpz_vhmj6bDUI0E_0wRH7cV6nX0VKzsA4HGXr9O4vKoQ6KdNjginYj8N9fsl5HW46ViqnkjvnYKXA/s1600/P1010038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEpfy2RWsWJTtfIp-HjzULr5heuhz3Q41mDazA0LBmrPATiQ5tauNulW1xkpz_vhmj6bDUI0E_0wRH7cV6nX0VKzsA4HGXr9O4vKoQ6KdNjginYj8N9fsl5HW46ViqnkjvnYKXA/s640/P1010038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I consider it a privledge to be up early enough to watch the sunrise and on this particular morning you could actually see the mainland coast of British Columbia(100km away) from my meditation spot.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIU6fsdp-bAyFC3ty8wLpV8VCjgbcHKNJCwuMp7mSkCdrB619NUhyQ5fSBedcAn2rzzNeJoS7kXL2WjETt0252xrGjiUK0q-QYw2aQMnnc_RJFxydJ9-GjLefjX-d1XDj7JPk2A/s1600/P1010047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIU6fsdp-bAyFC3ty8wLpV8VCjgbcHKNJCwuMp7mSkCdrB619NUhyQ5fSBedcAn2rzzNeJoS7kXL2WjETt0252xrGjiUK0q-QYw2aQMnnc_RJFxydJ9-GjLefjX-d1XDj7JPk2A/s640/P1010047.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> Clouds don't always need to be ominous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPEVmvdvEJQavS7BDbPMble8ts_zQ7Qc1IsDpK2bMQJ-CDKq1B9XjfA2JF_rOtht0CKW7Hl7BBd_Si41aKrib-drO1_ueMxY8ThGUPszzZxk1MWx_xdZ84O9zeBg5GWiUzr4EZA/s1600/P1010050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPEVmvdvEJQavS7BDbPMble8ts_zQ7Qc1IsDpK2bMQJ-CDKq1B9XjfA2JF_rOtht0CKW7Hl7BBd_Si41aKrib-drO1_ueMxY8ThGUPszzZxk1MWx_xdZ84O9zeBg5GWiUzr4EZA/s640/P1010050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And then the day begins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EEaq-QqpZPAb5bLUxZHbDNI5eC5v06tcjZk7f5vnlK2Sv2CyhHDCRsZIG8x_YN4oqKDRkrVpcUMKcFZgJVvaL8Pm79Hj9v1M640sIosN6BwI7WBOLWxN-urE8GSSZ34vyzh-Sw/s1600/P1010062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EEaq-QqpZPAb5bLUxZHbDNI5eC5v06tcjZk7f5vnlK2Sv2CyhHDCRsZIG8x_YN4oqKDRkrVpcUMKcFZgJVvaL8Pm79Hj9v1M640sIosN6BwI7WBOLWxN-urE8GSSZ34vyzh-Sw/s640/P1010062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My morning meditation bench.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmQzRQW2eJVlGO1THt5r-V_x18gAM2VxkM3E-rCKsMYzpW0j6cysZYPFvTwaO62NhJVcKXrXxa18slV_of2j79ceQlGBWTqxpLlej700LF5fKo8PAM5bhHLYvD6t4sEIZ-3bAfQ/s1600/P1010011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmQzRQW2eJVlGO1THt5r-V_x18gAM2VxkM3E-rCKsMYzpW0j6cysZYPFvTwaO62NhJVcKXrXxa18slV_of2j79ceQlGBWTqxpLlej700LF5fKo8PAM5bhHLYvD6t4sEIZ-3bAfQ/s640/P1010011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>During the afternoon this beautiful cloud formation moved in.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnQsQdultsJspbz6OLnqf95YS91-j_OJil9VceEQdw_Wbjm0PV9hycJAa76Ghyphenhyphen13dGFjfRpyaIVRnGgyNkzBBD6QHnP0VN1RypqlN7kKAguwNO54TFA2KRPTpDpVjla5-wyo3kQ/s1600/P1010022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnQsQdultsJspbz6OLnqf95YS91-j_OJil9VceEQdw_Wbjm0PV9hycJAa76Ghyphenhyphen13dGFjfRpyaIVRnGgyNkzBBD6QHnP0VN1RypqlN7kKAguwNO54TFA2KRPTpDpVjla5-wyo3kQ/s640/P1010022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>For other beautiful skies from around the world why not join us at <br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch Friday</a></span>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6JFawsQARaZV6qfG0kZpSqiV3Hz45Fn7qfTwr2rsd4CnB8jjZpHBNH8GF1H_MHF31U0Qlv3xIbDTiNBSPLkBpV5b7Z5icglSk8BYVcxHAExCVdJhYdc6kW65BB3oBjcVkrJGTw/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6JFawsQARaZV6qfG0kZpSqiV3Hz45Fn7qfTwr2rsd4CnB8jjZpHBNH8GF1H_MHF31U0Qlv3xIbDTiNBSPLkBpV5b7Z5icglSk8BYVcxHAExCVdJhYdc6kW65BB3oBjcVkrJGTw/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-17868739626191555942011-07-29T14:51:00.000-04:002011-07-29T14:51:47.188-04:00SkyWatch Friday and Weekend Reflections<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR47gvQ5vcN6KpQZqEeLrBUDZLAT5pvrnVBZ4lyTt2oUZNvhdF72XpK2CnLOmMqAlZ4eJajg3S2hyr3TCMDTd-0gcgQRcleaLam3F5QtXHMx0xbQ3SMotsVCmvnAIMj5Af8jmvcQ/s1600/P1010067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR47gvQ5vcN6KpQZqEeLrBUDZLAT5pvrnVBZ4lyTt2oUZNvhdF72XpK2CnLOmMqAlZ4eJajg3S2hyr3TCMDTd-0gcgQRcleaLam3F5QtXHMx0xbQ3SMotsVCmvnAIMj5Af8jmvcQ/s640/P1010067.JPG" t$="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful sky over the prairies as the west coast suffers through endless gray skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a little history as Canadians move into a long weekend. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Rather than rewriting an excellent article from the Ottawa Citizen I will just share it below: </div><div class="wrapper_0_20_0_0" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><div id="storyheader"><div class="headline"><h1>Know what we celebrate on Aug. 1? You should</h1></div><div class="clear"> </div><div class="byline"><span class="name">By Dan Gardner, Ottawa Citizen</span> <span class="timestamp">July 29, 2011</span> </div></div><!-- /story_share_bar_4.inc end --><!-- /story_share_bar_6.inc --><div class="share"><span class="st_sharethis_custom" st_processed="yes"></span></div><!-- /story_share_bar_6.inc end --></div><div class="clear" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> </div><div class="para14" id="story_content" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><div class="col_480"><div class="col_460"><div class="para18" id="storycontent"><div id="page1">Monday, August 1, is a holiday in Canada. Everyone knows that. But what is the name of the holiday?<br />
Most of us call it "the August 1 holiday," or "the civic holiday" or some other placeholder. Of course these are not its official name, which varies across the country.<br />
The imaginative legislators of New Brunswick dubbed the holiday "New Brunswick Day." Showing equal verve, legislators in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, respectively, named the holiday "Saskatchewan Day" and "British Columbia Day." Alberta's legislators, being the bold mavericks they are, called it "Heritage Day."<br />
In Ontario, until recently, there was no provincial name, and municipalities honoured local heroes - "Colonel By Day," "James Coburn Day" - with proclamations which everyone ignored. But three years ago, a private member's bill finally gave the holiday a name that manages to be provincewide without being provincial, in that other sense.<br />
Know what it is?<br />
Of course not. This name is deeply rooted in the Canadian past. It commemorates one of the greatest struggles in human history. And when people hear it - which they likely won't since no one uses it - they have no clue what it means.<br />
It is "Emancipation Day."<br />
You're scratching your head, aren't you? Don't be embarrassed. Be angry - angry that you have been denied a truly majestic story all Canadians should know and cherish.<br />
On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. "Emancipation Day" has been celebrated ever since in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and elsewhere.<br />
Now you're wondering what slavery has to do with Canada. We are the nation of the "Underground Railroad," which brought runaway American slaves to freedom here.<br />
"Emancipation Day" can't be relevant to Canada because there were no slaves to emancipate. Right?<br />
Go back to the beginning of the abolitionist movement, in Britain. The year is 1787.<br />
"If, early that year, you had stood on a London street corner and insisted that slavery was morally wrong and should be stopped," wrote Adam Hochschild in his uplifting book Bury the Chains, "nine out of ten listeners would have laughed you off as a crackpot. The tenth might have agreed with you in principle, but assured that ending slavery was wildly impractical: the British Empire's economy would collapse. The parliamentarian Edmund Burke, for example, opposed slavery but thought that the prospect of ending even just the Atlantic slave trade was 'chimerical.'"<br />
Four years later, Upper Canada - Ontario - became the newest jurisdiction in the British Empire and John Graves Simcoe was installed as its first lieutenant-governor. Simcoe, an army officer and veteran of the American Revolution, spent most of his early time in Upper Canada preparing for an apparently imminent war with the republicans to the south.<br />
But Simcoe had another passion. He was an abolitionist. And he was offended that there was slavery in his new colony.<br />
In 1793, a free black man named Peter Martin - who had served with Butler's Rangers in the American Revolution - told the legislature of the abduction of Chloe Cooley, a black slave who had been bound, gagged, thrown in a boat, and taken to the United States for sale. Simcoe seized the opportunity and moved to immediately abolish slavery.</div><div id="page2">It was a radical, audacious move. And it was too much. Wealthy slaveowners in the legislature resisted and Simcoe was forced to compromise: Existing slaves would be denied their freedom but the importation of slaves would stop and the children of slaves would be freed when they reached age 25. In effect, slavery would slowly vanish.<br />
It was not the sweeping victory Simcoe wanted. But it was the abolitionists' first legislative victory anywhere in the British Empire.<br />
It made the "chimerical" look considerably more possible.<br />
And it was possible. In 1807, the slave trade was abolished throughout the Empire. In 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed and, on August 1, 1834, it came into force.<br />
And the celebrations began, in the Caribbean and elsewhere. "During the two and a half decades before the American Civil War," noted Adam Hochschild, "free blacks in the Northern states celebrated not July 4, when they were at risk of attack by drunken whites, but August 1, Emancipation Day in the West Indies, a date Frederick Douglass called 'illustrious among all the days of the year.'"<br />
For generations, African-Canadians also celebrated Emancipation Day. But the memory faded in recent decades. The Ontario Black History Society is working to change that.<br />
"We were able to get, first Toronto, then various cities, including the City of Ottawa, to recognize Emancipation Day," notes the society's president, Rosemary Sadlier. In 2008, a private member's bill passed the Ontario legislature and the generic August 1 holiday became Emancipation Day.<br />
Not that the government bothered to tell anyone, which is why the reader has almost certainly never heard of this before.<br />
It's also disappointing - and depressingly Canadian - that the holiday continues to go by a patchwork of other names across the country, most of which are devoid of even the slightest meaning. At the federal level, Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai introduced a private member's bill to mark Emancipation Day in 2001 but it didn't receive unanimous support and that was the end of it.<br />
"This is the first global human rights legislation," marvels Sadlier. "How can people not know about it?"<br />
In part, it's because politicians and popular historians have jettisoned the British elements of our national story, and if you conceive of "Canadian history" as only the history of what happened within our present borders, you won't see the connection between Simcoe's courageous efforts and the triumph of August 1, 1834.<br />
But it's also because this is a country where politicians think it's a good idea to call a holiday "New Brunswick Day" or "Heritage Day." Or "Canada Day," for that matter.<br />
The generic celebration of heritage has replaced real heritage. And politicians - whether from ignorance, risk aversion, or a simple deficiency of soul - are quite happy to let a magnificent, inspiring story like that of John Graves Simcoe and the abolitionist movement be forgotten.<br />
Or perhaps that is too pessimistic. I'll let Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Heritage Minister James Moore, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney decide.<br />
Dan Gardner's column appears Wednesday and Friday. E-mail: dgardner@ottawacitizen.com.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful long weekend and weekend everyone and may we give gratitude for what we have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-23184316996589848642011-07-01T16:42:00.003-04:002011-07-23T21:06:54.821-04:00SkyWatch Friday ~ First night in the Cabin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1s8WRT044KfYiXdKfF7OoyRm6XW6W_whPYFamN9D29Fng5p9b41LM7oO6mW7FRQch1Bru8smB_DxP2ocG44rt5NabAt0Nm6zIkMb2DeuHfuBuQ7G0LWywTbZKlSWCSqF3SC4MQ/s1600/P3030205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1s8WRT044KfYiXdKfF7OoyRm6XW6W_whPYFamN9D29Fng5p9b41LM7oO6mW7FRQch1Bru8smB_DxP2ocG44rt5NabAt0Nm6zIkMb2DeuHfuBuQ7G0LWywTbZKlSWCSqF3SC4MQ/s640/P3030205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As many of you know I started building a cabin on the dunes on Haida Gwaii, B.C. this time last year. Several of us worked dilligently on it over the summer learning some lessons as we went along. Getting supplies here and not being able to do <em>everything </em>ourselves were some of the lessons. When I left in September to visit my grandson and family we were still <a href="http://caro-on-the-islands.blogspot.com/2010/09/skywatch-friday-tin-is-next.html">waiting for the tin for the roof</a>. It was never our job to do the roof and it finally got put on with little time to spare. Windows still hadn't arrived. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I first saw the above picture I thought it was someone's hut in the Alps(a friend had just come back from visiting family in Austria) until I realized it was our cabin! Snow like this, we never see on Haida Gwaii!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEIa8aYtZoL1bLSNdmjxasTPxL04LmCFCxLVrQUGbMSnADBCgpK2UzIVFqUW-DveOKSQMskL7PAwx3AorfaQe2OpvTRbrAU1KdAQfznK8XaQIFbHwdiAgl9du3I-r2TGI2cK7jA/s1600/P1010001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEIa8aYtZoL1bLSNdmjxasTPxL04LmCFCxLVrQUGbMSnADBCgpK2UzIVFqUW-DveOKSQMskL7PAwx3AorfaQe2OpvTRbrAU1KdAQfznK8XaQIFbHwdiAgl9du3I-r2TGI2cK7jA/s640/P1010001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So this spring we were back at it. The lower windows arrived back in February however the big plate windows front and back for the loft just arrived. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsI4kKvmo4TFz1r1emjsJp9FTH9sxr1jct0DT_I3aqK-TFoFBJT7GY7l7Jtts09h7EFG59F0K9GP2hAyHeJ09oUO05qSdRGiPgZvEPNaYdFGDMeb-QGXi_RG6lm0RhORh-hOLWQ/s1600/P1010003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsI4kKvmo4TFz1r1emjsJp9FTH9sxr1jct0DT_I3aqK-TFoFBJT7GY7l7Jtts09h7EFG59F0K9GP2hAyHeJ09oUO05qSdRGiPgZvEPNaYdFGDMeb-QGXi_RG6lm0RhORh-hOLWQ/s640/P1010003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> With the help of a friend who also just arrived back on island we moved the big plates of glass into place and secured them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW3kY4x_v465_Mo_wRzOCa3Uu57sEEldDSWZ5FfjRUVzAkBwDyAozqYh39CidyXzkzpdFLbduJkvwUSf2pZ0VUGnkf2wdFllq4n1ZcOLYLttbvsupBbRTOihZhpiZr4iL5vo5sg/s1600/P1010007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW3kY4x_v465_Mo_wRzOCa3Uu57sEEldDSWZ5FfjRUVzAkBwDyAozqYh39CidyXzkzpdFLbduJkvwUSf2pZ0VUGnkf2wdFllq4n1ZcOLYLttbvsupBbRTOihZhpiZr4iL5vo5sg/s640/P1010007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Between putting in the lower windows and the loft glass we sided the cabin in cedar and trim out the windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X8YH4b3_flEm_8KJJVidGffyl3jzZttygUXfIJaSsXlu9rNJJ21lLgP5LczkoeN3SZjWN0wDYYMFXejYkvckpWBZyn7UXAgkayRIXpoOmrn6AqLSri75M8UtmNMTljqTncKfVA/s1600/P1010009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X8YH4b3_flEm_8KJJVidGffyl3jzZttygUXfIJaSsXlu9rNJJ21lLgP5LczkoeN3SZjWN0wDYYMFXejYkvckpWBZyn7UXAgkayRIXpoOmrn6AqLSri75M8UtmNMTljqTncKfVA/s640/P1010009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some of you may remember our <a href="http://caro-on-the-islands.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-world-tuesday-dune-cabin.html">beautiful driftwood posts</a> on the deck. We thought they were great but anyone who built things said "take them down" so unfortunately down they came.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ePD3uA-ItBfGajbmtKX_cqOPKaRTEC3P212pvVJEEM2WaXK90f38Ds7otnCquI5eDGy3Uft-jtIwxjPM2M51FEoRreug1hrm8Ff4UE6VIG1oTkWWdWmpG_vOyEZkVWwIO14GRQ/s1600/P1010055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ePD3uA-ItBfGajbmtKX_cqOPKaRTEC3P212pvVJEEM2WaXK90f38Ds7otnCquI5eDGy3Uft-jtIwxjPM2M51FEoRreug1hrm8Ff4UE6VIG1oTkWWdWmpG_vOyEZkVWwIO14GRQ/s640/P1010055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So even though the doors were not in I decided to spend my first night in the cabin. The cabin faces eastsoutheast so I had to get my first sunrise from the cabin. When I first awoke it was just after moonrise at 2:52 a.m. (this photo was taken at about 3:30 a.m.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyC2cFDrSDP_TIiBLWcn_0Ma4WD5riLEW-cXr5GGxZ4v_6qViQNHBpQzisjQM8Ez-ccWP5844TKnW4HoZE0uJho-JCxB341aKOM07H9alqzAeTV4ZCaQcAIpfoaeGRjIc4EnMIQ/s1600/P1010064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyC2cFDrSDP_TIiBLWcn_0Ma4WD5riLEW-cXr5GGxZ4v_6qViQNHBpQzisjQM8Ez-ccWP5844TKnW4HoZE0uJho-JCxB341aKOM07H9alqzAeTV4ZCaQcAIpfoaeGRjIc4EnMIQ/s640/P1010064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The night sky had been clear and full of stars as it neared new moon however as the sun began to dawn the clouds moved in. Sunrise was at 5:10 a.m.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmAaPJ6XIGhnUF87geJumj4iujCFr4nB3HqqL0ue-lfirLKVqxnFSPXuzHtTixeqCIj2qsMsDixavAiTTf17DZXFV3kiHkNZQq2ZLLhDuwpT2vtb-v5rpUKcZD0t9fl1hyphenhyphennYLJQ/s1600/P1010067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmAaPJ6XIGhnUF87geJumj4iujCFr4nB3HqqL0ue-lfirLKVqxnFSPXuzHtTixeqCIj2qsMsDixavAiTTf17DZXFV3kiHkNZQq2ZLLhDuwpT2vtb-v5rpUKcZD0t9fl1hyphenhyphennYLJQ/s640/P1010067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Daybreak was beautiful... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJwA1PxRQHgk1XbH5wtg1IAp8eLMb-djnrrRKlYU3OcFcDuxUf0ip9XhIYLoiPx702IbX4_RByOAzT1rX8z1W76X_cLOQNYdN9E9GMpjD7D6uGbY5plfbmJcM8AQp5Og_2KIS_Q/s1600/P1010072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJwA1PxRQHgk1XbH5wtg1IAp8eLMb-djnrrRKlYU3OcFcDuxUf0ip9XhIYLoiPx702IbX4_RByOAzT1rX8z1W76X_cLOQNYdN9E9GMpjD7D6uGbY5plfbmJcM8AQp5Og_2KIS_Q/s640/P1010072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and reflected a rising tide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEQtsB5jFrNHdEkzfr93LBZ-M9vw946nPksKRNB9LjrfPam8wX5KzUj6RVQiQFYdJsrcfhdJPsAy-pqfFmw59ijzbFeuKNwlcO8RpZlSnltxd9TF_Q64Ct6XB_fUfZy-Hhul21w/s1600/P1010080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEQtsB5jFrNHdEkzfr93LBZ-M9vw946nPksKRNB9LjrfPam8wX5KzUj6RVQiQFYdJsrcfhdJPsAy-pqfFmw59ijzbFeuKNwlcO8RpZlSnltxd9TF_Q64Ct6XB_fUfZy-Hhul21w/s640/P1010080.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So we are waiting again, for insulation to arrive on island so we can complete the inside and I can move in and enjoy more of these beautiful sunrises!</div><div style="text-align: center;">For more beautiful skies from around the world why not join use at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">SkyWatch Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQulfN5RVDNA-CS4jZu5fxp8X49RjqAzUf5lT0XpIakVLvcZKJ9bCQxkv1iwnNW657_Ud6ZR5joeFTsLIafwgI93vd_S-vQenBB_OkUgTYCCBrC9aHnVgaibvo4oaRA-G-ZhR9w/s1600/swftom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQulfN5RVDNA-CS4jZu5fxp8X49RjqAzUf5lT0XpIakVLvcZKJ9bCQxkv1iwnNW657_Ud6ZR5joeFTsLIafwgI93vd_S-vQenBB_OkUgTYCCBrC9aHnVgaibvo4oaRA-G-ZhR9w/s1600/swftom.jpg" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-11733228960884236252011-06-22T02:00:00.002-04:002011-08-24T02:23:02.081-04:00MyWorld Tuesday ~ Potlatching<div style="text-align: center;"><em>If you are reading this blog from most recent backwards you might want to go back two posts to fully appreciate this post. </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Smiles Carolyn</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GQiWw6dq4CP5rqc3s65WDWV-U0OVrKRq6kzpcqAokPqpI4YoV2eKoXlZG7udLRSVqI2irZd1ht4ufw2tu-8O7OsKU9lRo0XEI-KQuaAya10Nesirov-8faFyMzciQh-Z71WLiA/s1600/Potlatch+chiefs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GQiWw6dq4CP5rqc3s65WDWV-U0OVrKRq6kzpcqAokPqpI4YoV2eKoXlZG7udLRSVqI2irZd1ht4ufw2tu-8O7OsKU9lRo0XEI-KQuaAya10Nesirov-8faFyMzciQh-Z71WLiA/s640/Potlatch+chiefs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chiefs waiting for the procession of chiefs to begin at the potlatch.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the raising of the totem pole everyone is invited to come to the potlatch where the business is carried out. The carvers will be "paid", adoptions will be held, and any other business that requires witnessing. For those who stay for the potlatch there will also be payment for witnessing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAF4ZUZD1fYKGiBpMAEiz9crOA_ILCPss_cyU8pAqsu3xSx_k24biiyos9W81cecpC5ZQPhRz-yolRA3P5o9T7sJ5pTn1-Hn4KqllienoE0MRfwimFknnt-2gsA7eN07BvbfPAA/s1600/248543_2118367718490_1224663288_32546331_8381178_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAF4ZUZD1fYKGiBpMAEiz9crOA_ILCPss_cyU8pAqsu3xSx_k24biiyos9W81cecpC5ZQPhRz-yolRA3P5o9T7sJ5pTn1-Hn4KqllienoE0MRfwimFknnt-2gsA7eN07BvbfPAA/s640/248543_2118367718490_1224663288_32546331_8381178_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I was serving at the feast which lasted six hours, so my pictures were catch-as-catch-can. This chief is wearing a Chilcat blanket with an eagle headdress. The spiny things sticking out of the headdress are sealion whiskers and it is where eagle down is placed when the chiefs do the welcome dance. If you get eagle down on you it will bring you luck. This is also an eagle chief in Skidegate. There has been animosity between the two eagle clans and Chief Wiigaanad made it his business to make peace between the two at this potlatch. Traditionally, each village would have one eagle chief and one raven chief however after the smallpox devastated the Haida villages in the 1860's the remaining individuals where brought to either Skidegate in the south end or Old Masset at the north end of the Islands so now there are often multiple eagle or raven chiefs in the villages. I am sorry I can not spell his name so I will not try!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY5rUmMqciRhCGwi2g5w2hDj3H4M8-Umv3OiKEuDervy_y1VxFvQ1Mk7qbyMbslfHeJHrOou4pxTp1wc56W1LS_V68GGQhugRoY-dHFP415k-C_Gm-nF0KHSv0paQPzwKJ-5h0g/s1600/IMGP0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY5rUmMqciRhCGwi2g5w2hDj3H4M8-Umv3OiKEuDervy_y1VxFvQ1Mk7qbyMbslfHeJHrOou4pxTp1wc56W1LS_V68GGQhugRoY-dHFP415k-C_Gm-nF0KHSv0paQPzwKJ-5h0g/s640/IMGP0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each chief is announced and takes their place at the head table in order of importance to the hosting chief.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O-F919JFmCq_-leuuYLXDzp8YZliBhHKh106Vyiwyb95R8fptZ_1SfxhrxxAq_EjtEdrR95nMh7ANIdIWtSwwObqrViAhTDV1JLgFe11tLmuRcOp4zaZFEVgJCO0Dfl9grOmTQ/s1600/IMGP0095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O-F919JFmCq_-leuuYLXDzp8YZliBhHKh106Vyiwyb95R8fptZ_1SfxhrxxAq_EjtEdrR95nMh7ANIdIWtSwwObqrViAhTDV1JLgFe11tLmuRcOp4zaZFEVgJCO0Dfl9grOmTQ/s640/IMGP0095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Ladies-held-in-High-Esteem, Chiefs and Guests are welcomed to the feast by an opening prayer and dancing which is presented by Haida of all ages. The large standing box at centre back and the smaller one to the right are cedar drums.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjSp2B55ZH5Nxh7_Q_sPtaT8cQosHwfcM_1EqBwxcYrWpMRFI-D5Zp64dh5sSbMIv4iBm-QQuNNPaAnWtazrLv2Kh5X1xRUvTYgfG4DoY8OSnYTO7GsvgXiCgd-L7F5pVAe6VFQ/s1600/IMGP0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjSp2B55ZH5Nxh7_Q_sPtaT8cQosHwfcM_1EqBwxcYrWpMRFI-D5Zp64dh5sSbMIv4iBm-QQuNNPaAnWtazrLv2Kh5X1xRUvTYgfG4DoY8OSnYTO7GsvgXiCgd-L7F5pVAe6VFQ/s640/IMGP0096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Several dance groups accepted their invitations to come and dance for Chief Wiigaanad. These are the Vancouver Rainbow dancers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU81rb3FR9T8H6WdJgEVPlGiQ3bVvowP9aG_ZRhLTw2hIL9TY8PnxtDDCcEIcMWWz-Wm0goe9BEPWFnQ4VGhkKOljxkl4YsZ70PKotNx0o25nO9gAroVrUGMNekG6F21u5FWP7g/s1600/IMGP0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU81rb3FR9T8H6WdJgEVPlGiQ3bVvowP9aG_ZRhLTw2hIL9TY8PnxtDDCcEIcMWWz-Wm0goe9BEPWFnQ4VGhkKOljxkl4YsZ70PKotNx0o25nO9gAroVrUGMNekG6F21u5FWP7g/s640/IMGP0098.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The regalia at the potlatches is more beautiful each time I attend. This photo I did not use the flash so it is digitally enhanced which is why it is grainy. This is a very elaborate design and the only thing I recognize is the dogfish which is the small fish in the design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoGK4vQYE3drdxltYvnIQMUaVvQQETvPGvs3nBrKVohDCE-pL9jbhhVfLuaJBnG-94AqA6Vg7gthAyra9Vy8w2a-BbfVeY_v6itPZvSXryNuayZOfRTHILQLmMBnomp4GDskFBA/s1600/IMGP0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoGK4vQYE3drdxltYvnIQMUaVvQQETvPGvs3nBrKVohDCE-pL9jbhhVfLuaJBnG-94AqA6Vg7gthAyra9Vy8w2a-BbfVeY_v6itPZvSXryNuayZOfRTHILQLmMBnomp4GDskFBA/s640/IMGP0105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As I mentioned I served at the potlatch. There were over six hundred people present and two people served each table. This is my table, absolutely dead centre of the head table. You are asked to bring your own dishes and cutlery to a potlatch however there are paper plates if you forget or are a visitor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_Cvwt5nbEeXIg3YkcSnjil4ohP7ZuLUXxl3Mfht6BBZovx8aAISlymHg9MrKObb_P5TBiUXsQg-uLtY5SImmrDuG4aul8tspJyyIU8XIxpAL1HYbqgHpCQrtL4uHQ8dObOyjDg/s1600/IMGP0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_Cvwt5nbEeXIg3YkcSnjil4ohP7ZuLUXxl3Mfht6BBZovx8aAISlymHg9MrKObb_P5TBiUXsQg-uLtY5SImmrDuG4aul8tspJyyIU8XIxpAL1HYbqgHpCQrtL4uHQ8dObOyjDg/s640/IMGP0107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Potlatches consist of singing, dancing, speeches and eating in no particular order lasting upwards of eight hours. This was the dancing of a new carved mask. It is a dogfish. A dogfish is a type of shark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LCdIQEPJRFGkKf6ETgc7Ic6A3n2U911Hgk-3jbjRjszQbZPgPp7CakzR02A6ti095xQ0dB6t5P6z6hAhUj98aDfxwqF_LgvQ2UQIcH-7CN1BBAvDB8tvKtjacbDeFlD_kxkKBw/s1600/IMGP0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LCdIQEPJRFGkKf6ETgc7Ic6A3n2U911Hgk-3jbjRjszQbZPgPp7CakzR02A6ti095xQ0dB6t5P6z6hAhUj98aDfxwqF_LgvQ2UQIcH-7CN1BBAvDB8tvKtjacbDeFlD_kxkKBw/s640/IMGP0115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Potlatches are times when adoptions are held, it could be a non Haida who has married a Haida, it may be someone who has contributed to the well being of the Haida Nation i.e. David Suzuki or the well being of the Island community i.e. a nurse or a doctor. Once the new adoptees are given their Haida name which they must pronounce three times in public they must dance their name. That is what is happening here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikgFxWyR1ITQ-_n3C6EnfNTtNPiCy4x5F6291wFrrjUkDBcT7iutZg3jfqjBGBOMUcV7FtEmg33rceHR_BrZNfFiynrWfq-eU_W_Zq3EsqPc0GRcATnYdrodJeeV5IpWeIb9rqw/s1600/IMGP0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikgFxWyR1ITQ-_n3C6EnfNTtNPiCy4x5F6291wFrrjUkDBcT7iutZg3jfqjBGBOMUcV7FtEmg33rceHR_BrZNfFiynrWfq-eU_W_Zq3EsqPc0GRcATnYdrodJeeV5IpWeIb9rqw/s640/IMGP0119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the Chiefs' Welcome dance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSe_ZIK9pOz9mIvCVDcYXr9CUmuvi1H16AtR5HobWihiTEFM5bY-0mc60YE9ehVUJp1HeT0eplOHcky7eAQ43_5-OCtf4Qw9ERZihquA3-DbQkzzt9f6ZH_1b3U2kAJy3Gyw5nw/s1600/IMGP0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSe_ZIK9pOz9mIvCVDcYXr9CUmuvi1H16AtR5HobWihiTEFM5bY-0mc60YE9ehVUJp1HeT0eplOHcky7eAQ43_5-OCtf4Qw9ERZihquA3-DbQkzzt9f6ZH_1b3U2kAJy3Gyw5nw/s640/IMGP0120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Finally it was time to eat. When you sit down at your table it is usually around 3 or 4 p.m. there are always nibblies on the tables, things like "gow" (herring roe on kelp) and before you go "eewwwuu" it is quite delicious and one of my favourites, crunchy and a little salty, dried seaweed which we eat like potato chips, dried halibut and smoked salmon. Then everyone is served a fish chowder made with halibut, salmon and prawns or a venison stew around 6 p.m.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-MS0LPskZFxnFR6oxhyphenhyphenAPl-Z-PZz3L8j4ZdBx-qEGR-sVB6MBb1yFWWjXn7XN8rWeMBbABR8Jyf4uSNRsm7yMDnR6BO_eXS9JL6RKpTdDv-qgC52pXSSJIowNpwKt8kIrPubMg/s1600/IMGP0121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-MS0LPskZFxnFR6oxhyphenhyphenAPl-Z-PZz3L8j4ZdBx-qEGR-sVB6MBb1yFWWjXn7XN8rWeMBbABR8Jyf4uSNRsm7yMDnR6BO_eXS9JL6RKpTdDv-qgC52pXSSJIowNpwKt8kIrPubMg/s640/IMGP0121.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then the main course is served around 8 p.m. This is all from the waters of Haida Gwaii. If you don't like seafood there is more venison stew! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ0QbPwRFgvxgBtYMQkL8xa5bn8UqlMvR1JcOYQbNHaKHOomXQrE3RJRZdVEIGHF-3UvxtkhyphenhyphenQnhCDfPAsFETJbR_iiy-QxgD0XSITXVps_Zliurkxt2wkUAQKq5pRN9QiS0wzw/s1600/228338_2118376278704_1224663288_32546358_4279098_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ0QbPwRFgvxgBtYMQkL8xa5bn8UqlMvR1JcOYQbNHaKHOomXQrE3RJRZdVEIGHF-3UvxtkhyphenhyphenQnhCDfPAsFETJbR_iiy-QxgD0XSITXVps_Zliurkxt2wkUAQKq5pRN9QiS0wzw/s640/228338_2118376278704_1224663288_32546358_4279098_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Salmon, smoked salmon, halibut, prawns, black cod, octopus, dungeness crab legs, crab cakes and gow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDkF2_yvcop_U52ROaStVBfJIsBHQmfa5RwgT409ZOkkOfc5AwOlTN644Ff_mWPmFtHQzTt18DGRg7-QdX2FYfaC3A2skmgAH9BbCLK3TVCo15nyZ1m_w-pls5A0glNpakYqL5g/s1600/IMGP0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDkF2_yvcop_U52ROaStVBfJIsBHQmfa5RwgT409ZOkkOfc5AwOlTN644Ff_mWPmFtHQzTt18DGRg7-QdX2FYfaC3A2skmgAH9BbCLK3TVCo15nyZ1m_w-pls5A0glNpakYqL5g/s640/IMGP0125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After supper there are more speeches...this is the Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson and his wife Amy presenting Chief Wigaanad with a basket she wove.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMl5j_mr-gDc1C6iIA4jUBRluUds0QxAjoqI_99hh9-8RU4acjoBlInNWWKIXSAXsw1S9aomrx12Bd7FpPeLGfbG3IxPRMpoVeFaIDugZIMiHMpm1AP-fXe4l1Mo2egdGg6n5TA/s1600/IMGP0126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMl5j_mr-gDc1C6iIA4jUBRluUds0QxAjoqI_99hh9-8RU4acjoBlInNWWKIXSAXsw1S9aomrx12Bd7FpPeLGfbG3IxPRMpoVeFaIDugZIMiHMpm1AP-fXe4l1Mo2egdGg6n5TA/s640/IMGP0126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Clan song... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZZBtfLdYYAXBxx2KGKrmMCQoBV2ZVok16y5sSiYMKlD2WSx2xdTu710BAVuOx4yq6DJCqgZHBPMnZIJ1PZbejzhrBeVsJNqAzJh4LXccdmi7uC0ZNrxak3lq_jSlsPwsGCK5Fg/s1600/IMGP0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZZBtfLdYYAXBxx2KGKrmMCQoBV2ZVok16y5sSiYMKlD2WSx2xdTu710BAVuOx4yq6DJCqgZHBPMnZIJ1PZbejzhrBeVsJNqAzJh4LXccdmi7uC0ZNrxak3lq_jSlsPwsGCK5Fg/s640/IMGP0133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> New masks must be danced to bring life to them....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Cz1BZEY6CAzWt-fk3-h7i1g_ncKy0oADFubRk4xNkJjUtCtJCx61AZbw9QzGifvMMAoYzr8NfMayv8MVxULxn0h1riFpDbpgBmFvOwlZ897tjP9QAbE3x_rPuc7EH25QYljBQ/s1600/IMGP0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Cz1BZEY6CAzWt-fk3-h7i1g_ncKy0oADFubRk4xNkJjUtCtJCx61AZbw9QzGifvMMAoYzr8NfMayv8MVxULxn0h1riFpDbpgBmFvOwlZ897tjP9QAbE3x_rPuc7EH25QYljBQ/s640/IMGP0135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I do not know who this is supposed to be....it is a woman as there is a labaret in the mouth and she has an extraordinary number of breasts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSLcMNiz7KjByESB169WRtm_nj6iB3Qxfy7pbf645vCou6RTNt9bA3FPLBArqU4Q0tVSZhtuzj7heBVMX4KftvlKOS6M7WmoSllFecUznT0onAG-PCzF9HcO6pJuOsndd7_19aQ/s1600/IMGP0142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSLcMNiz7KjByESB169WRtm_nj6iB3Qxfy7pbf645vCou6RTNt9bA3FPLBArqU4Q0tVSZhtuzj7heBVMX4KftvlKOS6M7WmoSllFecUznT0onAG-PCzF9HcO6pJuOsndd7_19aQ/s640/IMGP0142.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Chief Wigaanad spent a lot of time thanking others, now was the time for him and Cindy to accept the gratitude of his people...it was very emotional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQocu905meC8Xbz73UnZSKOf0pl3vXU30YYQ5bYSOqtOUMHD1_qdqWlmuoMDnaMEDdyA90lrlZREKpNVdfpXNMAsfacjyYj61-jGfhr90vjbLDfztgBtSfq9ep1DLxAZTZTBlmNQ/s1600/IMGP0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQocu905meC8Xbz73UnZSKOf0pl3vXU30YYQ5bYSOqtOUMHD1_qdqWlmuoMDnaMEDdyA90lrlZREKpNVdfpXNMAsfacjyYj61-jGfhr90vjbLDfztgBtSfq9ep1DLxAZTZTBlmNQ/s640/IMGP0144.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As I mentioned in the previous post, "coppers" are a form of currency for chiefs along the coast. Both to give and to recieve a copper is a huge honour. Here Sid is honouring his Uncle who named him to be chief rather than his older brother. In all, Chief Wigaanad gave away three coppers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmu1sB4GC_i5JVhqHVrnnP72Ssp8wHo5xUlFy6mDHLmqM1UnpYLD-uhebbZzKu1VuOB7PJHqc1Mp6kAh58QYiU3yAxKjuEp4kemnM4NxJxC6IdM3MDpam4qSDA6LDohyEAZp-Mg/s1600/IMGP0148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmu1sB4GC_i5JVhqHVrnnP72Ssp8wHo5xUlFy6mDHLmqM1UnpYLD-uhebbZzKu1VuOB7PJHqc1Mp6kAh58QYiU3yAxKjuEp4kemnM4NxJxC6IdM3MDpam4qSDA6LDohyEAZp-Mg/s640/IMGP0148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And like everything else, they must be danced! Heaven help you if you lose something at a potlatch and have to retrieve it from the master of ceremonies because you will have to dance it when you retrieve it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O1jPueMJOdhQJtWrvbHyktY4fEW4M_YalVivtNdbE9jGkOhvq1sOlJ4tNEXHqmmkGiO_XUZv5XUBsQK3BG5ivgqV9o-h986sGu6BXhGYEhmV9UpxwXfFolp2_E8ydbjFAdQUuw/s1600/IMGP0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O1jPueMJOdhQJtWrvbHyktY4fEW4M_YalVivtNdbE9jGkOhvq1sOlJ4tNEXHqmmkGiO_XUZv5XUBsQK3BG5ivgqV9o-h986sGu6BXhGYEhmV9UpxwXfFolp2_E8ydbjFAdQUuw/s640/IMGP0152.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the "blanket dance" for Matt, the nurse who was hurt at the pole raising earlier in the day. The drums beat, the singers sing and you dance your money to the blanket....$2,000 was raised in five minutes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>An update on Matt, his injuries included a broken shoulder/collar bone, broken wrist, three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He spent three days in Vancouver and is now recovering at his home in Queen Charlotte. It will take four to six months for his injuries to mend and for him to be back to work. Beside the money collected the night of the potlatch a $10,000 Bingo was held with the proceeds going to Matt and his family. Matt has been very humble and Syd and Cindy visit him weekly. Unlike elsewhere in the world there is no ill will and no law suits!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-82424862102567261112011-05-30T16:39:00.003-04:002011-08-24T02:24:36.745-04:00The First Chief's Pole in A Hundred Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I travel with a camera attached to my hand always! So on the single most important day in Skidegate's history I forget my camera! I made a quick stop 30 minutes before the pole raising and a friend loaned me a camera. The camera was new to me so I didn't realize it was set on video mode so the first 18 shots are actually mini videos. When I tried to download the photos to my computer the camera batteries were dead, no problem I always carry spares, oops wrong ones! I take the chip out of the camera to download from it, my computer or my lack of knowledge doesn't allow the download! Return the camera to charge the battery, the charger can not be found, two days later I get a call the battery is charged! I also had to learn how to capture still photos from video. I hope the wait was worth it!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfCowt9r5vymRuB_cNdiJ5mNntEbJOOkKZPyYhFoDxs1nQW5OgXAS3mhGkTtmmPsvZgZGbQycQyviN4DRs3Fmc_JqldYSQvYzHQ1F_n2Pd5rJGzeroduVCLkRt2tsVpf4G0gKuQ/s1600/Coopers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfCowt9r5vymRuB_cNdiJ5mNntEbJOOkKZPyYhFoDxs1nQW5OgXAS3mhGkTtmmPsvZgZGbQycQyviN4DRs3Fmc_JqldYSQvYzHQ1F_n2Pd5rJGzeroduVCLkRt2tsVpf4G0gKuQ/s640/Coopers.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The totem pole was <a href="http://caro-on-the-islands.blogspot.com/2011/05/totem-pole-on-move.html">moved</a> to the sight where it was to be raised the day before the pole raising. The pole was going up in front of Chief Wigaanad Sid Crosby's home. On the porch are five "coppers" which in the Northwest Coast Native culture is a symbol of wealth.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M5hUMbeNl5-wzPdSUAtRdPcrwXUgKgYUXQEKr_d79yE6d3or3Td5vfHyW5uc6l4ASl995NhNJ7FfgJwHUmHDZ769M7T5mLWG8YYDoMen-k4N9SILgl8c0fzW2KZ0DAyJ7W0EeA/s1600/carver+and+chief.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M5hUMbeNl5-wzPdSUAtRdPcrwXUgKgYUXQEKr_d79yE6d3or3Td5vfHyW5uc6l4ASl995NhNJ7FfgJwHUmHDZ769M7T5mLWG8YYDoMen-k4N9SILgl8c0fzW2KZ0DAyJ7W0EeA/s640/carver+and+chief.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Chief Wiigaanad Sid Crosby(second from right), his wife Cindy(right), Cindy's brother Master Carver Tim Boyko(centre) and other family members.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQpArc240GWsejRURcik1UMF0yemAe6_g5uopkeg81L-QoCTzkNb7YYAwGX9Py7dg8BbONTJ_B8AMxFMsTosu-DvBtUQggCwwBmuWT0t-mQaoIy9jwC8-6h3Sd8_JewzLD0sijA/s1600/Cindy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQpArc240GWsejRURcik1UMF0yemAe6_g5uopkeg81L-QoCTzkNb7YYAwGX9Py7dg8BbONTJ_B8AMxFMsTosu-DvBtUQggCwwBmuWT0t-mQaoIy9jwC8-6h3Sd8_JewzLD0sijA/s640/Cindy.jpg" t8="true" width="356" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The "Boss Lady" and her auntie. The Haida are a Matriarchal society so Cindy really is the "Boss Lady". If you are Haida you are either an Eagle or a Raven and if you are one you must marry the other. Chief Wiigaanad is Eagle and Cindy is a Raven. Children follow the mother's moiety so the next chief of the Skidegate Gidins would be Cindy's brother's first born son. Cindy is wearing a beautiful interpretation of a "button blanket".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Xeq5v7pZq7CWRCmPTxHhcXwrf7aXNaJ7pVC0f9Sa8_jA9HZ83lSgMZo3p-Lj9oqREWyK8BMcJv6L6cMGoVNZk84kN1WFJEl3WDhQ_ip3qg1ZQIYllZ6O8ZgBPYT3seK6Wmuxwg/s1600/eagle+blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Xeq5v7pZq7CWRCmPTxHhcXwrf7aXNaJ7pVC0f9Sa8_jA9HZ83lSgMZo3p-Lj9oqREWyK8BMcJv6L6cMGoVNZk84kN1WFJEl3WDhQ_ip3qg1ZQIYllZ6O8ZgBPYT3seK6Wmuxwg/s640/eagle+blanket.jpg" t8="true" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Another beautiful eagle blanket and cedar hat. Cedar bark is stripped from the Western Red Cedar or Yellow Cedar, peeled into thin strips, soaked and woven into these beautiful rain proof hats. The flare on the hat sends the rain off the shoulders. Red cedar bark is strong with long fibres and was/is used for making baskets, rope, hats and when felted capes, leggings and aprons and was also woven with mountain goat wool for additional warmth and beauty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kf8CsCL_sRPtv07Iaz8-f6UwCkDnuMVSjmn7kHhqfOiKMrgKRGF518jBnRXXtuikHM56gZ-kcc7-F-dGHR44nMiP6zQdmtwwc_pQYcNJXtbHATwQkaQyjhUZNTtoyo-wgs2LoQ/s1600/blessing+pole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kf8CsCL_sRPtv07Iaz8-f6UwCkDnuMVSjmn7kHhqfOiKMrgKRGF518jBnRXXtuikHM56gZ-kcc7-F-dGHR44nMiP6zQdmtwwc_pQYcNJXtbHATwQkaQyjhUZNTtoyo-wgs2LoQ/s640/blessing+pole.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There is strong tradition in the raising of a pole. Diane Brown is blessing the pole, next the carver and his apprentices will dance around the pole and breath life into it, family members will be invited to place trade beads in the hole(rumour has it that in the old days they would place a slave in the hole!) and the chief's permission is asked to raise the pole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ905Ie-hWudHnyt-VTbBE4-UenwjU3u34xPqVHleBcnhI7w86zVZI7JdXLy1Y4ncjJn0Mfz7kYxu4XrOqfJZNjSKJG1Rr0hsZbSx_-K1gkI_EQ4US5e45c1A70o9NLeVz6LHn3g/s1600/IMGP0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ905Ie-hWudHnyt-VTbBE4-UenwjU3u34xPqVHleBcnhI7w86zVZI7JdXLy1Y4ncjJn0Mfz7kYxu4XrOqfJZNjSKJG1Rr0hsZbSx_-K1gkI_EQ4US5e45c1A70o9NLeVz6LHn3g/s640/IMGP0064.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Traditionally the pole would be raised with four to six ropes and upwards of 25 to 50 or more people on each line. Because this pole was going up between two houses a block and tackle system was used with the additional help of people. As the pole is slowly raised a timber crib is created to support the pole as it goes up. On the right hand side of this photo just above the rope pulley(orange tape) you will see a piece of 2x4. Just after I took this photo that rope broke and the piece of 2x4 and the whipping rope struck two children and an adult. The kids where more fightened than hurt however the spectator/photographer/nurse was struck with the 2x4 breaking his arm, camera and several ribs. He was stabilized on scene by no less than 3 doctors and 3 fellow nurses, taken to hospital in Queen Charlotte and then air medivac to Vancouver where he is recovering well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyuS1QgAk43nAZUgPKHU3nNfY3rxBJDwsi85oPMMB6QQHv_6I2wXcnfqAT4SBRFV7ML22wp7UQT-BumYgNlI6FFA1yZ1FdfZta3xWCmOxGuiyFQaWYrH8AOftLXcGgVQ28koCpQ/s1600/IMGP0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyuS1QgAk43nAZUgPKHU3nNfY3rxBJDwsi85oPMMB6QQHv_6I2wXcnfqAT4SBRFV7ML22wp7UQT-BumYgNlI6FFA1yZ1FdfZta3xWCmOxGuiyFQaWYrH8AOftLXcGgVQ28koCpQ/s640/IMGP0068.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> An hour and a half later the pole was raised(the yellow rope is the new line) without further incident.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Vob9cfjgDBFwWwrqtHOQerwF9LfWaom3ufqSRTfX2Mytl1QTgrcH_CULo3u8VqZCEwnK48mXdbczLH91yC9if0kC65piLGdLaxQNrWdVRJ24E8BmwEOGCwau8iV0reuyPCKkQQ/s1600/IMGP0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Vob9cfjgDBFwWwrqtHOQerwF9LfWaom3ufqSRTfX2Mytl1QTgrcH_CULo3u8VqZCEwnK48mXdbczLH91yC9if0kC65piLGdLaxQNrWdVRJ24E8BmwEOGCwau8iV0reuyPCKkQQ/s640/IMGP0072.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The pole is forty feet tall with the Wasco(sea bear) holding a killer whale on the bottom, a raven representing Cindy , a dog fish(where the blankets and ropes are) and an eagle on top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZZvdP8Z48u1PmxK2BsU8nS2SOfTN4vrmsn1b5U02XuLYK6D0o_rqe_TRM5P8N7cHoQL6hl7eYUzHGTNHjfSORDPtjDbxe1NLkA5yv9mwaf-UOV6YpCtOAsAdaX_CHvfUmlVumg/s1600/IMGP0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZZvdP8Z48u1PmxK2BsU8nS2SOfTN4vrmsn1b5U02XuLYK6D0o_rqe_TRM5P8N7cHoQL6hl7eYUzHGTNHjfSORDPtjDbxe1NLkA5yv9mwaf-UOV6YpCtOAsAdaX_CHvfUmlVumg/s640/IMGP0078.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the pole is straight, the hole is filled in with rocks(the pole is buried 15' deep) and sand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPwxNcS_6f9nQ97yGvtpFCPqsOmo2iChTW1r_rA4E8k1XGhv6TInX8nAh1qqlMiMBkC96LXFPSLSa3ubPdruGNAYST9LbHo2ahODPajWSkzUsoI2eusjfsdB1yUuBMmcaw2nsOQ/s1600/IMGP0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPwxNcS_6f9nQ97yGvtpFCPqsOmo2iChTW1r_rA4E8k1XGhv6TInX8nAh1qqlMiMBkC96LXFPSLSa3ubPdruGNAYST9LbHo2ahODPajWSkzUsoI2eusjfsdB1yUuBMmcaw2nsOQ/s640/IMGP0077.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Throughout the pole raising Chief Wiigaanad watched ...someone is hired to raise the pole. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUy-GyGFMqO2CGaZy0NfJc5ssIzGdka7dOC09YeO1GRkyQjjz7Mc6nxrlmUlxErlczpcn9wQ-dNltCFJV0PHRDNRVxjIn5fBKXGequU2Ul_c8MVAZ4Em-m3mLBZKqRjLnyO8z0Q/s1600/IMGP0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUy-GyGFMqO2CGaZy0NfJc5ssIzGdka7dOC09YeO1GRkyQjjz7Mc6nxrlmUlxErlczpcn9wQ-dNltCFJV0PHRDNRVxjIn5fBKXGequU2Ul_c8MVAZ4Em-m3mLBZKqRjLnyO8z0Q/s640/IMGP0076.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cindy and friends watched and waited from a respectfully distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wi1pZFW0YOaf5cye6pwntVkR_8BOL9mYdH6hhINO756fw4AUUkLWQqI5uIt6-XHMvfqWk1J4RH8DSrgz8cDQmBy5IG4yDwYkNOD6bzRJiyN5Tga4i-AMVB_kBbzn4F0qoYH2HQ/s1600/IMGP0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wi1pZFW0YOaf5cye6pwntVkR_8BOL9mYdH6hhINO756fw4AUUkLWQqI5uIt6-XHMvfqWk1J4RH8DSrgz8cDQmBy5IG4yDwYkNOD6bzRJiyN5Tga4i-AMVB_kBbzn4F0qoYH2HQ/s640/IMGP0082.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When it was finally raised there was a collective sigh of relief and cheer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFj7TN2MVPGopWxCWvnnUwExCMjCX5PpxBG_GDDL7xLfDjWCZvBjul9-WpOZfqpM7Nip1UoEA4zazD1PZiOr1N9kxtYj9eEr1f-h7yAPb5qCMTiuiHHfgn2XWDjPY9bmHDY1e28Q/s1600/IMGP0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFj7TN2MVPGopWxCWvnnUwExCMjCX5PpxBG_GDDL7xLfDjWCZvBjul9-WpOZfqpM7Nip1UoEA4zazD1PZiOr1N9kxtYj9eEr1f-h7yAPb5qCMTiuiHHfgn2XWDjPY9bmHDY1e28Q/s640/IMGP0084.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> If you look carefully you will see five eagles. If I had not been there to witness this I would not have believed it. As the pole was being raised the eagles sqawked and made a ruckous as if in support of Chief Wiigaanad. When the rope broke everyone, including the eagles fell silent. When the pole was finally raised not only did the eagle ruckous continue but eagles flew in to join the celebration...it was really quite amazing to witness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fTWNQRjd0NUL5qWiEl4Kxm4NBBMTG6FmNfn2N2zQXBeg-wGPKZub0sHW5oHGnvVwWv6wdWZjoBkAjrOl90Ry-nQfnyQxjs37-HwTOa9-3cwEU3TA7kXzzWrXJz9RMoznOsFlsA/s1600/IMGP0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fTWNQRjd0NUL5qWiEl4Kxm4NBBMTG6FmNfn2N2zQXBeg-wGPKZub0sHW5oHGnvVwWv6wdWZjoBkAjrOl90Ry-nQfnyQxjs37-HwTOa9-3cwEU3TA7kXzzWrXJz9RMoznOsFlsA/s640/IMGP0087.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There was support from every where in the form of prayers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VEHKrnKuzv47nUwCj6X3MBPhaGkYq30nhCmnaHcCieZYlNpoa4-IS55KZIk5zIrOqFEKAE_6FoDSb8r-AWAHNlXlYAOnaRlhCQFLAP8uxxg152iz06h-bdEWv_ocGIFT1hmJIg/s1600/IMGP0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VEHKrnKuzv47nUwCj6X3MBPhaGkYq30nhCmnaHcCieZYlNpoa4-IS55KZIk5zIrOqFEKAE_6FoDSb8r-AWAHNlXlYAOnaRlhCQFLAP8uxxg152iz06h-bdEWv_ocGIFT1hmJIg/s640/IMGP0088.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and song.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will continue this tomorrow with the potlatch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To visit other fascinating places from around the world by not join us a </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/">My World Tuesday</a>.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jf9KlhekjJYNwDlnJMvoGPGtZTwoHcfr62j8TrqVf92RgqP1FeVBrMDsjs8ubmuAHQgsSeRoGFQya01huEw8oddmqaSQaFT3qpShlsb40fCt7VQeNTEL3aQcWo1Xcy4KVbKhJA/s1600/mwtblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jf9KlhekjJYNwDlnJMvoGPGtZTwoHcfr62j8TrqVf92RgqP1FeVBrMDsjs8ubmuAHQgsSeRoGFQya01huEw8oddmqaSQaFT3qpShlsb40fCt7VQeNTEL3aQcWo1Xcy4KVbKhJA/s1600/mwtblack.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-37420311923891178322011-05-22T18:40:00.002-04:002011-05-23T13:06:14.428-04:00Totem Pole on the Move<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWeEyEeA0cjmire7S8Wiov78zZT6DQCPdk8NaoG10vYBXfJc0tWESpzZWbWkmSJBoSEJcCRVcAOuc2e-v_Kjt2a0dg6_trfP_8sRC3_jg2UaMXAK5kWTXXv12YyQNQ6gjOEs2OA/s1600/228333_192639610782579_187240104655863_468373_1730730_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWeEyEeA0cjmire7S8Wiov78zZT6DQCPdk8NaoG10vYBXfJc0tWESpzZWbWkmSJBoSEJcCRVcAOuc2e-v_Kjt2a0dg6_trfP_8sRC3_jg2UaMXAK5kWTXXv12YyQNQ6gjOEs2OA/s640/228333_192639610782579_187240104655863_468373_1730730_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Jessica Reid</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chief Sid Crosby's totem pole is complete and ready to be raised but first it needs to be moved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrkzNUIO-HIg3BCSLMOFSlZuDRfjdg_171k4yaIm-R7vArPP1XOAeQM7gKfP4SbcFw8D2N6g1qYTXeE84zuaewBGC-ZOQKdoYWwyeqQxFquAieabdazU170-ELMD-1LH9cSL8lQ/s1600/230206_192639724115901_187240104655863_468380_2474942_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrkzNUIO-HIg3BCSLMOFSlZuDRfjdg_171k4yaIm-R7vArPP1XOAeQM7gKfP4SbcFw8D2N6g1qYTXeE84zuaewBGC-ZOQKdoYWwyeqQxFquAieabdazU170-ELMD-1LH9cSL8lQ/s640/230206_192639724115901_187240104655863_468380_2474942_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Jessica Reid</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now it is time to move it, the preparations begin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq74zCVkEhNFetSFeDwQuRsDT8qF0I_LcMHJQ7oYGc2C_Pl066P0dQHR3UQf3IdELpbY9y18qVKp1rwewpX7iEO_k7FRUi0ijPXrJBetfYYwxqPd4MrhOu8D9txKnPGu9BUBYI6A/s1600/230882_192639910782549_187240104655863_468391_3771837_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq74zCVkEhNFetSFeDwQuRsDT8qF0I_LcMHJQ7oYGc2C_Pl066P0dQHR3UQf3IdELpbY9y18qVKp1rwewpX7iEO_k7FRUi0ijPXrJBetfYYwxqPd4MrhOu8D9txKnPGu9BUBYI6A/s640/230882_192639910782549_187240104655863_468391_3771837_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Jessica Reid</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;">This pole will be moved by human power</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoFegH2WTSkqdHzb1IRTleRhtgbO6mP96etO5Navp4cnVOewa6AFGt-RBLlwGZXZy-wSGPn6_e8CfhiPbbA1IOkC_s_YGjXP__QbfjDLJgxpqIatv1bZdrnO0tEr8TIZhC_osiQ/s1600/249030_192639927449214_187240104655863_468392_8080621_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoFegH2WTSkqdHzb1IRTleRhtgbO6mP96etO5Navp4cnVOewa6AFGt-RBLlwGZXZy-wSGPn6_e8CfhiPbbA1IOkC_s_YGjXP__QbfjDLJgxpqIatv1bZdrnO0tEr8TIZhC_osiQ/s640/249030_192639927449214_187240104655863_468392_8080621_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo by Jessica Reid</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;">to it's destination just over three kilometers(1.8 miles) away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq-NcTOtVl677q8vZzvO-LzIVOJ0TqBIqWvz5T5WszozdMoz8g_NJ0-O9mwrY2LKZlX_pOEG3iudh45oBPW5ie9p0ZYSok57M5UTkz4xNLZZDuNRf5WSm2nqEzaRQvSsjc0GQyQ/s1600/229472_192639997449207_187240104655863_468396_4961382_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq-NcTOtVl677q8vZzvO-LzIVOJ0TqBIqWvz5T5WszozdMoz8g_NJ0-O9mwrY2LKZlX_pOEG3iudh45oBPW5ie9p0ZYSok57M5UTkz4xNLZZDuNRf5WSm2nqEzaRQvSsjc0GQyQ/s640/229472_192639997449207_187240104655863_468396_4961382_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>photo by Jessica Reid</em></span></div><div align="center">with all kinds of support....more to come!<br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/">Scenic Sunday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Scenic Sunday" border="0" src="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn17/aishaholley/DSCF2768-1.jpg" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-85196090023050491652011-05-18T12:27:00.000-04:002011-05-18T12:27:01.418-04:00Wordless Wednesday ~ A picture perfect evening...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhletUNB_hF602MQHO4PCrejPg6dBLjn6BWWO_GNfxhXOvUPwh5LpRBAgQMJkg-5S_a9hyphenhyphenX3AsOObVjoqJM40Fchm5zbnoqp1nvvaRMg9T4iNLoiEdj9h3SyYLJpIzkaAFhlRukhg/s1600/Dune+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhletUNB_hF602MQHO4PCrejPg6dBLjn6BWWO_GNfxhXOvUPwh5LpRBAgQMJkg-5S_a9hyphenhyphenX3AsOObVjoqJM40Fchm5zbnoqp1nvvaRMg9T4iNLoiEdj9h3SyYLJpIzkaAFhlRukhg/s640/Dune+tree.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center">Picture perfect evening!</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/newhome/">Wordless Wednesday</a></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-88420820148963954092011-05-17T20:54:00.001-04:002011-05-17T23:36:36.084-04:00My World Tuesday ~ Potlatching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYR1IX2-2NhVdr_32PbHGUqN31kygnY5ORBfF3SysN-PSFlwbz3Xnlyj2gZRHQgLf_2J4vjgkkDeZggQ79Uhir0la7I9QA_2kk1G3u7Dmlbl23bTRgS3d6cmRvIjmKaPuRf94hA/s1600/244347_10150257457401457_674761456_8486385_4017411_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYR1IX2-2NhVdr_32PbHGUqN31kygnY5ORBfF3SysN-PSFlwbz3Xnlyj2gZRHQgLf_2J4vjgkkDeZggQ79Uhir0la7I9QA_2kk1G3u7Dmlbl23bTRgS3d6cmRvIjmKaPuRf94hA/s640/244347_10150257457401457_674761456_8486385_4017411_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">This weekend the Skidegate Gidins will host a pole raising and potlatch to honour their new chief.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">Potlatch, from the Chinook word(a common trading language of the Northwest coast indigeneous peoples) means "to give away" or "a gift" and was a social gathering by a hereditary chief or family in their house(longhouse) to establish or uphold his/their status position in society and to redistribute wealth. In a culture where history is passed on in an oral tradition potlatches were mainly winter cermonies to mark a significant event such as a son's marriage, the passing of a chief, the birth of a child or the installation of a new chief. Potlatches are distinguished from feasts in that guests are invited to a potlatch to share food and receive gifts or payment for witnessing the event. Potlatches were also the venue in which ownership to economic and ceremonial privileges was asserted, displayed, and formally transferred to heirs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdJmxiTfxUDsn-y2_oPi5MrpEsjR6N-AQ9i35ZKAo3IJEdMm3BivU0UiU35E-M3qKws0EVol4OrNmLSg1qM6WfUBUeCCMRT4jZVDewgkQzw6KKJ9XnqwYKCjGvs5tNXsb2FOXcg/s1600/P1010017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdJmxiTfxUDsn-y2_oPi5MrpEsjR6N-AQ9i35ZKAo3IJEdMm3BivU0UiU35E-M3qKws0EVol4OrNmLSg1qM6WfUBUeCCMRT4jZVDewgkQzw6KKJ9XnqwYKCjGvs5tNXsb2FOXcg/s640/P1010017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">This beautiful pole, which was commissioned by Chief Syd Crosby from Master carver Tim Boyko will be raised outside of Sydney's home in Skidegate. (In older times it would have been raised in front of the clan longhouse.) Following the pole raising in which everyone is welcome to help raise the pole the potlatch will be held. The story of the pole will be told and the carver will be honoured and paid along with his apprentices.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl57TKZv8VqCGpNvA2gJlSLsB1ri6Ce6u80RC7o-iq_b2FYlbemNHIkvaeeeiEbiyK4BKsLaBmCQv_seNBRGqIep0LHVzgf3ryEmngvPL5JSWmTlMlZ92nwv505bcVhwtUSK6Xg/s1600/P1010014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl57TKZv8VqCGpNvA2gJlSLsB1ri6Ce6u80RC7o-iq_b2FYlbemNHIkvaeeeiEbiyK4BKsLaBmCQv_seNBRGqIep0LHVzgf3ryEmngvPL5JSWmTlMlZ92nwv505bcVhwtUSK6Xg/s640/P1010014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">The top figure on Syd's pole is an eagle and the post with the two rings on it represents the two potlatches that Sydney has/will host. There are old totem poles with many rings representing many potlatches. The photo below from BC Archives shows a memorial pole to a chief who in his life time hosted 10 potlatches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaqpr-L_tFFUr4t8BSEMfgfJtwM7r3F_hitnz6fKCD52FKE1UVijGegZRJIqGvj4y11XP6bj82RCO3ohbWYb7mvegso5aGGyPerU0yVx_-oph8kNKLLuanc77ahqggPuwSo_60w/s1600/36714_402647981572_305875821572_4829744_6371700_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaqpr-L_tFFUr4t8BSEMfgfJtwM7r3F_hitnz6fKCD52FKE1UVijGegZRJIqGvj4y11XP6bj82RCO3ohbWYb7mvegso5aGGyPerU0yVx_-oph8kNKLLuanc77ahqggPuwSo_60w/s640/36714_402647981572_305875821572_4829744_6371700_n.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">The potlatch was seen by the church and the government as "the ritualistic act of giving away nearly all of one’s hard-earned possessions as a sign that the indigenous people were ‘unstable’". Yet the potlatch was the First Nations primary connection to their culture and the redistribution of wealth among their people. Your wealth was determined by how much you gave away not by how much you had! In 1880 an amendment was made to the Indian Act of Canada that banned the potlatch and proclaimed that:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="maintext"> <em>"Every Indian or other person who engages in or assists in celebrating the Indian festival known as the “Potlatch” or in the Indian dance known as the “Tamanawas” is guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than six nor less than two months in any gaol or other place of confinement; and every Indian or persons who encourages… an Indian to get up such a festival… shall be liable to the same punishment."</em> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">This Amendment to the Indian Act was meant to assimilate the First Nations people into the European culture however without the support of many of the Indian Agents it was a hard law to uphold. Some First Nations willing let the potlatch go however those like the Haida and the Kwakwakaʼwakw continued to practice the potlatch however in a much simpler form. The Anti-Potlatch ban was repealed in Canada in 1951 and the potlatch has become an important part of the resurgance of the Northwest culture. It is full of song, dance, regalia, food and pride and I will post lots of pictures next week! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="maintext">To visit other great places in Our World why not join us at </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span class="maintext"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/">My World Tuesday</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm5s215aNDnndw6PRMfkmndIRMJwPbzZAiPmOI8HQkp1MFjlezeq1NRKh7QVf1umx8hdRCUXs_PR7XzwPlzz9x-5pajZ4OjndPGp7DyhqynG-Evvw_97M_HvcvuUIFTF5cbG-HA/s1600/mwtblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm5s215aNDnndw6PRMfkmndIRMJwPbzZAiPmOI8HQkp1MFjlezeq1NRKh7QVf1umx8hdRCUXs_PR7XzwPlzz9x-5pajZ4OjndPGp7DyhqynG-Evvw_97M_HvcvuUIFTF5cbG-HA/s1600/mwtblack.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35949290.post-37355822639406318522011-05-08T00:04:00.000-04:002011-05-08T00:04:14.334-04:00"Blue Skies Do I See, Nothing but Blue Skies Do I See...."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg0zfrkK6qerWR52JI-6yGlXWSOsWW3fYRfvyIb24Ck_epD-V_LeD_iNuxTH_oOiR0KrVDvUrzZ5Fn4K2W5yNuJ1i915qdFxgD-keze-_R6VK_WnaI63PAk64qWb7X8GWArL5AQ/s1600/P1010021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg0zfrkK6qerWR52JI-6yGlXWSOsWW3fYRfvyIb24Ck_epD-V_LeD_iNuxTH_oOiR0KrVDvUrzZ5Fn4K2W5yNuJ1i915qdFxgD-keze-_R6VK_WnaI63PAk64qWb7X8GWArL5AQ/s640/P1010021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Like much of the North American continent it has been a cool spring. Here we have been hard pressed to get into double digits on the thermometer and grey skies, rain and wind have been the norm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99xJgIXugS6viPDnTdIaqMMV8EbeeF7fFSLl0myl8zyUVoSPhvfpGoG9mgT_kwDNuDgTEuohhSHGQYTMJHYFyqNrTZz-6g_QQK8_mkoMjwUsjV-dMtpRVlPoLiSoe6GmHW-wteQ/s1600/P1010035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99xJgIXugS6viPDnTdIaqMMV8EbeeF7fFSLl0myl8zyUVoSPhvfpGoG9mgT_kwDNuDgTEuohhSHGQYTMJHYFyqNrTZz-6g_QQK8_mkoMjwUsjV-dMtpRVlPoLiSoe6GmHW-wteQ/s640/P1010035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Today was "Move For Health Day" in British Columbia and it seems the weatherman was on our side with beautiful blue skies, big fluffy clouds and warm temperatures for our community hike! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NWjko6_Pw2p5H8IsGP7bXZ-c3a6CbrI5Q7fVLuLepv2bepe0kpeme6OOLi9SjdBdKbk9T3PkijS988NoEl88DEPCM4n4pQUvOths5anoz-0z6W8J5v5cAlAGgBEY2V9luGVrAg/s1600/P1010071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NWjko6_Pw2p5H8IsGP7bXZ-c3a6CbrI5Q7fVLuLepv2bepe0kpeme6OOLi9SjdBdKbk9T3PkijS988NoEl88DEPCM4n4pQUvOths5anoz-0z6W8J5v5cAlAGgBEY2V9luGVrAg/s640/P1010071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On our way back up the coast we stopped for Chai and to see if we could spot the gray whales that come to visit every spring.</div><div style="text-align: center;">For other lovely reflections and beautiful scenes from around the world why not join us at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Weekend Reflections</a> <span style="font-size: small;">and</span> <a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/">Scenic Sunday</a>.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RJNOkMfsBqhp56oPIEA8IWTv6xixtuw0LmIyrR6ICJJHr42JCg2qGFhSmsgfGvO6N-F4WOBrbGhD5OgnC0I1BL4FFGQK5-fiIp3FZNBFq0emG-DgJKQb3ZYFakMpQNM9yTJosQ/s1600/IMG_0624+copy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RJNOkMfsBqhp56oPIEA8IWTv6xixtuw0LmIyrR6ICJJHr42JCg2qGFhSmsgfGvO6N-F4WOBrbGhD5OgnC0I1BL4FFGQK5-fiIp3FZNBFq0emG-DgJKQb3ZYFakMpQNM9yTJosQ/s1600/IMG_0624+copy1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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