Bill Glude

Put three coats of warm white on the kitchen ceiling, gap-fillers, and main wall sections today. Mid-process here, before reinstalling the cleaned light panels. A good start on the repaint, re-floor, and new appliance project. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Morning Juneau today; boat passing by. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

The ravens were loving soaring on the steady wind today, with only a few showers, and a moment or two of sun. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

This lovely couple visited me today. Shyer than the ones that adopted me a couple springs ago, they were still curious and friendly. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Raven "makes ears" today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

The back ridges are getting snowier. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Eagle atop kootéeyaa. With the "ears", that is a raven the eagle is perched on; and indeed when the eagles loudly chittered their arrival, the ravens scattered. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

I have been looking all summer for a pair of Juneau ravens that adopted me three years ago. I was doing some touch-up painting at home today when they finally found me. A loud thunk, and the male landed and strutted right up, happy to see me. 🙏❤️ Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

A raven pair joined me at the waterfront today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Today's soggy latte and raven break, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní. ❤️

Latte and raven break this morning, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

I’d write a song that says “ I love you like a raven loves the wind,” but I don’t know if a human heart can hold that much of that kind of love. - quote from myself; watching them ride the storm today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Southbound on the Columbia, to work on my Juneau house. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwa’an, Lingít Aaní.

What a morning - calm, sunny, +4°C, and fresh snow down to 1200m! Shgagwei, Lkoot Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní.

42 views | Reel by Jonathan Hillis Skagway showing up and showing out. Quite the sight on the historic Broadway. #nokings #democracy #skagway #alaska

Our No Kings march today in Shgagwei, Lkoot Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní; video from Jonathan Hillis on Facebook.

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Update: as of the evening of the 18th, nationwide turnout estimates are in the 7 million range; making this the largest-ever protest in the US, and the count will grow as they add in all the little towns like ours. It has been overwhelmingly peaceful; with no reported violence or lawbreaking.

My drum all ready for No Kings Day today in Shgagwei, Lkoot Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní. We turned out just over 60 people, a great 5-10% turnout for a small town!

Skating lessons with Heather and the grandkids yesterday at the Lynnwood Ice Center, Coast Salish territory.

My daughter Heather's birthday dinner last eveninf in Seattle, with grandkids Kiddo and Kidlet.

Ísafjörður to Reykjavik flight yesterday; in New York City for Seattle today.

Final Snow conference day, Ísafjörður, Iceland. Hiking from Selajandsdalur to Hnifdalur, view south from the summit of the pass.

Dinner at Tjoruhusid, Ísafjörður tonight. Great seafood served single sitting with hilarity and family style, in a cabin from the 1700s. .

These two guys playing and singing traditional Icelandic music were a highlight of the Snow conference banquet tonight in Ísafjörður.

Ha, look what I found in the local bookstore today! I was desperately in need of good reading for the trip to Seattle at the end of the week, too. 😊

Field trip day, looking at avalanche defenses in the region around Ísafjörður. Takeaways: 1. community economies and leaders are still devastated by the losses of thirty years ago, and 2. they have been really busy building and improving the defenses since I was last here 15 years ago.

It has been my greatest disappointment to see the CBJ drop the ball so badly on the avalanche problem. The job, quite simply, remains undone.

They were stopgaps, until we could buy out all the houses in the avalanche zones, and build defensive berms to contain slides to the main paths, ptotecting the high school and adjacent homes.

I came to Iceland in 2008 to learn from their experience, and used that knowledge to finally get the City and Borough of Juneau to act on their very similar avalanche exposure. I got CBJ to hire a forecaster, and helped them develop a response plan, but those were to be the first, temporary steps.

The officers who were among the first responders to the big urban avalanches in Iceland's Westfjords thirty years ago presented today on their experience. It was heart-wrenching hearing the stories of neighbors digging in a blizzard, and seeing the photos of those lost, mostly children.

Woo might have to see if I can find it at Third Place in Seattle... thanks!