Storyteller is standing on a beach with a calm ocean in background. Woman is wearing long woven earrings.

Ok world… give me some good news! Zap! ⚡️ Here it comes—I’m happy to announce I received Honorable Mention for the Alaska Wilderness League’s Adam Kolton Storytelling Award! 🌊 I’m an official Alaskan storyteller!

#AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky #Alaska #AlaskaWildernessLeague #Wrangell

Small brown dog lies on a mat on a deck next to the sea. In background is low tide and calm sea and islands. Partly cloudy skies.

My doggy Ada has the right idea—lounge on the deck & listen for fish jumps.

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #dogsofbluesky #Alaskan

My dog-loving daughter is moving to Juneau for a semester. I need suggestions on what we should see in August when we take her up there? #alaskabluesky

Small brown dog stretches on porch while black & white border collie stands next to hammock swing. In background is a low tide Southeast Alaskan beach.

It’s a good dog morning. Sometimes you have to find goodness in the world in the simplest things—like dogs.

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #southeastalaska #wrangell

Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

I’m a caregiver for a disabled veteran. Until recently I was the caregiver for TWO adults at home—my elderly father & the disabled veteran. So this story is important.

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaskacaregivers #Alaskan

Goose tongue plants growing in patches on beach in southeast Alaska. In the background is ocean and islands.

Handful of goose tongue leaves held against a bright red harvesting bag.

Big pan with chopped goose tongue leaves and scissors. Beside a heaping bag of harvested goose tongue hue plants. Sits on table next to the sea. Low tide and islands in background.

Harvesting goose tongue—🌱 🌊 Suḵtéitl’ for local elders. 🌱 Love this time of year!

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska #Southeastalaska

Collage poem features black and white cutouts of vintage fairy drawings. Also a red angry man cartoon face. Totem pole and woman with long dark hair are in the collage. Alaska nature in background.

Tales in Fairyland, my collage poem from years ago. A good poem to share for Pride Month! 🌈 Also, probably needs a trigger warning. But maybe that warning is only for me the creator/author every time I read it. 😢

#poetsofbluesky #poetry #AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska #PrideMonth

Missing teen. #ALASKA #missingchild #runaway #alaska #anchorage #alaskabluesky

Mid low tide beach with calm sea. Sky is blue & partly cloudy. Island are sunlit with morning light.

Woke up to whale exhales this morning! 🐋 🐋 Better than bird chirps!

#AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky #Alaska #SoutheastAlaska

Opinion: A troubling vote for Alaska — and for the nation My nephew cast the deciding vote on a bill that explodes the deficit and attacks the rule of law.

“Instead, he has chosen a darker road — one where dissent is punished, courts are weakened, and the concentration of power is celebrated. That is not the America my father served. It is not the Alaska I know.”

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska

Ada an Australian terrier sits on moss next to a blue bag full of spruce tips. Spruce tips are budded on the branches around them.

Ada helped me pick a bunch of spruce tips today! 🌲 Picking for local elders on the island.

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska

Flicking a husk off a spruce tip. 🌲 You don’t want to get too many husks in your basket. Also you can shake the branch & they fall off if they’re ready.

#Sprucetips #eatyourtrees #AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky

Tribal libraries across Alaska slash hours and programming amid Trump's cuts It's not yet clear how widespread the cancellations are across Alaska – or the country more broadly.

“The Trump administration recently notified the tribal library that it was canceling two grants that account for the vast majority of its budget. That left the staff no choice but to cancel all future events – and dramatically reduce their hours.”

#AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky

Lingít Word of the Week: Atx̱aan Hídi — Smokehouse This week’s word is atx̱aan hídi, which means smokehouse.

My favorite word—Atx̱aan hídi! Smokehouse! 🐟

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Lingitlanguage

An Alaskan singer musician needs a bit of help!

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBluesky #Alaska

Undersea kites generate tidal energy in Denmark’s Faroe Islands Electricity company Minesto harvests energy from ocean and tidal currents using nearly frictionless undersea kites.

“With a resource that exists in Alaska, we could provide Alaska with all the electricity that’s needed,” Edlund said, by using approximately 500 of Minesto’s tidal kites.”

#AlaskaBlueSky

#Alaska

Two dogs stand by garden & firepit & look out over seawall at the calm Alaskan ocean and partly cloudy sky.

It’s sunny in Wrangell for a few minutes? Hours? So I’m getting outside!

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky

Seawall on the right. Southeast Alaskan beach in mid photo foreground. Background is bright sun with hazy clouds & mist. Sun is about to set.

Early morning low light with mostly cloudy skies heavy with rain. Bottom right corner is rocky southeast Alaskan beach. Ocean is slightly rippled and islands are visible.

Last evening’s surreal sunset & this morning’s lowlight mood. All of it inspires me to write.

#AlaskaSky #Alaska #Alaskan #AlaskaBlueSky

Tlingit and Haida cancels food distribution due to federal funding cuts A USDA notice to Tlingit and Haida said that the tribe’s community food distributions “no longer effectuates agency priorities and that termination of the award is appropriate.”

My cousin Aaron is doing good traditional foods work in Southeast Alaska—& then the funding to feed Alaska Native families including elders & children is cut off by the fascist tRump regime. 😡

#efftRump #endfascism #AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #LisaMurkowski #Alaska #indigenousfoods

Australian Silkie terrier stands on mossy rock in front of Sitka spruce trees.

My little rescue doggy Ada loves the wilderness! She helped me check for spruce tips today! 🌲

#AlaskaSky #BlueSkyPoets #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaskan

Donate to For the family of Jenny Irene, organized by Jessica girard Our beloved Jenny Irene shockingly passed away yesterday. Every community, every person, … Jessica girard needs your support for For the family of Jenny Irene

“Our beloved Jenny Irene shockingly passed away yesterday. Every community, every person, she touched is heartbroken. We are all grieving the unimaginable loss of her bright spirit. In this time of deep sorrow we want to surround her partner Nora and her family…”

#AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska #AlaskaSky

Rocky seaweed covered southeast Alaskan beach at low tide. Flat whale tail rock in foreground. Fog covers island in background and ocean is calm.

Morning light at my fishcamp!

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska

FRONTLINE | Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages | Season 2025 | Episode 4 A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.

“A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, FRONTLINE examines why communities are relocating and why they're struggling to preserve their traditions.”

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska #Alaskan #climatechange

A writer finds freedom in being unapologetically Indigenous - High Country News On strengthening roots in a new place.

“He said ‘uvlaalautaq.’ It means ‘good morning’ in Inupiaq,” I said with a smile.”

#Alaska #AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky

Rocky southeast Alaskan beach in early morning light covered in popweed. Rippled ocean & cloudy skies. Large islands are cloud topped.

Happy 🌎 Earth Day from an island in Southeast Alaska!—
Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw!

#Alaska #Alaskan #wrangell #EarthDay #AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky

Why These Hawaii Travelers Were Jailed And Deported Two young travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be the highlight of a long awaited world adventure. Instead, their arrival in Honolulu ended in handcuffs, jail, and deportation.

Our island gets all kinds of these independent travelers! Our economy depends on them!

#southeastalaska #AlaskaSky #Alaska #AlaskaBlueSky

Inclusive pride flag flying with the American Flaf and blue skies behind it. Southeast Alaska.

Seawall with small cabin and deck with flags flying—the US Flag & the Inclusive Pride Flag. Mostly sunny blue skies with a few clouds. Spruce trees & alder surround cabin.

Diversity! Equity! Inclusion!

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Diversity #LGBTQIA+ #Wrangell #indigenous #mickeysfishcamp

Goldeneye male bird floats on the rippled gray sea.

There is beauty in the world! This goldeneye is proof!

#AlaskaSky #Alaskan #AlaskaBlueSky

Juneau Arts and Humanities Council bans DEI on ‘public facing documents’ due to funding threat | Juneau Empire Executive director: No events cancelled, “racial equity” and other deleted website content being rewritten.

Unholy fascism! “Also missing were three paragraphs from JAHC’s homepage that included a Lingít land acknowledgment and statement about collaborating with Indigenous communities.”

& I ask who are the board members?!

#reesistfascism #AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #Alaska

Bright Orange sunset behind island and calm ocean and rocky southeast Alaskan beach.

Sunset at Mickey’s Fishcamp in Wrangell.

#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky #WrangellAlaska