The Northeast Spitsbergen Bird Shit District. And yes, this session ended with me getting pooped on by a guillemot in the wee hours of the morning. @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social #BirdShitDistrict

Yesterday I took a boat to three museums. There were more museums but I only had so much steam. Oslo is so charming.

Today I fly to Svalbard to board the tall ship Rembrandt Van Rijn on an expedition of artists, writers, conservationists & scientists—the realization of a longtime dream I thought was out of reach, until it wasn't. I'll be on this ship. I have no words for the gratitude I am feeling right now. 🐻‍❄️💗🥹

Really fun to have a balcony view for the Norwegian football team’s homecoming to Oslo!

My very delightful Somali taxi driver pointed out the hotel where Obama stayed, and also,”that woman….from the UK who died…..” and just as I was about to say Maggie Thatcher? he remembered her name: Elizabeth! That made my arrival in Oslo!

Skål from Oslo!

I’m always amazed at the volume of tourist-caught flash-frozen fish that flows out of the juneau airport in identical boxes this time of year.

First of many legs en route to a tall ship expedition off Svalbard. Left Haines early this morning, flew up to Skagway to deliver the mail and a cat and pick up a Skagwegian, and now in Juneau to catch the jet to Seattle.✈️⛵️🐻‍❄️

Leaving your diesel pickup idling in the parking lot in this economy is a special kind of flex. #AlaskaSky

Heads up Seattle! Keep your eyes open, and wear your whistles.

Morgan Lockhart@mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · 4w ago

ICE is extremely active in Seattle right now. I know at least two people in North Seattle who have witnessed abductions. Be vigilant. www.king5.com/article/news...

I love when a young brown bear just comes charging in like that for a fish. Love that frenetic subadult energy (as long as it's not aimed at me!). As opposed to the calm, mature bears who just stand there quietly catching fish as they swim upstream, not wasting energy, just plumping themselves up.

Seagull Gorgon@salfromcal.bsky.social · 4w ago

Alaska's nuts, y'all. This was the 3rd wildest thing I saw this week

Preliminary packing list for a tall ship expedition in the High Arctic. Every time I board a ship or boat, it’s the same question of whether to bring the cursed rosary or the haunted one, or both. Not always the same answer. Kaleidoscope, obviously, for looking at polar bears through.

Skinny dipping in the Chilkat Estuary on a golden July evening with purple irises all along the shore. Terns and a merlin.

From 'The writing in the sand' series by photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, documenting life on the beaches in the North East of England, 1973-1998 #WomensArt

Totally forgot I picked up nice whiskeys as a little treat for having yo go to tax-free Salem, New Hampshire!! The West Cork and Natterjack are the new additions to the books-and-spirits shelf.

Going through the box of childhood toys I keep for when kids come over, and giving the toys some TLC. It seems like Winston, Chewy, Hammerhead, Red, and this frog deserve more prominent placement in my house. It also occurs to me that I should break out this box for the adults from time to time!

Something about Ben Franklin’s kite experiment…. 🗝️🪁⚡️⚡️⚡️🇺🇸

On July 4th, we celebrate the birthday of Elizabeth Peratrovich, the Lingít civil rights leader who co-drafted and fought for the passage of the first state or territorial anti-discrimination legislation in the U.S.

The contractor who will install my heat pump next week quoted me an eye-watering $3,000 to demo this oil tank stand. Said it would take 2 guys 1 1/2 to 2 days to demo. Reader, I just completed this task in 45 minutes, including cleanup and careful sweep for stray nails.

Hey pals, I've extended the deadline to submit to my Yukon River nonfiction anthology to July 10! One week to go! Please spread the word to any interested parties -- previous publication experience is not required. forms.gle/A3KX9pKaErPU...

Cape Verde won that game no matter what the score was.

Relishing the act of putting on a sweater now that I am home in the cool misty climate where I belong!

Making the most of my last day in Massachusetts!

Packing up and wondering whether I should visit my late parents’ (cursed and haunted) house one last time to say goodbye. I pulled a card…..

I'm very glad Rep. Kean was able to take time off of work and get treatment for his depression. Rep. Kean also voted for the OBBB, which will kick Americans who need to take a month from work to seek mental health treatment off of Medicaid because they're "able-bodied adults".

Only one more day in this hot sticky tick and poison ivy infested place and then I never have to go back to New England again.

A veritable melee at Fenway tonight!