Bronwyn

@seakgal.bsky.social

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SE Alaska rain lover, ex-English teacher, nonpartisan State of Alaska employee, crafty, love history. Photography. Growing things. Salmon fishing, eclectic interests. @silversalmon on Mastodon. Gratefully on Lingít Aaní. #AlaskaSky

Fireweed flower in sharp relief against a blurred green background. The hot pink blossoms are open halfway up the stalk.
A knit hat in stranded color work. The background is pale peach, light maroon, matte green and orange. Black yarn shows two witches stirring a cauldron with bats flying around their heads and a raven in a tree looking on.
Tattoo on the upper, outside arm of a raven sitting on a branch with a few leaves, facing to the right. There is a sliver of a moon behind in a C shape, made of ribbons of purple intertwined. There are five, 4-point stars in turquoise around the moon and raven.
An empty road, disappearing into the distance with a mountain directly in the middle of the pic. The road leads up to it. Snow is piled sharply on each side of the highway, the road itself is clear. There are stunted trees on either side. The sky is pale blue with a few strands of clouds low to the mountains.
Large, flat-leafed plant. The leaves have ridges that undulate through the leaves, which furl together than fold open. Sand dunes...ocean waves...
A large, twisty mountain hemlock in front of a panoramic view of the ocean. Small islands dot the interior while Mt. Edgecumbe would be visible on the right if not for a bank of clouds!
Looking down a mountain toward an ocean channel that winds past small, fir covered islands. The ocean is blue as is the sky. On the lower left you can see a cruise ship, docked.
Sunrise on the ocean, looking toward the mountains around Sitka. The ocean is glowing a pale gold while the yellow/orange round sun is just coming over a jagged peak. The sky is brass with long, wispy clouds. There is a small island in silhouette in the foreground. The far mountains are misty and brassy gray with patchy snow down their sides.
A brand new blister pack of Sharpie highlighters, running the color spectrum from red to purple.
Early morning photo of Mt. Egdecumbe in the distance, rivulets of snow running down the caldera. There is an Alaska Airlines plane in the foreground on the right, sitting on the tarmac. An ocean channel is in the middle. The sky is pastel peach and pale, pale blue.
A landscape shot of far distant, snow-covered mountains, rising beneath a pale blue sky streaked with white clouds. Yellow leaved trees in the foreground, tall, skinny arctic black spruce right behind. The whole pic has a hazy quality - almost looks like a painting.
Scene across an ocean channel to high, craggy mountains covered in snow, smaller mountains still green are grouped below. There are huge, fluffy clouds in the bright blue sky, dancing in the peaks.
At 12:23 a.m. a caller reported getting into an argument with a neighbor. He said the neighbor had moved snow from his own yard into the caller's yard, the caller put it back in the neighbor's yard, and the situation escalated, the caller said, until the neighbor threw a couple of punches at the caller. Police opened a case and are investigating.
The top of Arrowhead Mtn. which does, indeed, look like the top of an arrow. Very point! The sky is SO clear and blue, while the shadows that come down the snow-covered peak are as blue as the sky. There are snow covered spruce at the lower elevation.
News article, contents in post.
Ribbons of neon green cascade from the night sky with hints of pink and white, landing on the silhouetted trees at the bottom of the picture.
A still river in winter, a few ducks swimming in the foreground. Trees on either bank are covered with snow and fuzzily reflect in the water. The sky is clear and blue. Winter stillness.
The view out into Sitka Sound from Totem Park, a clearing between two snow-covered trees, spruce on the left. There are mounds of snow at the edge of the ocean at high tide, far in the distance there is a small island. The sky is bright blue above, with white, long clouds at the horizon.
The sun low in the sky, slanting through a forest of spruce trees, the sun's rays catching the slight mist in the air to create shafts of sunlight dancing though the trees.
A small log on a table top, about 18" long and 6" in diameter. There are three lit white tapers standing on top (but in holes drilled in the log) and there are natural spruce boughs woven among the candles. A fake bird is sitting on the right on greenery. Behind is a table with many decorations - An old time St. Nick, stars, gnomes, etc.
A simple picture of a snow covered field with Spruce trees in an uneven line across the middle of the pic. The sun is just a yellow glow in the sky, shading to apricot then blue/gray.
2 swans canoodling (as I choose to see it) on a river in winter. Snow lines the shores and the swans are seen through a few branches at the shoreline.
Eastern channel at low tide, pools of water reflect the snow-capped mountains in the distance, between gravel beds. Small, tree-covered islands are in the mid-distance. The sky is clear and light blue.
The Northern Lights through a few light clouds. Green at the bottom, pink, then purple at the top. A few stars can be seen through the clouds as well.
pic overlooking the channel, waves lapping at the shore and the gray clouds in the distance are in the distinct shape of a mermaid. Her hair is blowing to the right, her back is slightly turned toward us with an arm coyly over her chest. Her tail is bent back - she appears to be sitting on it.
A brown dirt path stretches out into the distance. Tall conifers rise up on either side, leaning into the path, casting shadows on the trail. The sun is shining brightly to the right of the picture, just hidden behind a large spruce tree.
Two knitting pattern books. "The Doodle Knit Directory" and "Knitovation Stitch Dictionary." Lots of knitted examples on the front of each, making you want to dive in and see the diversity of patterns for color work knitting.
Pic of the back of Sitka Sound, layers of clouds in varying shades of gray are stacked in the sky. Beams of pale gray light are coming down from the obscured sun. There are outcroppings of mountains going back into the bay, black, then dark gray, light gray, then white. The sun has made just a sliver of silver on the water in the very back of the pic.
Weather alert showing SE Alaska, Sitka down past Hydaberg, we're all under a red, hurricane force wind warning for tomorrow.
Screen shot of "Windy", a weather prediction app. There is a large swirl of orange, hot pink, purple and blue all around the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. That means stormy weather throughout the gulf!
A mature bald eagle, with his back to the camera, looking over his shoulder. The feathers on his head are standing up straight and he is glowering into the distance. Tree branches crisscross in the back ground against a pale blue sky.
A small brown/red dog, very close to the camera. Big brown eyes, gray muzzle hairs, and a very large black nose that dominates the pic.
Deep orange collars of coho (the part closest to the head on a salmon) and a few tails, all tinted bronze with the smoke glaze. They are on a dark blue plate.
A patch for a shirt or jacket, about 4" across. "Sitka, AK" is in red lettering on a puffy white cloud. The back ground is yellow at the center in a circle, then blue, yellow, and finally red thread work (varying heights to make it look a little jagged) that represents the aurora. The whole patch is overcast stitched in bright blue.
Pure cobalt blue sky with a few very white puffy clouds drifting by. At the bottom of the pic is a bit of river and a golden field of grasses in the estuary. behind are trees in various shades of green, going up toward sharp mountains also covered in trees. On the left is a fir tree that looks like a Christmas tree in its proportions.
Triangular shawl, very long "wings" in shades of autumn. Gold at the tip, then through orange, than red/orange, brown and finally very dark brown. The pattern is repeating skulls in filet crochet.
Trolling boat on a calm ocean, poles out. Everything is brassy orange - the sinking sun, the sky, the calm water. The sun's reflection is going precisely through the middle opening on the boat, continuing onto the sea.
Sunset, looking across a channel at low tide, the yellow/orange sky reflected in the pools of water. Gravel islands created by the tide cross the scene. In the far distance are snow capped mountains that glow in apricot light. The sun is setting but is obscured by gray clouds, backlit by the sun.
Dark clouds with the sun behind them, casting rays down to the water through several breaks. The breakwater is very calm, with a fishing boat quietly gliding through the water on the left of the photo. Small islands are visible between water and sky.
A scene from out on the water, all in blues: blue ocean, with a humpback whale lazily swimming, its back "humped" up in the water, a fin can be seen. There are very small islands dotted across the middle of the pic, with high, snow-covered, jagged peaks in the back ground (more shades of blue.) Finally there is a pale blue sky with a few white cotton clouds drifting by.
A very calm ocean all in pink, reflecting the pink/pale peach of the sky. There is a bright, full moon in the sky, its trail also reflected in the water. There is a dark, tiny island on the right of the horizon, and and even smaller one in the middle.
A shallow creek/river, very rocky on the left, slight falls of water in the middle of the picture. Dark bodies of salmon are massed together, still pressing upstream. The are swimming up & over the mini-falls. Lush forest growth surrounds the scene.
Sitka's Russian Orthodox Church, which is in the center of downtown. A small, gray/white building with a large copper (turned green with oxidation) steeple and a gold Russian cross at the top. Other downtown buildings can be seen on either side. There is a mountain in the distance on the right, with a rain box arcing down from a cloud studded blue sky.
A single pink daisy with a wide yellow center, surrounded by various bright green ground covers.
Looking down into an ocean channel with small islands and bright blue water. The sky is bright blue also with long streaks of see-through clouds. Mountain hemlock are twisted and leaning in the foreground, with a large green branch over head, framing the shot at the top. Green grass at the bottom.
At least a dozen spider webs lit by the sun, all hanging under a large, brown eave.
Old growth spruce and hemlock, tall trunk reaching to a pale blue sky, barely seen through the branches. The setting sun picks out spots of fire on the trees, making them glow with autumnal light.
Sunset picture of a harbor of trolling boats, their poles up and pointing to the sky. The light is pale and brassy, the sun a yellow/bronze smudged circle in the sky. The sun/sky/boats are reflected in the calm waters of the harbor, the small ripples looking like Bob Ross just drew one of his "big fluffy" brushes across the water.
The ocean from a boat, looking toward land. It's a gray day but there is a pale yellow sunrise happening behind the mountains with rays of light coming down to touch the restless ocean.
A view from the top of Harbor mountain, looking down into an ocean channel. You can see 13 small boats (charter fishing boats) leaving white wake trails on the bright blue water. Small islands in the near foreground and mountain peaks with some snow in the distance.
A dense cluster of salmonberry bushes with a spruce tree rising on the left and a deciduous tree on the right. In the middle is a sharply pointed mountain, wreathed in clouds, with the sun coming up as a precise yellow ball, reflecting yellow and orange on the clouds around.
Aerial view of a large ocean channel, many small islands popping up, the buildings of Sitka on the right, hugging the shore. Many mountains "drift" into the distance. Clouds in the pale blue sky, getting larger the closer they are to the camera. You can see a portion of the aircraft window at the lower left corner.
A view from the center of a bridge, looking out at a channel. On the right are cloud kissed mountains, sloping down to the ocean with two harbors full of trolling/fishing boats. Two boats are moving through the water. On the left is Sitka's CG cutter, with a bit of Japonski Island visible. The sky is heavy with various shades of blue/gray clouds.
Small glass canning jar with strips of dark red salmon inside.
Sunrise over mountains, hazy in the background, you can just see snow at the tops. In the mid-ground there are silhouettes of small islands, with a thin strip of burnished sea at the bottom. Everything is tinged a brassy yellow - looks like an old-fashioned tintype.
A gray sweater with knit cables on a high neck, two cables going down the side through plain stockinette knitting. The sleeves are stockinette until the cuffs, which are cabled again. The cables plus bind off make the sleeve edges ruffly.
Tight, round bunch of 5 petal, bright pink, African Violets. I've taken it in portrait mode, so the leaves fade into a fuzzy background. The leaves are dark green.
The view from a mountain top, down to a channel leading out (eventually) to the Gulf of Alaska. There are stunted, twisted trees on either side of the photographer, a green mountain in the mid-ground, then the blue channel snaking between small island. A bright blue sky on the right, white/gray flat clouds on the left.
A medium-sized tan and white dog, looking alertly at the camera on rocks and seaweed at low tide. Behind him is a finger of water that reflects the gray clouds in the sky. In the middle distance are several small islands and another spit of land.