Whales, birds, fisher poets, and more...Life on Kodiak Island. 

Golden-crowned kinglets, owls, herons - more birds than you can shake a stick at on Alaska's Kodiak Island.

Lunchbreak birding brings a plethora of ducks into view and the beautiful Steller's Eider is a special treat. Life on Alaska's Kodiak Island in the North Pacific.  

Staying safe while backcountry skiing, snowboarding, etc. after fresh snow, an upcoming storytelling event, and comments are due by January 31st on the Pacific Spaceport Master Plan 2020 -2030. You can find the plan at akaerospace.com/spaceports. 

Life is rarely dull on this Alaskan island in the North Pacific. 

Some reflections on a tumultuous, historic week. Life on an island in the North Pacific. 

Saying goodbye to 2020 and looking forward to the year ahead. Learning to enjoy time rather than wishing it away.  Thoughts from an Alaskan island in the North Pacific. 

All Alaskans look forward to the winter solstice when we begin to gain daylight. Kodiak celebrates with the rest of the state with the Harbor Lights Festival and Parade and the Light the Rock Holiday Home Lights Tour.  Winter Solstice on a little island in the North Pacific. 

Watching the Geminids, learning about the winter birds of Kodiak, and a special holiday retrospective concert by Isle Bells. Life on Kodiak Island. 

Let the decorating begin...oh wait! It has already begun. Many of us on the island are anxious to add some light to the holiday season - perhaps a little earlier than usual. Right on cue, the full moon lights our night sky next week, too. Life on Kodiak Island. 

Blustery November weather, looking for Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars in the night (or morning) sky.  Life on Kodiak Island.