~~ ‘Thirty-Five Thousand Feet' ~~

View from 'Thirty-Five Thousand'

OMG … ‘Oh my goodness! Or, appropriate would be ‘Oh My God'!

One hundred years ago they could NEVER have imagined the beauty of creation from the height of thirty-five thousand feet. The view of mountains, channels and lakes is simply astounding.

Returning from my second “workcation' in Ketchikan, Alaska. The first was near the winter solstice in 2013, and this time arriving on the 21^st of June, 2021 … the summer solstice.

The ole 'Wollensak 6020'

Glad to help my ‘Towle' friends. In 2013, preparing their house after the death of their mother, to become a rental. This time emptying the LARGE basement, of treasures, momentos and debris, as they prepare to sell the only home that they have known since birth. Now in their sixties ~~ who can say that? I know that I can not.

As this trip concludes, I'm so glad to have assisted. Wednesday will stand as one of my top ten days of exhaustion. Ok … I'm now officially an OLD man, so these days surely are a tad more difficult.

Cessnun View

Now that we're done, and as I reflect on this week, I'm grateful for Marna Towle's direction, for Mike & Marna Cessnun's wonderful hospitality (Yes, two Marna's), and for the four ‘twenty somethings’ whom offered the strength of youth in order too accomplish this daunting task. Container is packed and ready for shipping.

As well, I reflect with a bit of emotion, as I sat across the street from their house and watched Marna while she walked around taking a video of her childhood home ~ one .. last .. time ~ . Only minutes earlier I was sitting at our cardboard box dining room table and enjoyed the breathless view through the 4 x 8' windows that Mr. Towle (her father) installed nearly seven decades ago.

A Full Container :)

One day I shall return to the mainland which was home in the late seventies and early eighties. Where Karen and I would tie the proverbial knot. For now, at least I can say that I've ventured back to Alaska twice … be it the most southern part of this most beautiful state. The view from ‘Thirty-Five Thousand Feet' ~~ priceless!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

"It's OK to cry, it's OK to grieve, it's OK to fall apart" Ryan Stevenson ~~ What a blessing to have had a parent that we so miss. "It's OK to fall apart" ~~