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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

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Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · Nov 8

Co-owner of this contemplative pup. #Alaska #dogs

A tan/white dog with a BIG underbite, sits on a bench that has a quote from John Muir: How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 7d

At least they get the origins correct.

This TikTok Food Trend Is More Than 10,000 Years Old

www.nytimes.com

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 15d

i love my home—sheet’ká, lingit aani

there’s nowhere else i’d rather be, than right here with my family and community

this place is full of wonder, beauty, and the kind of magic that feeds your soul

pictures and words don’t do it justice. you just have to come and experience it for yourself

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 17d

Ooooh...the moon and stars! Gorgeous!

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 17d

Which harbor?

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 17d

Went down to check the boat in between rain showers. I never get tired of the Alaskan sky. #Sitka #Alaska

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.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 19d

That sums it up nicely! 😆

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 19d

Batten down the hatches SE Alaska. We're in for it. Sitka may or may not escape the brunt of it. I've tied the grill to the deck and put deck chairs, loose pots, etc. in the shed. I still think I'll come home to chaos.

Weather alert showing SE Alaska, Sitka down past Hydaberg, we're all under a red, hurricane force wind warning for tomorrow.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 19d

Good kitty!!

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Check out the prediction for October 1st. I wouldn't want to be anywhere in the Gulf!

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!

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Yes he does! His favorite hike is up Harbor Mountain into the alpine. I have pics of him as king of the mountain. 😍

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Oh, I didn't know they could only hire in state. Interesting! But a bummer for you.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Sweet Baby Jesus. I can't even.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

I've managed to live in remote-ish areas: Kodiak, Tok (the least expensive since it was on the road system) and now Sitka. The island thing really screws with your budget.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Yes! I should feel no guilt. 'Tis time.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

OMG - I would have torn my hair out. YES - the State is sooooo slow.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Yes, I didn't understand how expensive it is up here when I moved 10 years ago. And it doesn't matter where you live in AK, housing is a huge issue.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

Ugh - I couldn't stand it! I lived in the SW for 30 years and almost died from the heat. Part of the reason I moved up north, for sure.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

It's been so WET and cold here! I'm amazed we lasted as long as we did.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 20d

This is it. 9/24/25. "Turning on the furnace" day. #Sitka

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 27d

🤣Karen's Karening.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 27d

😆Yeah, interesting phrasing. I'm assuming a minor consuming alcohol, but I did wonder if "major" consuming would equal a night in the pokey.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 27d

It's been such a weird summer here and now autumn is following suit.

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 28d

Whoa

Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 28d

Sitka 73F (22.8C) on Tuesday was a new record high temperature for September 16. This occurred long after sunset as offshore winds brought in very warm air from interior Baranof Island. This is the highest temp of 2025 and is the 4th time since 1948 that the annual max temp occurred in Sept. #akwx

Screenshot of the Sitka daily climate report for September 16 showing the record high temperature.

Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · 28d

You never know who might be sneaking around in Sitka. 😂

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 28d

Waters off Sitka were warm enough to lure tuna from the south, and local anglers recently took advantage of conditions to harvest species that make rare appearances in Alaska. via @alaskabeacon.com

Brief tuna bounty in Southeast Alaska spurs excitement about new fishing opportunity

Waters off Sitka were warm enough to lure fish from the south, and local anglers took advantage of conditions to harvest species that make rare appearances in Alaska.