The Totems that are done with a chain saw are more of a decoration and not the ones we have around town..  Just different.. We deffinately need the Ark..!!!!!!  So much rain..YIKES..!! the River is up so high and there are so many low areas that are totally flooded..!!  More rain tonight and then (with hoped the Weather guy is right) it is suppose to dry up a bit for a few days..!!  Will get back out walking when I do not have to slush my way around..!!The snow on the mountain is just about gone..There was a small reel on my F/B says the snow is quite heavy with a large water content..!!!!  It was slush..!!!!!  LOL..LOL..KIds were out with their snowboards flying through the water.. They seemed happy enough..!!!!  Will get a few more photos for you though..Some interesting ones.  Hope you have a lovely day..!!  Good luck with the dentist..I have just broken a piece off one of mine as well..  But do not see it, but really rough on my toung..!!!  So sounds like the same kind of thing.. Loads of Love and Hugs..Xx

Hi Patricia..It is amazing the Totems are created with the hand tools. The school that the little kids go to. So Rashad is at it..A carver comes in and can watch him doing the carving in the hallway..Takes a few months so he is there often and the kids can talk to him and he will explain all the different designs.  When Eryn was ther he woud let her run her hands over the carving every day to feel what he had done..The carvers are part of the community and their work is not just art it is part of their lives.. One family has 2 paintings on their wooden fence..One is from the Bear Clan and the other is the Thunderbird Clan so both are on their fence . They are about 10 feet long each they face each other..  The Cemetary has a few Totems either giving the Clan they are from or a Totem from the family.. Don't rellt think too much of them as they are always here. !!!!!  One f the Elders who is a master carver..His responsibility is to teach the younger members their skills...He has am open Carving shed that we drive past close to the River..You can see him in there carving with younger men..  Lovely man as well..XX

There is one at the start of the Canyon view trail it is a saschwatch and a baby black bear.  .It is so cute..!!!!!  You might enjoy those as well.. Taking you on a tour of town and saving you the air fare..!!!!!!!!   They are all  over town..There are some super talanted people that is for sure..!!!  Been pouring rain here..Flooding and road wash outs.. The road to the North end of the Island was totally washed out yesterday..Some one was filming it and posed on F/B/  Could not believe the amount of water coming down..And it is just warm enough that there is no snow..Hoping it freezes up on the mountains and it holds some up there..!!  Decided not to do much today..!!!  So kind of lazy..Hope you had a wonderful day..Loads of Love and Hugs..XXXX

Hi Patricia..The no phones in class rule has been here for quite a few years..Elementry children and middle school have none at school at all unless they are what we use to call latch key kids.. (Parents are working and they have to let themselves in) they can have a phone in their backpack..Not at theur desks.. The high schools are moving closer to that model as well..  Great idea.. They have access to  computers to do their school work in computer labs..Teacher is wondering through the classes so the kids are kept more on track.. The Totem I sent you a photo of would have been hand carved with all hand made tools..No chain saws uses..There is another on beide it..Will grab a photo of that one as well as a couple of the drift wood statues that a man has been constructing around town..He did one of a Humpback Whale..It is 15 feel tong..!!!  There is a structure under the driftwood to attach the pieces to but they are just amazing..