The River is still really high..When it slows down on the rain I will head back into the trails, but will deffinately take the high road..!!!  The River is close to the trail at the moment..Don't want wet feet..!!!  Will head painting tomorrow for a bit and have some house work that needs to be done ..   I had a misistry meeting with a Social Worker..So nothing says lets get the house in order faster than the Social Worker coming for a visit, I still have loads to do..!!  Keep finding dust bunnies everywhere..!!!!  Things keep on reproducing..LOL..LOL..LOL..  Made a big Lasagna tonight so dinner  for tomorrow is ready just have to heat it up..!  So glad to hear you had a lovely visit with your friend, and her grandbaby even if you had to drive..! Good luck at the dentist tomorrow..I have not gotten an apptment yet..  Really expensive here to go..  So waiting on pay day..!!  Hope you have a lovely day..Loads of Love and Hugs..XX

Hi Patricia: Yes we have had Totem poles around all the time Stanley Park in Vancouver has some very old ones.  Saw them as a child..  B.C. Museum has some very old ones as well..They are now inside to see about perserving them..  They are usually Cedar and although they last a loong tiime they do rot eventually..Must be all the lovely smelling Cedar oil that keepsthem so nice.  The Totems are to just be on the land and eventually become part of the land again.. So very much part of their culture and life style..  The carvers are not doing it for a fun hobby..It is their contribution...or use to be their contribution to the whole tribe..  They learn from masters and their  contribution to the tribe i to pass down the stories and customs.. The animals are done the same way..Paint is usually tradtional..You do not find purple, oranges firey pinks in any traditinal works..  They use to be only red, black, white and sometimes a bit of blue..  Huge feast bowls or steamers would steam clams and oysters right on the beach, but it was a carving that would be 10feet long that opened up and a fire would be put under or in the belly of the carving..It really is quite interesting..  Anyway..Th