eelgrass
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A while back I was asking how much concrete I needed for my two totem pole foundations. Well, I'm done!
Me and a few buddies put 'em up yesterday. Here's the one in the front yard. It's 12' tall.
A Bear with a fish on the bottom, the provider. Above that the Turtle, represents slow and steady (plus I HAD to have a Turtle, lol). Above the Turtle is my Daughter and her three sons, represents future generations. Above that are two geese migrating with the Sun and Moon, representing the changing of the seasons. On top is a Thunderbird, the mythical creature popular in Tlingit and Haida culture.
You can put whatever you want on your totem.
I put up another one in the back that overlooks a main road below the house. It's a different style, more in the native American tradition. Half Thunderbird and half human. It's 17' tall, but only carved on top because the bottom is hidden with brush.
Here's the base of the second one. Two pieces of channel iron with bolts holding the pole.
It was a fun project, but more work than I thought it would be. Plus, so far, my neighbors won't even look at me any more when they drive by. lol.
I bought a bunch of Alaska Amber beer for the Totem pole raising. It's brewed in Juneau, Alaska, home to a lot of Totem poles. All my buddies getting together was actually the highlight of the whole project. It's something I will never forget.
Now that they're up I'm going to put a gill net across Elk River when the salmon start running. Elk River is just below my house too.
Eel
Me and a few buddies put 'em up yesterday. Here's the one in the front yard. It's 12' tall.
A Bear with a fish on the bottom, the provider. Above that the Turtle, represents slow and steady (plus I HAD to have a Turtle, lol). Above the Turtle is my Daughter and her three sons, represents future generations. Above that are two geese migrating with the Sun and Moon, representing the changing of the seasons. On top is a Thunderbird, the mythical creature popular in Tlingit and Haida culture.
You can put whatever you want on your totem.
I put up another one in the back that overlooks a main road below the house. It's a different style, more in the native American tradition. Half Thunderbird and half human. It's 17' tall, but only carved on top because the bottom is hidden with brush.
Here's the base of the second one. Two pieces of channel iron with bolts holding the pole.
It was a fun project, but more work than I thought it would be. Plus, so far, my neighbors won't even look at me any more when they drive by. lol.
I bought a bunch of Alaska Amber beer for the Totem pole raising. It's brewed in Juneau, Alaska, home to a lot of Totem poles. All my buddies getting together was actually the highlight of the whole project. It's something I will never forget.
Now that they're up I'm going to put a gill net across Elk River when the salmon start running. Elk River is just below my house too.
Eel
