The cranes made me look August 7, 2020 Gail Batt The cranes made me look. Sandhill Cranes along the Platte River in Nebraska. Sandhill Cranes in search of lost kernels of corn. Dreams of Chilkoot Lake near Haines, Alaska. Chilkoot Lake near Haines, Alaska. A place to rest and feel better about the world. I’ve trained my pet Bull Thistle to attack any raccoons that are doing what I don’t feel they should be doing.