Mother of fiery pearl and graceful shark The pounding logs and grinding stones Of life millenial Arctic heat drives you Breath of the world As cables and leaves entwine us in brine and sand The assassin, the mid-wife You are all things at once and never.
Category: Commentary
Pausing My Life, Part Two
When I left off at the end of part one, my boss was becoming very ill but was still at work. Her decisions had started to become dodgy and unreliable, a complete reversal of character and ability for her. I needed a rest from the demanding situation and took my summer holidays, and while I…
Northern Garter Snakes
Caution: Just so you know, this post contains photos of snakes. 😳 The red-sided garter snakes of Wood Buffalo National Park are the northern-most snakes in the world. In April, they begin to emerge from their hibernaculum to mate and migrate across the neighbouring Salt River for the summer. These little snakes blend incredibly…
A Restaurant with a View
The view from a North Vancouver restaurant where we had a nice dinner. A beautiful early spring evening. Happy Friday; happy weekend. 🙂
If You Go to Tofino
As I recently posted, we went to Tofino, British Columbia a couple of weeks ago. We had wanted to visit for a long time. However, this particular visit was very short as we decided to go on the spur of the moment; our plan is to go back at some point because we loved it.…
Pausing My Life, Part One
Do you ever feel like you need to take a break from your life? Just press the pause button, sit back with your coffee or tea cup and turn everything off for an hour? No phones, internet, television or other "urgencies." Last year, I took on a high stress position. My boss, whom I got…
Tofino, British Columbia
We recently took a short trip to Tofino, British Columbia. It's famous for its stunning beaches, surf, fabulous old-growth forests, and as a gateway to eco-travelling. Many people also come to Tofino in the fall to see the storm waves crashing on the shore. Tofino is on the Pacific Ocean, and the next stop is…
Greetings from Victoria
Who says Canada is a cold country? A photo from my walk today around Victoria's inner harbour. And another from later this evening. Greetings from beautifully sunny, spring-is-sprung Victoria. 🙂
Greetings from Howe Sound
I am on holidays right now and am taking a little breather to Vancouver Island. We left this morning via ferry from West Vancouver and are heading to Nanaimo. Here's a photo of our crossing through Howe Sound. We are taking a few days to relax. 🙂
Random Acts of Kindness Award
Ursula from An Upturned Soul has gifted me with the Random Acts of Kindness Award! Thank you, Ursula! It was very surprising and very welcome. 🙂 Ursula is a truly gifted writer and thinker, and I've been very lucky to know her since very early in my blogging life - about six years now. She…
