Sun Sav(our)ing

Our beautiful spring weather was, sadly, ephemeral — it has been replaced by overcast skies and the promise of wind and rain. But I’ll be remembering the sunshine, holding a place for its return —…

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Sun on the Water, Spirits Rising

Today is scheduled to be rainy and grey as are most of the next five days. Right now, I look across the water and see low marine cloud enfolding the north end of Gabriola, and…

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Some Cold, Some Warmth, Much Random . . .

We have been living in freezing fog for over a week now. Yesterday, fortunate enough to take in a reading by the visiting Saanich poet Philip Kevin Paul, I was mesmerized not only by the…

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wild Vancouver (no, not the nightlife, sorry)

Last weekend, it wasn’t all just wild baby-shower fun. While I usually head back on an early-ish ferry on Sundays so that I have some time to unwind and get ready for the working week…

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rainbows and puppies and seals, oh my!

Isn’t this double rainbow heartening? I never get tired of spotting these — they bring me as much delight as when I was a child. This was the view from our porch on Saturday —…

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