Without the distraction of words, may these well-blurred images soothe the eye and the mind. In the blur of a photograph, time leaves its gleaming, snail-like track. Wright Morris
A Little Beauty
let the autumn sun shine in
These autumn mornings are either a flood of gold or a winking and blinking of it as the indigo clouds stretch and split. Often when entering the living room, the neighbour’s tulip tree blazes its brilliance, branches waiving as if… Read more
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on this autumn day
“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hecticor the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground,that one’s very footsteps… Read more
A Story, General
One Day in October
October here is like a painting. Days still warm and sunny, the palette ranges from the rich rippling blues of the Salish Sea to spicy notes of saffron, cinnamon, and hot chili-coloured leaves. The juncos chitter as they gather seeds… Read more
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Worthy seeds to sow
When I wrote in his birthday card, I said, “I’m so proud of the father you have become.” It’s one of the many things about my son that make me proud of him. The power of a sincere compliment is… Read more
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Thankful at thanksgiving, pandemic or not
I wonder how many people really celebrate Thanksgiving for what it’s meant to celebrate? Or for the understanding of its roots? This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and I have so very much to be thankful for. If I take absolutely… Read more
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and all at once
“… and all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” — Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde Autumn always delivers itself with its golden light, hanging low. Shadows lengthen. The mornings darker, awakening with a chill. Sweaters reappear, insulating us from the transitioning… Read more
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Autumn
Autumn is a bit of a contradiction. On one hand, autumn is a beginning with children returning to school; young adults beginning their college year; yet it is a season transitioning to the end of summer’s heat and flourishing blooms… Read more
