Usually, my imagination provides me with a ready source of entertainment but sometimes it interferes a little too much with reality. When I was a kid, I experienced this lesson a few times, fortunately with no long lasting repercussions. This is one of those memories: The summer sun was baking down and I scuffed my … Continue reading The Power of Imagination
About fourteen kilometres from Pemberton, heading south, lurks a boulder patch that is only partly visible from the road. There is a rock quarry there now and a gate prevents trespassers in vehicles but one fall day last year we stopped to see if the brushing under the hydro lines might yield some firewood. Since … Continue reading Giants
The shift to colder weather coincided with a super moon and with that added nighttime magic and daytime snappiness came lighter moods and extra motivation to get out and explore. Monday we chased the moon from one end of the valley to the other, trying for that shot where it lights up the snow as … Continue reading Moon Bloom?
In one of the holes of the cement abutment beside the bridge over the Lillooet River, on the road to the Hurley Pass, I placed a jar containing a pencil and a spiral notepad. Dad and I would park nearby, walk to the bridge, observe the height of the river using the measure attached … Continue reading Notebook
Some things are simply beautiful; others are beautifully simple. On a recent walk around One Mile, I had time to contemplate this concept. We are surrounded by so much natural beauty on such a grand scale in this valley that it takes some special circumstances to see the smaller details. The frequent rain storms of … Continue reading What the Rain Revealed
My friends and I were running through the mossy woods, trending up towards the paraglide launch and catching up on each other’s lives when the incline allowed. In the back of my mind was an image: a spiral of moss captured in ice, seemingly lit from within. I had been wondering for days how I … Continue reading Ice, moss and meditations on impermanence with Connie Sobchak
Friends have been listening to audiobooks for years; if a bookclub date should roll around faster than anticipated, someone would plug in an audio version whilst driving a child to hockey/gymnastics/voice lessons/orthodontist appointments and turn the highway 99 drive into her own personal writer’s festival. For some reason, I never tried this but I always … Continue reading Dabbling in Neuroscience…
A few years back, I was wasting time on social media, when a friend posted this message to all her friends: Step away from the computer and take a look outside. I followed her advice and witnessed a sunset that etched itself onto my mind’s gallery. Photos commemorated the sight but only the one in … Continue reading It doesn’t do it justice, but…
Around the lake today, most walkers are gawkers, too. The leaves seem particularly bright this time of year and the blue skies and crisp air sharpen the colours. A morning fog jewels everything, so I join the fall fan club and find such complexity even in simplicity. I will let the thousand words tumble from … Continue reading A Picture’s Worth: Fall Leaves are the perfect invitation to stop in your tracks and take in the moment
Cornus nuttali-aka Pacific dogwood became the floral emblem for BC in 1956 but apparently the flowering tree was associated with this province long before that, as dogwood lapel pins were sold to raise money for supplies like wool blankets for soldiers during world war two. (S is for Spirit Bear: A British Columbia Alphabet By … Continue reading Dogwood
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