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Category Archives: travel
Taste the Sun
“ The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis There are delicate dragonflies dancing among the summery air currents on my afternoon walk to taste the sun. After a sheltered stroll … Continue reading
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Tagged bench, bloggers, British Columbia, children, chocolate, forest fires, generosity, humanity, love, music, poetry, roasted nuts, sharing, Summer, surprise, taste the sun, two women
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Summer in the City
“ Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” – Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets It feels like Mexico during this mini heatwave that has descended upon the city, after chasing the sun … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cedar carvings, culture, energy, exploring, festivals, heatwave, horses, indigenous art, mexico, Museum of Anthropology, shade, Summer, Vancouver, Vancouver Mounted Police
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The Beautiful Work
“ In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.” – John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent On this last day of spring, the promise of summer is found on the sun … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful work, books, breathe, hot chocolate, ice tea, leafy trees, letters, nourish bowls, picnics, sea, simply be, stanley park, Summer, writing, yoga
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Unsettled
“ The outside is the only place we can truly be inside the world.” – Daniel J. Rice The shrill call of a woodpecker to her babies in the cavity prone dead tree breaks the slumbering silence of a late spring … Continue reading
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Tagged birdlife, dreaming, forest, garden, healing, joy, peace. balance, picnics, Railway Cafe, solitude, Spring, stanley park, Summer, walking, wildlife, writing
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Morning Thunder
“ It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” – Frederick Douglass A rumble reverberating through the air woke me from a … Continue reading
Writing Haikus
Originally posted on Midlife, Maniacal & Me:
Writing is a gift Your words convey true feelings Inspire everyone ? Your stories bring hope Share them with everyone now Invigorate dreams ? Writing’s a journey Embrace the path everyday Always love…
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Singular Joys
Originally posted on anotetohuguette:
“ The lights became stars, which became streaks in the grayspace and then networks of fading shimmers.” – Ashim Shanker Recently this week, after another spring day turned into summer, with the windows left open long after…
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