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Tag Archives: New Year
Bench Series (Winter)
“Darkness is where the magic of moonlight lives.” – Unknown Before our part of the world became a winter wonderland, there were two days where I happily found myself – sitting at an outdoor table at the “cabin in the … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged apple cider, beauty, benches, churro sticks, festive, friendship, love, magic, New Year, stanley park, storms, Vancouver, weather, winter, wonderland
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Siege
“ In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.” – John Burroughs December has arrived in wreathes of fog and apricot … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged beauty, community, Covid-19, dreams, Fleurs De Villes Noel, hope, kindness, light, musings, myth, New Year, seige, solo walks, winter, writing. walking
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Wintertide
“ It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. The crisp winter air is full of it.” – John Burroughs The sound of the city, the … Continue reading
Dark Sky
“ Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” – Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam A river of rain on its way from the Philippine islands hit the West Coast this week blasting apart the lingering ice … Continue reading
Phoenix Rising
“ There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.” – Josephine Hart There is still ice on the rooftops and it’s bone chilling cold outside, a new year has dawned from … Continue reading
Lucid Dreaming
Prologue – Sitting on this fast moving bus my thoughts stray to the dinner I’ll soon share with my good friend – bathed in candlelight and good conversation her home is an oasis against dark thoughts and deeds. There are … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged apocalypse, change, forest, friendship, life, lucid dreaming, nature, New Year, path, poetry, reality, snow, time
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Tempus Fugit
“ Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” – H. P. Lovecraft A small note to wish you all a very Happy New Year – time flies; enjoy every light-filled … Continue reading
Posted in blog
Tagged city, dreams, English Bay, holiday lights, illuminated whale sculpture, Luna, magic, memories, New Year, ocean, sunset, time, twilight, Vancouver, winter
24 Comments
The Joy Within
“ And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke The setting sun lately, paints the freshly fallen snow on the mountains with a delicate blush, the peaks in sharp relief, … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir
Tagged children, christmas, English Bay, gifts, holiday lights, joy, New Year, sacred space, seasons, slow, sunsets, Vancouver, winter
20 Comments
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