After years of working long hours 12 months each year, my father retired at a relatively young age. He was 55 when my brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and decided to retire in order to spend more time with my brother, and with mom. My mother struggled so much after losing her son toContinue reading “Dad’s roses”
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Golden hour
The period of time before sunset is called “golden hour”. I didn’t know that until 5 minutes ago when I did a google search looking for the word to describe it. What did we do before internet? I remember the day when I was a pre-teen and the large set of World Book Encyclopedias arrivedContinue reading “Golden hour”
Water
What is it about active water that I find so fascinating? I could sit in front of a water fountain or waterfall for hours, listening and watching. The way water interacts with itself, constantly changing paths and streams; the sound of waves hitting the shore near the ocean. Not long ago I watch my youngContinue reading “Water”
Coast to Coast
For three weeks we drove across the country, then spent time at my daughter’s new home. For those three weeks I was amazed at the beauty of the new scenery that we passed through and experienced daily. Everything seemed so beautiful and new. When I returned home and started looking at my own surroundings throughContinue reading “Coast to Coast”
Vacation
Our final day on the east coast was spectacular! Not only did we spend time with friends, students (in town for their family reunion) and a colleague, we were taken on a boat ride around Pennant Cove. The seas were calm since the cove is protected by several islands and a peninsula. Being on thatContinue reading “Vacation”
Priorities
Yesterday morning this spider’s web had been damaged probably because of strong winds during the night. I sat safely inside the living room enjoying my morning cup of coffee and watching what we think is a Cross Orb-weaver repairing the web, preparing it for another day of catching food. This morning the web was stillContinue reading “Priorities”
Pure love
This evening I witnessed something that surprised and impressed me. My son-in-law is a tough guy to understand and relate to. He is very intelligent, with a law degree, but unable to find a job. He expects kindness and consideration from his wife but is unable to offer the same to her. We were eatingContinue reading “Pure love”
Early morning start
We were up early yesterday—more eager than ever to get on the road. I had booked a hotel in a small town without looking carefully at the reviews online. Normally we like hotels that look and smell clean, have clear running water in the taps and clean bed sheets. That was not the case! TheContinue reading “Early morning start”
On the road
On our drive to the East coast we have set distance goals for each day. This photo was taken looking out over Vermilion Lakes near Banff. Most of our other photos are taken from the car as we are covering about 900 km a day, and so far have lost one hour per day dueContinue reading “On the road”
Positive perspective
My maternal grandma died in 1996 just short of her 101st birthday. She was a person I idolized. I wanted to be just like her, but I have lost track of that desire. My grandma was a very positive person, always seeing the silver lining even in the worst situations in her life. She sawContinue reading “Positive perspective”
Reflections 