Photo Memory of the Week
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Category Archives: Feeling Clearly
Dried Leaves, Ottawa
Beauty in dried leaves and thoughts on the process that got them to where they are. Continue reading
Poppies, Ottawa
Photos of poppies from Ottawa. Continue reading
Poppies, Phoenix
Photos of poppies from Phoenix AZ. Continue reading
Poor Mike
A surprising look at Mike Weir – well, surprising for me. Continue reading
When (Not If) Winter Comes
End-of-season gardening leads me to some thoughts on graceful exits from the biggest garden of them all. Continue reading
Heartbroken. Disgusted.
An off-cycle rant about refugees and Canadian politicians. Continue reading
Was It Something I Said?
“I’ll never forget what you said.” Yikes! It’s been several years since we worked together. Exactly what “I-meant-it-to-be-funny-but-it-came-out-awful” thing had I said? My face goes still, but the small furry creature in my head (Lab rat? Gerbil? Please, please, don’t … Continue reading
In the Face of Dreadful Odds
“That’s a story every Australian knows and, now, you do too.” I stand there, brought up short. It isn’t the first time. It’s been all of four hours since we met our Melbourne tour guide. We can see he’s lanky … Continue reading
Not Yet 60
The mid-afternoon autumnal light slanting across the parking lot warms the day and lifts my heart, an involuntary response to something in the quality of the light. The air has a crispness we don’t get in the heat of summer. … Continue reading