Monthly Archives: July 2012

Here’s the thing about great scenery.  An amazing view can have a weird effect on a person. I’ve experienced pins and needles in my hands and feet, lack of breath due to extreme altitudes, and teary moments when the beauty of a place has been so intense, it’s made me drop to my knees.  ThatContinue reading “Look at that View!”

The long and winding roadThat leads to your doorWill never disappearI’ve seen that road before The Beatles song, Long and Winding Road, might be about love, loss and loneliness.  But as I travelled from northern Manitoba to the town of Whistler BC, the title took on a whole new meaning.   I”m fairly sure that IContinue reading “The Road to Whistler”

The whisper runs through the garden like a faint breeze, lightly masked by the nighttime serenade of frogs and insects.  It begins with the frantic mumbling of the smallest beet at the very end of the row.  “The dandelion!” it cries, in a tiny, frightened voice.“Dandelion!” mocks a tall bean plant, its tone scornful andContinue reading “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (with apolgies to John Berendt)”