So, this day begins with an animal as well. This time it was a juvenile great horned owl that looked to be injured. It was sitting on a log near the side of route 6, near Truemanville. We turned around to take a better look and to confirm that it was not an ornament. Sure … Continue reading Finn bagged a Buck
Seal
It is great to have a sense of accomplishment. I am tired after a hard day's work on our Nova Scotia project and I am smiling. I am thankful for the good days, and for all the days. There was an amazing fog over Sackville as we came over the hill from Amherst this evening. … Continue reading Seal
I wanna be………………………..your sledgehammer
Demolition day in Wallace! It began with a sandwich outback. A seal popped up maybe one hundred feet off of the back deck, with a fish in its mouth! It was having lunch too. Cool! The day was spent knocking drywall off of studs, dismantling switches and duplex outlets, cutting pipes and … Continue reading I wanna be………………………..your sledgehammer
today’s blessings
more of the amazing firefly spectacle the joy of belonging ( go Trojans!) finishing a long task my wife and girls my friends my sweet dog King Tut
Wailing
Today I am thankful for having a good dentist strange movies (tonight it was Korean) the fireflies FinnPaulaEmilySarah coconut ice cream
cool
The feeling of cool evening air on my bare skin is a blessing, especially when watching the amazing firefly show in the field. Being given a new perspective is a blessing. Cuddling with my dog is a blessing. Talking to my girls is a blessing Laughing with my wife is a blessing. Feeling respect is … Continue reading cool
The road not travelled…
We followed a dirt road in the Honda at dusk this evening. It went on and on along the dyke, meandering past aboiteau and rails, tall grass and barbed-wire fences. Miles it went, reaching out toward the Bay of Fundy and twisting back for Fort Beausejour. The grass gat taller and swept the bottom of … Continue reading The road not travelled…
Fields
The field has four kinds of blue flower, two or three different white flowers, yellow flowers, and pink-red grasses. The wind blows and the flowers dance and the grasses are like a gentle corps of supporting dancers. Through it all runs a crazy dog, being the most dog he knows how to be... Ahh … Continue reading Fields
Fathers’ Day
How wonderful to speak with my daughters today! They are the best thing I have done in my life! It was a satisfying day, spent mainly working on the bungalow in Nova Scotia. Threw a lot of stuff out. Found a cool old scythe and an old shovel that looks like it could be … Continue reading Fathers’ Day
Aftermath…
It is amazing what we can put our bodies through. I am thankful that my body can recover ... I am thankful for Sarah and Paula and all of their efforts to help me with my memory of recent events... Thank - you water, for being so very restorative... I am glad that the Irises … Continue reading Aftermath…
Olalla Creek 