Tuesday, August 31, 2010
More Than Meets The Eye
Monday, August 30, 2010
Visions Of A Long Life
Enjoying the sights, we discovered Vancouver City Hall just a few blocks from the hospital buildings.


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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Award Winning Summer Finale
Monday, August 23, 2010
Pacific National Exhibition Comes Calling
PINK AND BLUE CLOUDS of cotton candy, sizzling hot donuts and deep-fried onions don’t sound very nutritious. But the whiff of sweet aromas from diverse food offerings at the Pacific National Exhibition always conjures up yummy memories.
It isn’t Disneyland … but the annual PNE in Vancouver, BC, does provide family fun that is treasured throughout the years. Wild carnival rides, games of chance, art and entertainment (including concerts, eco-sculptures, dog shows and the legendary RCMP Musical Ride) fill the city air from August 21st to September 6th.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Elephants & Pet Moths
THIS ILLUSTRATION by my daughter, Holly, reminds me that family and friends come in many shapes, sizes, shades and species. A heartwarming video seen by millions about a bond between an elephant and dog is also a reminder.
The friendship between Tara and Bella seems strange. But it's not as odd as a human and insect connection. What looks like a pin on the television reporter's lapel (below) is a minuscule moth found in clothes closets. I took its picture remembering a moth I spared after second thoughts. It resulted in a poem.
When a solitary bug creeps, crawls or wings into view, its existence hangs at the whim of human hand-swatting powers. We are like the man with the moth or the elephant with the dog. Although we can crush the more vulnerable, most often we ought not.
NOT SO ALONE
There’s a moth asleep on the floor
Should I kill it … squash its powdery wings
For it has no soul and it chews on clothes
I will rid myself of the snoozing thing.
Yet this moth asleep on the floor
Could have a soul as big as my own
For it is alive and we breathe the same air
I will watch it dream; I will let it roam.
Post updated in 2012
The friendship between Tara and Bella seems strange. But it's not as odd as a human and insect connection. What looks like a pin on the television reporter's lapel (below) is a minuscule moth found in clothes closets. I took its picture remembering a moth I spared after second thoughts. It resulted in a poem.

NOT SO ALONE
There’s a moth asleep on the floor
Should I kill it … squash its powdery wings
For it has no soul and it chews on clothes
I will rid myself of the snoozing thing.
Yet this moth asleep on the floor
Could have a soul as big as my own
For it is alive and we breathe the same air
I will watch it dream; I will let it roam.
Post updated in 2012
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
MOOving Cattle Tales
Labels:
Animal Wellness,
BC Life,
BC Weather,
Langley
Monday, August 16, 2010
Kindly Buddha Comes To BC Town
Carved in Thailand from BC jade, the statue took five years to complete and was consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 2009.
Its illuminating presence and friendly face captures the imagination and is intended to inspire universal compassion as it travels the globe.

What an honor that this symbol of peace was created from gemstone discovered in the mountainous regions of British Columbia.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Sweet Memories At Crescent Beach




Labels:
BC Life,
BC Weather,
Beaches,
Crescent Beach,
Floral,
Mother,
Vancouver
Friday, August 13, 2010
I Spy A Purple Blush
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Stars In My Garden
Monday, August 9, 2010
Mother Nature Has Something To Say
The dancing raindrops on leaves, with its musical pitter-patter, is welcome in British Columbia due to weeks of unusually dry conditions causing hundreds of forest fires. Faraway in Moscow, the smoke is thick from neighboring wildfires. Experiencing an incredible heat wave, the city waits for rain.
In Pakistan, meanwhile, extreme rain flooded some areas, killing over a thousand people. Less deadly, and caused more by melting snow than monsoons, the Red River in Canada swells yearly and brings fear of flooding to the Manitoba prairies.
In southwest BC, a landslide into Meager Creek threatened lives creating a natural troublesome dam. According to earth sciences professor John Clague at Simon Fraser University, the slide can likely be traced to when warm weather melted part of a glacier. But this event becomes miniscule in light of massive mudslides, due to downpours, in heavily populated areas of China.
Near and far, whether it is global warming, problems with manmade drainage systems and dams, or the natural evolution of the earth that puts us at risk, Mother Nature can be bad-tempered in a topsy-turvy world.
Whether nestled by a field, forest, desert or ocean … perched on a cliff or beneath it, Mother Nature warns us to be mindful of where we hang our hats and fold our umbrellas.
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