Monday, October 31, 2016

hallowe'en

pumpkins my daughter and i carved for this evening . . . .

my daughter's . . . . 




my own . . . .


Sunday, October 30, 2016

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

sumac . . .

among the many incredible beauties of autumn . . . sumac begins early and lasts for so very long  . . .
golds, cadmium yellow, salmon pink, crimsons and even flickers of green . . . .


Thursday, October 27, 2016

so much is unfolding . . .

riding in this morning . . . . 
feeling how
so much is unfolding.
feeling gratitude 
for all the challenges
and possibilities
being given to me . . . 

then home to read ancient japanese haiku . . . 

"a red leaf falls
showing off...
summer trees" 
issa


Wednesday, October 26, 2016

hope sometimes feels like this . . .

biking in 
 on a rainy morning . . . 
sumac leaves draped over a boulder . . . 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

time beside the river, late october

time beside the river, watching leaves drift downstream . . . 




Monday, October 24, 2016

first run

my first run in over four years . . . . a five kilometre run through beautiful autumn scenery . . .



Sunday, October 23, 2016

a break in the rain

time by the river between rain showers . . .




Saturday, October 22, 2016

Friday, October 21, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

my mum's birthday




my mum is my anchor as my life
 is filled with all the wonderful and trying challenges 
that this world has to offer.

today is her eighty fifth birthday . . . . 

now let me be clear here. 
it's her body that's eighty five years old -
her head and her heart are much much younger . . . 

she is simply, an amazing person. 

as i have the privilege of learning about her life,
 and gaining a more solid understanding of how she is who she has become, 
i am compelled to wish for many many more years with her 
so as to continue to share the unfolding of each of our lives . . . . 

i love you mum

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

autumn river

the otonabee river, just south of lakefield on a beautiful autumn day . . .




Monday, October 17, 2016

river mist



Sunday, October 16, 2016

the little mushroom

down very close to the ground . . . 
this ever so teeny tiny singularity of a little fungal node, 
passing stories between the trees . . . .


Saturday, October 15, 2016

whe we stop


it was a beautiful sunny day, the air was warm, the woods almost silent but for the rushing about of the squirrels and chipmunks and the far off cries of children playing. 



Friday, October 14, 2016

faded flowers

sustained by the love they arrived with, 
when they fade and die, 
they somehow miraculously live on . . . .


Thursday, October 13, 2016

the big picture

the view across my city . . . .


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Monday, October 10, 2016

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Friday, October 7, 2016

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

like flags


Monday, October 3, 2016

Sunday, October 2, 2016

autumn in a leaf

this beautiful little red leaf caught my eye, shaped as it is like the many geese flying practice runs over my home . . . .


Saturday, October 1, 2016

autumn ride

today i rode a 50km fundraiser for the ride for refuge . . . . we rode two laps from peterborough to bridgenorth and back . . . .