Dear blog…I have been away from you for some time. Just been so busy with so many things…..not enough time to reflect. Today I had a little time…..
I had lost my poppy the other day, so needed a new one. Remembering all those soldiers who have sacrificed for our country is so important. It was a little amazing how sparse the sources of poppies was in our neighbourhood. Finally found them at Shoppers Drug Mart! So I got two, one as a backup! One of them went immediately on my Canucks scarf, proudly out front for the world to see.
Then down to English Bay for a sit down and a walkabout. It is so beautiful today…..warm sunshine in open skies, light breezes and cool but gentle air. I sat for a while looking out towards the north shore mountains. They are sitting too, calmly waiting for snow and the skiers and boarders that will bring. The Bay was filled with tankers, at least a dozen, in their little askew pattern. Nearby there were numerous small sail boats anchored in the beautiful backdrop of of Vancouver. And out toward Spanish Banks a good-sized regatta is underway. A few small clouds hover over the mountains and Point Grey. Seagulls rise and fall in the wind, they too enjoying this glorious fall day.
A little of everything is going on…….chatters, walkers, runners, cyclers, tennis enthusiasts, children and families at the swings, dogs prancing, waves rushing forward, kite surfer hurtling, and people paused by logs and benches to embrace the peace or two talk about life with friends. Children running hither and thither on the beach always provide eruptions of energy and wild careening with little friends. Old tree stumps sit quietly, a mere shadow of a day when they would have been part of a majestic tree. They deserve attention too. A few 2-person volleyball matches are playfully underway, while on empty courts the occasional gull uses a post as a perch to find an off-chance meal.
Indeed, it is a wonderful place on a wonderful day.
English Bay mirrors the greatness of this coastal clime and the civil society in which we live. One cannot ignore how grateful and peaceful being in the milieu makes one feel. Sooner than later I must return…..