34/365 (March 5, 2010) – Almost home. Ontario was great, seeing a friend was wonderful. But there is no sight I appreciate more than the sight of the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Yes, I also love the interior Rockies, but these mountains…they mean home. Even if they do also represent dormant volcanoes.
63/365 (March 4, 2010) – OK, now this was really cool! We spent the day exploring the area surrounding Thunder Bay and found a conservation site. And at said location, a ice sailboat race was underway. Yes, that was cool, but the massive chunks of ice thrust up agains the shore…now that was way cooler!
62/365 (March 3, 2010) – Sunrise. The time of day when the world just seems to stretch and rub it’s eyes. I love this time of day because it is peaceful and seems to be holding its breath before the chaos of the day unfolds. The thing is, I never seem to witness my favourite time of day unless I am travelling. Or out on the boat for a weekend. It seems that I need my regular schedule disrupted in order to actually move before the sun is high in the sky.
I suppose if I went to bed earlier?
Nah!
61/365 (March 2, 2010) – When I lived in the North I never noticed birch trees unless I was looking for fire starter. Then I moved to the coast and suddenly noticed that there were no birch trees. You never know what you have until it’s gone?
Hanging out in Thunder Bay with my girlfriend, the birch trees were plentiful and holding their bare white branches to the clear blue sky, waiting for the warmth of spring to come before they burst forth into leaf.
Waiting……
60/35 (March 1, 2010) – I love winter. I admit it. I’m sure I’m not a complete oddity in that. It comes from growing up in the North and then moving South to an environment that exchanges rain for snow (most of the time).
Winter brings cold, but it also clears the air, brightens up the world, and affords a sense of peace when a blanket of snow covers the ground.
No, you don’t have to shovel rain, but snow is so much more cheerful on a miserable day…at least for me.