Back to life

I'm slowly getting back to normal after being walloped with a nasty, nasty cold. The warm glow of health and creativity that is creeping back feels good.

Brilliant trees

"And there you stand
Making my life possible
Raise my hands up to heaven
But only you could know

My whole world stands in front of me
By the look in your eyes
By the look in your eyes
My whole life stretches in front of me
Reaching up like a flower
Leading my life back to the soil"

~David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees

Let the wild rumpus start!

Recipe for a wild rumpus:
A sunny fall afternoon
A kajillion fallen leaves
Two kids
A viking helmet
Princesses and transformers

Mix well and let the wild rumpus start!

If you haven't seen Where the Wild Things Are, what are you waiting for?

Meetings with remarkable trees

Yellow leaves fall from branches like ballerinas. I squint my eyes to blur the colours as I walk. Each morning the trees are a little more naked. The colours are fading fast from the landscape and I am not ready for winter.

2010 Wall Calendar

Some of you have asked if I might consider making a larger wall calendar available. Well, ask and ye shall receive. I've published my 2010 Eye Poetry calendar as an 11"x17" wall calendar here on lulu. Here's a sample of one of the calendar pages as well as the photographs that you will find inside. Enjoy!

1000 lanterns

Yesterday was a gorgeous fall day so I headed out to the Montreal Botanical Gardens for the annual "Magic of Lanterns" festival. In some ways I loved how the lanterns sparkled in the sun even more than how they looked when dark descended. The buildings trimmed in light are always a fabulous source of yummy bokeh (those big beautiful round blobs of light). The festival is on until November 1 if you happen to be in the Montreal area.

There's a place in the orchard ...

where the sun kisses the leaves
makes sparkles in the grass
and brings back memories of childhood days