It is 44 minutes into 2008 as I write this and I am thinking about the past few days. Mostly, strangely enough, I am thinking about Canada and how much I love this country. I have just returned from a trip to Vancouver Island and in the past few days I have experienced some moments of incredible, intense beauty. I can't put them into logical order, so I will list them instead...
Flying over the Rocky Mountains and remembering how stunning they are.
Standing alone outside in the wind during a wedding dance listening to Fix You by Coldplay. My giant hood on with strands of my hair flying in front of my face, being tugged at by a winter storm on the ocean.
Reading Hafiz poetry
Photographing the inner harbour in Victoria all lit up at night, the rain just misting down around me with friends I have not seen in a long while.
Watching a poorly directed chickflick movie and making a late night burger run with my oldest sister.
Watching seagulls follow the ferry, catching chips in mid-air and diving into the boat's wake to pull snacks from the water.
Skidding across black ice in my runners on a street in Victoria in the early morning hours.
The marriage of two good friends.
Peeling and sharing a Christmas orange with my nephew while reading a good book.
Driving south in Alberta, seeing flat prairie fields, coulees, foothills and mountains all at once out my passenger window.
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2 comments:
i love those moments. you articulate them so eloquently.
ok - I'm just going to write that again:
i love those moments. you articulate them so eloquently.
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