Before yesterday’s storm.
Month: March 2014
Snow
I almost broke my string of posts every day.
A less than enjoyable drive home today, visibility at times was close to zero in blowing and drifting snow. Had to dig myself out once, found myself on the wrong side of the road once. Was very, very glad to get home safe.
Watchful Stella
Many dogs I have known that were allowed in the kitchen during food prep look at the counter where you are at work. When Stella watches us work in the kitchen, she remains focused on the floor. That makes sense to me. After all, the floor is where the good stuff lands.
Not done yet
It’s about 6C today, sun is out now. A pleasant day.
Winter will remind us tomorrow that it’s not done, not gone yet. Snow begins overnight, perhaps 15cm by tomorrow night, strong north winds, temperature dropping throughout the day. We mewling humans cannot change this by one jot or iota. What we can do is to prepare physically, mentally, spiritually, and to accept what is coming. We don’t have to like it, we can grumble. We don’t have to prepare or even accept. I think it’s best to do so.
It’s good to be reminded that we are not all-powerful, to accept with grace our insignificance, to be humbled.
Old houses
Faye and I drove by several abandoned houses yesterday. This one is unusual for our area in that it has wooden siding, most houses around here are brick.
I enjoy pondering the unknowns, the mysteries of such places. Who lived here? What were they like? How did they get along with their neighbours? How long did they live here? Why, and when, did they leave? What stories, lessons, does this place have to share?
Mesmerizing light
Fire is powerful, captivating, sucks you in. I get lost in it, in my thoughts, memories, emotions. Neither good nor bad, simply lost.
This firelight came from a fire built by my brother-in-law years ago to boil maple sap down to syrup. This year’s season has not really started, days aren’t warm enough yet. Perhaps this week.
House Sparrow
A flock of sparrows roosts in a neighbour’s cedar tree. Though individuals have lived and died a flock has lived there for as long as I’ve been in Dresden, surviving marauding outdoor cats, hawks, and harsh winters like the one drawing to an end. Sparrows are a little plain compared to goldfinches, cardinals, and other gaudier songbirds. Yet their gregariousness and raucous conversations add cheer and livens up a late winter day.
Bluewater Ferry
This ferry and the Walpole Island Ferry between Ontario and Michigan have been largely idled by ice since the middle of January. It’s been a harsh winter and the Canadian side of the St. Clair River has been clogged by ice. These ferries are convenient and important links for residents and visitors on both sides of the border and their idling has meant inconvenience for the people and significant loss of revenue for the companies operating the ferries.
I captured the Daldean working in the channel yesterday, prior to the ferry reopening today.
That cannot possibly be comfortable.
Yet Kendal remained in that position for some time.
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