h1n1

it got me. the h1n1 influenza knocked on my door and waltzed right in without asking. it made me feel like i'd run a marathon- legs aching, back aching, head pounding, heart pounding. confirmation with a 38.1 degree fever. didn't even have time to get the damn vaccine.

daily, i read the newspaper. new pandemic headlines- "why panic is not the answer," "provinces scramble to fight flu's second wave," "flu-shot clinics struggle to keep up with demand," etc etc.

there is something odd, and perfect, about sitting on the couch with the flu whilst reading about the pandemic sweeping the nation. at least i know it's not all about me.

we're on day 4 here, the h1n1, and i have to say we are a bit more amicable with one another, since we've had so much Q time on the couch. i want to ask, "when are you leaving me? i've had enough. i've got halloween to enjoy, school to work on, clinical to pass. so why you staying past your welcome?" it doesn't say much to me. it watches battlestar gallactica over my shoulder, observes my mindless browsing of facebook and other such internet sites, all while perching comfortably at the edge of the sofa sipping orange juice.

i'm trying to be patient here, trying to ride through this, but moments of frustration can overcome, so now i am making granola.

golden again.

fall leaves, fall trees, trees' leaves' falling in the breeze.

this autumn light and autumn air, there's something about this time of year.

shoot photo.

been thinking a lot about photos. wanting to shoot, snap, take- whatever the verb is. wondering about using the flash, how can i make that work? not sure at this point- only more experimenting. but then what about the hölga? what about the pinhole? so much to explore. get the camera in hand and then wonder - what is there to photograph? keep it at my side and then moments are revealed. thoughts. thinking. wondering. seeing.

project: give thanks

a delightful and delicious feast with good friends on the weekend of giving thanks. everything went off without a hitch, turkey sitting proud for all to see.

a beautiful banner made by the wonderful sarah van s. and friends together again to nosh and laugh and drink and play! what a night!

the night concluded with a glow stick dance party,

music pumping, bellies full, but busting a move nonetheless. absolutely thank-full for all this bounty, all this love, and all these shining people...

back to the city.

a few photos from the drive back down the coast.

news has arrived.

a baby boy has been born to dearest angela and greg on october 2nd. one week this summer, angela and rach came up to the coast and we embarked on a tweed ocean adventure. what resulted was the baby's new sea themed mobile. each creature has it's own personality. happy birthday baby roan!

seasons change.

almost 2 months slide by before i get another post on the blog. what a time of transition the fall always is. finishing working in PR, leaving the point, back to school, new things going on... settling into the cooler weather and busy days that mark the beginning of school again. now it is countdown. only 7 months to go, and how can it be?

there is so many things that i want to mention, and photos i want to post, and where to begin again?

as my time at the hospital came to a close, i started thinking about the drive that has been the routine, the ritual, the rhythm of my summer. i snapped a couple of my favourite moments on the drive, and here they are to rest on this page. that time in the early morning, or the early evening was a time of quiet, of reflection, and of motion. driving along the roads that i got to know so well, i had time to listen to music to end my day or start it, and on those mornings after night shift, i had to pump the beats to delay sleep for just a few more minutes til i could slide into bed.

reflecting on that time, now, in october, i can begin to fully appreciate those quiet mornings and slow evenings, in between the busy-ness of the hospital, and beauty of being nestled in the forest with the ocean all around me.