and the friends are having babies...

another baby is born! beautiful baby boy leo born to K&M on 20/10/2010!

these photos are from our visit to the quiet new baby home at hour 53...

i am overcome with a pure sense of awe and wonder at the human capacity

every time i gaze at a little tiny human.

the mystery, biology, love, perfection. there's a wise-ness of the world that these small ones show us on their sleeping faces.

moments of great insight, knowledge, and complexity are glimpsed in this quiet contentment.

nature is ancient.

welcome into the circle of trust little leo. it's gonna be good.

fun & games

a night of celebrating our bride to be.

walking up the drive dressed in yellow

beautiful bride to be.

mayhem in the girl's bathroom @ the biltmore.

A is a beauty- even in a banana suit.

10 hours in Seattle.

a day trip south of the border with my dearests S & D.

highlights include:

• visiting the public library- especially the red floor & the low doors in the bathroom stalls

• experiencing total vertigo on the top floor of the library
• wine and snacks @ le pichet
• admiring the brick buildings
• getting overwhelmed in outlet malls
• just walkin' around the city & soaking it all up.

two weeks since the turn of the year.

2009 ended and 2010 began on an island on the west coast. hornby island.

a's little cabin. perched on a bluff above the stormy winter seas.

friends gathered.

we danced the new year into existence. then we danced some more. we also ate soup. really good stuff. there was also a swim in the cold waters of january 01, 2010.

what a glorious excursion.

december rolls in.

the weeks are sliding by without a word on here. term is wrapping up, it's time for serious-head-down-work and then another term will be complete.

stepped out of one reality and into another this week. visited baby r. reminded me of the simplicity and immediateness that comes when being around a small one. everything is in the moment. it's a good place to be. wondering what he sees through those big blue eyes, what he hears through those soft little ears, and what he thinks in his perfect head...

and then there was a bus trip back into the city. although computer was on my lap, chipping away at a paper, i was able to get back into that supreme zone of blurry landscape, bouncing light. one of my favourite things, gazing out the window, things out of focus, yet so clear...

so now, nose to grindstone for just a wee bit longer.

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...

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!