a small stone, January 19th, 2012

Icy determination

Fleece-encased feet

shuffle & crunch as they stomp a path

to the winter garden's snow queen:

Camellia japonica.

~ a small stone for the January 2012 River of Stones



small stones: january 28

 

Betula papyrifera, Cooper's Park, January 2011

Birch reaches for blue sky;
   slender, pale arms stretch,
 shed their papery skin,
   reveal fresh, young bark.

small stone: january 27

{Note: I'm slowly resurfacing after a short, brutal bout with a flu-like cold virus. I don't think you want to read about my moments closely noticing my symptoms ;-) so I'll skip over the past 4 days.}

A tidal mosaic on False Creek's seawall

small stone: january 20

(A second small stone for today because I missed publishing one yesterday.)

Colour therapy for the January blues

I've found robin's egg blue and cornflower blue to be particularly effective mood enhancers, especially when combined with some sea and sky.

small stone: january 20

A moment from last Sunday: I looked upon this seawall sculpture and my mind began to wander and wonder ....

Fish and fossil
emerge from the deep,
mystery and history
beneath my feet.