Drove from Hawkestone to Thornbur y Ontario villages wrapped in a beautiful warm fall day. Happy Thanksgiving all! # "The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance. The night wind revolves in the sky and sings." http://bit.ly/cos1zV # A beautiful starry night here in Port Elgin, on the shores of Lake Huron, where a thin October moon has fallen into the bay. # Cool wind off the lake. A faint smell if snow on the air. Beginning art of hosting with 50 union educators tonight. # Tonight, cool air, clear skies, stars dancing in …
A lovely little passage from a book I am reading at the moment, that describes the allure of living with shadow. We are captivated by fog. I fell to dwelling upon the romance of the fog. And romantic it certainly was–the fog, like the grey shadow of infinite mystery, brooding over the whirling speck of earth; and men, mere motes of light and sparkle, cursed with an insane relish for work, riding their steeds of wood and steel through the heart of the mystery, groping their way blindly through the Unseen, and clamouring and clanging in confident speech the while …
Flocks of juncos crowd a silent soundscape. Grey fogcloud over the sea. A still day awaits the arrival of learners for the art of hosting. # A beautiful diamond clear morning. Art of Hosting day 3 on Bowen Island begins. Minds and hearts cooking. # Another beautiful day dawning. Off to see the Whitecaps tonight. Finn will be a flag bearer. Thence to Ontario for Thanksgiving with family. # Stunning day driving thru southern Ontario. Red maples, blue sky, gorgeous clear night sky around the fire. Family, homeland and thanks. #
::: wood s lot ::: was one of the first blogs I read waaaaay back in the day. This week Mark Woods celebrates 10 years of bringing the finest in 20th century art, poetry abd ideas. How many of you were around when Euan Semple raised the money to save the s lot in 2002, when Mark needed a new computer to keep posting? That was the first example for my of the kindness of the blogosphere. Congrats Mark, for handrolling a stunning resource, week after week. Thanks for all your work.
In Edmonton for an Art of Hosting with the City staff. Friends Tim Merry, Marilyn Hamilton and Beth Sanders holding it together. # Hey Bowen friends. #openspace on Bowen Island at BICS on oct 16 re: the national park proposal. Any1 want to give me a hand? # The rising sun is making the air glow gold over Whitecliff. A warm autumn day beginning. # My heart is w/ my friend Toke Moeller whose mother died today. She never knew how much she was a grandmother of the Art of Hosting. #aoh # Had take out curry from Qi on …