the basin – day 188

sea lions in the basin – the black bits in the photo. in the centre, the lions are drifting on the surface holding their fins in the air – be kind, stay safe, be well

with the changing of the seasons and more night than day, it is time to shift from an early morning shot to one from the day before – this thing called work would coincide with the rising of the sun each day in these darker months, so this is the answer. oh, i may even babble on a bit because i have more time in the evening than in the morning.

i like what i do for my paid work. it is ensuring that the program i am testing has all bits working – i catch most of them and the world keeps changing, so they change the parameters of the program and i keep on working. its great, a job where i worked from home long before the pandemic crippled our cultures.

so many are now finding that they can work from home. some days are nuts like when hubby runs the vacuum while you are still in a meeting – few and far between but it happens on occasion. luckily the fish stay in the tank and do not photobomb the meetings either. don’t chew their heads off if they do, go for a walk instead even if it just to the coffee machine and back.

take care and thanks for dropping by

this is rosy hanging out in the water – a bit out of focus – the autofocus wasn’t working for a bit 🙂

the basin – day 187

living in black and white, the rains have come for autumn – be kind, stay safe, be well

the basin – day 186

being the odd one out yet having a gas – be kind, stay safe, be well

if you look closely in at this photo you will notice the gull leading the geese – it happens sometimes that we need these kinds of change. so, embrace change in that we need to work together even when we differ.

the basin – day 183 (half a year)

just over 6 months ago Canada was put into pandemic mode – you know the space that i mean. todays picture is a random selection from this half a year. some of these photos may have been posted here before but not many.

183 days ago i decided to post a picture each day of the basin during this pandemic lock down. being raised in a city, i know too well that sometimes if can feel very bleak. as this pandemic rages on, i have felt the tensions get cranked up with each passing month. these tensions have been in the news and here in my little community as well.

the wander on a walk about who found their way to our basin once said “this is paradise”. sharing this bounty would be a good think for me. Yes, think. my brain, like yours, is in constant motion and i have found that living here the basin brings a certain calmness to the viewer (me and those around me).

this calmness has been priceless at this time. when my soul yearns for my daughter so recently passed, and when it is hard to bear, the soothing rhythm of the waves, the call of the birds and the glisting of the rays of the sun have been a potent medicine. it brings me back to where i need to be, here and now. it is a great way to start my day.

thank you for participating in this project of mine. solace is found in activity. the activity creates a rhythm that allows us to move forward and move past the little bits that ail us.

please share any activity that you have found helpful in these unprecedented times. apparently we have another year or more of this disease spreading through our populations and we all can use a new idea or two to help while away the time.

and what helps us feel better is about the little connections through our days. and that includes sharing a little bit of ourselves.

oh, for those out there who are adamant that this disease of CoVid – 19 is all a hoax, and refuse to protect your self in this belief. fine, don’t – its your casket.

really, it is not about you, it is about we. we who are young and need the wisdom and the teachers who are all the more vulnerable to this disease. we who are old and have brought much love and wisdom to our families and friends. we who will help build the skills for the next generation in all areas of life, like the line men who keep the electrics going, or the carpenters who will help build your new home. we who are the bakers and cooks who help protect our most vulnerable. we who serve and protect to the best of our ability on any given day.

so when you wear your mask to protect others, you are not only protecting the ones that you love but also the ones that work seamless behind the scenes keeping our modern world ticking along. and as far as i can tell, all of us really enjoy our modern world.

i once told an unhappy neighbour that ‘the World of I is a very lonely place.” so many of us are alone now with the threat and carnage of CoVid – 19 and yet there are places where we can meet in imagination. let us put aside anger (yes that can be done with practice) and learn more about those around us. that is always a good place to start and like Aristotle once said, a good beginning is halfway there (or so i was told generations ago and it stuck).

be kind, stay safe and be well. oh, and many thanks for dropping by

the basin – day 181

the outlines of the distant hills are visible – we saw them yesterday for the first time in a week – be kind, stay safe, be well

the basin – day 179

clouds are visible this morning – a very nice change – the smoke is slowly clearing from our skies – be kind, stay safe, be well

the skies are beginning to clear though the smoke is still very strong. it tastes horrible and sticks to everything. venturing outside can only be for short excursions. the blue of the sky popped through yesterday and that was lovely.

the two pictures below are both from Sept this year and are both looking in the same direction as this mornings photo. such a difference.