October 29, 2020

 

I just realized that it has been a long time since I posted an update! 

This morning I was surprised to view a gathering in the schoolyard that is adjacent to our building. It appeared that several people were clustered near soccer goal posts and others were scattered in the field. As I approached the scenario cleared. Either the teachers or the parents had created a pumpkin field strewn with small orange pumpkins. The people scattered in the field were actually scarecrows in a variety of scary disguises. It provided my smile for the day!!

The Elementary School soon filled with excited students who were released at regular intervals during the morning to collect a pumpkin and shake hands with a scarecrow!

Later in the day I managed to finish another painting...a portrait this time in a completely different style.

Silhouetted in the fog

 

As I rounded the corner from our building this morning I could not believe my eyes! Silhouetted in the fog were two does and three fawns. They were nibbling at berries on the ground. One Mama watched me while the others kept eating. Cars came from every direction, slowing to a stop. For just a few minutes in Langley BC the focus was not on Covid or on Trump's antics. Negative feelings were replaced by a sense of awe as this beautiful family distracted us from the chaos of our world. No motorist stepped on the gas to hurry them along. We just watched until they finally sauntered back into the Nikomekl nature lands.

Saturday walk

 

Halfway through a very long walk to Brydon Lagoon