Don’t Let Youth Be Wasted on the Old
I remember thinking at the time, after a particularly gratifying run of social engagements, that Wakefield might even be turning me into an extrovert.
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“I CANNOT TAKE A SERIOUS OCCUPATION”
In hindsight, I was attracted to the alternative “hippie” lifestyle that was going strong back then and I wanted to be a part of it, or at least take a snapshot of it
Wandering with my nose
I’m teaching her to stop often, to look and to listen, and most importantly to smell the forest air around us.
The Tour Guide
Through shadowed streets beneath flickering trees
Pulled away from a restful night and packed in
Travelling past pock marked promenades and empty playgrounds
The disco spin closes in our enclosed tin
The Parks Next Door
Being in Gatineau Park sometimes draws me back to Phoenix Park, a more urban green space, next door to my childhood home.
Ice moments
Every day, new shapes of ice are formed, sometimes erased and formed again.
Mount Kenya sojourn
Without knowing anything about mountain climbing, Linda easily convinced me to join her to climb Mt. Kenya.
Thanksgiving Gifts from the River
We reach the dock and untie our shoes. Feet in, shirts off, we sink into the water and drive forward hard…
Too Helpful?
On the heels of Canada’s 2021 National Forest Week of September 19-25 it may be good to ask trees what they need.
The Tourist
She was fearless when she swam. The ocean warm and calm, she stroked rhythmically out past the pale blue, past the aqua and then into the deep, dark, navy. There … Continue reading The Tourist
The Hitchhiker
By John Urban You know, some days, I get down. Probably from too much of nothing.The greater power then might just arrange for me to see how well off I … Continue reading The Hitchhiker
Slideshow -guest blogger Chris Maclean
“Memory presents a slideshow of single frames, strewn randomly across the floorboards of my lifetime”
Wandering Wakefield 