last glance

driving through the trees,
a last look at autumn leaves,
snow within the month

watch the sound level on your computer...I forgot the cd player was on in the car. 5 cents for anyone who can tell me the name of the song and the band!

ARRRRRRR

We interrupt the regular blogservations scheduled here to remind you that it is international pirate day, so pirate it up!

Check out language log for an instructional talk-like-a-pirate video, and do other piratey things.

the end of one season,

and the beginning of another. The view from the neighbourhood:


I left the rooftops and powerlines in so you can see how close the snow is to us. Tonight it is supposed to freeze, and flurries are sure to follow.

See y'all down south soon!!

for peace of mind,

try water!

River, river

My life is even less socially busy than it was in Montreal, which was slow to begin with. So for those of you who have been my outlet, my social life, and my joy, thank you!

My best friend here is the river, beyond a doubt. We spend lots of time together, and I listen to what the river says because it seems to give good advice. Today I took my shoes off and paddled around in a calm corner, inspecting and collecting rocks. I won't take photos and post them, because I know for other people looking at pictures of my rocks is as interesting as any collection of photos of people's children: fine at first, but after a while you're sure you've seen enough to recognize the kid in a line-up. (Yes, I just implied slightly that these rocks are my children. What can I say? my relationship with the river is intimate and deep) Imagine; you might be able to find the relative of a rock I found here, which would be incredible and a sure sign that they should be reunited! But I'm sure photos of my rocks would (undeservingly) garner very little enthusiasm, so I'll spare both you and them.

I am off to the southern reaches soon. I will be landing in Calgary on the 23rd if all goes according to plan, and then in Kelowna on the 26th. I will languish in the land of redneck hippies for a couple of weeks then dive headfirst into inner space, coming up for air on the 29th. I plan on being back up north for the month of november and onwards. That is the itinerary as of now. Any additions or comments, requests or suggestions are welcome.

And, if anyone has any opinions on the fine art of acting, please put them in the comments section here as well.

Much love and peace out.

III: Yukon River

Other than going to the river and the fish ladder, I've been learning how to tie knots. I can now tie a bowline, a clove hitch, a tautline hitch, a trucker's hitch, a constrictor knot, and a figure 8 stopper. Not bad for one night without a social life!

Here's what the Yukon River looked like today.

There were luminous rosehips




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