May 30 - We Go Test Out A Camper Van In The Old Navy Parking Lot

This van's not the one
I think it's the funny smell
Or hopeless owner

May 29 - In Which Adrian Loses His Glasses In A Spinach Patch And Walks Off His Stress By Joining Kim And I

Mount Doug bike-and-walk

Poppy presents peacefully

Her rule: Pat Just Me

May 28 - Recipe For A Summer Thursday

Rise at 6. Do work

Sun shining? Wrap up by noon

Pack your towel. Ride 

May 27 - First Post-Covid Playdate As The Wee Ones Work Through Their Anxieties

R is so nervous

But just until Pete loads in

Then it's food, fun, beach

May 26 - First Memory Session Almost In The Old Post-Covid Way As We Continue To Work Through The Sorrows

Two more children done

Second alters seem malformed

Like half-done people

May 25 - My Current Obsession Gets In The Way Of A Productive Work Day, But What Can You Expect From A Trapped Traveller?

Hours slip past me

Awash in camper van ads

Dreaming of escape

May 24 - Happy Hours At Esquimalt Lagoon

I bike home sandy

Pump up the easier hill

Ten pounds less to pack

May 23 - On The Pacific Marine Circle Route

We cross the Island
Sadly, the parks are all closed
San Juan Rivers stop

May 22 - The Ideal Plan For Catching Up With The Grandboy While Socially Distancing And Getting The Pets Some Exercise

Zac and I walk dogs
Rosie and Daisy, unsure
why they're together

May 21 - The Ugly Deep-Orange Room With Brown Trim Is Now White And Burgundy, And The Paint Spill In My Final Minutes Luckily Falls Entirely On The Garbage Bag

Another paint day
Strange how stiff my shoulders get
Stretch and stroke. Repeat

May 20 - Not Every Hangout Needs To Be An Adventure

R wants back yard time
The grey skies break; the sun shines
Jump for better days

May 19 - Ritual At The Beach Below The Dallas Cliffs

Dolls are laid to rest
Stacy is here to mourn them
Peace be yours, babies

May 18 - It Feels Like We Might Be Moving Out Of The Fear Stage

Mist makes her debut
We swim at Thetis - so cold!
Adventures are back

May 17 - Mixed Success With Our First Field Trip In Quite Some Time

Road trip to Whiffin
Paul gets pukey; I want pie
There's no pie in Sooke

May 16 - Incident At The Laundromat

Warm water floods out
"Close the door!" my head should say
Instead I just gape

May 15 - Another Trial Of The Esquimalt Lagoon Hills, Because That Beach Is Just So Nice

I pick up Chinese
It caps a day in the sun,
reading Agatha

May 14 - Always Down Tools When A Grey Day Turns Brilliant

Ah, sun on the rock
Book to read. Lake to enjoy
Wandering ride home

May 13 - A Very Nice Afternoon That Doesn't Even Go Too Sideways When The Much-Loved Pacific Sand Lance Falls Between The Porch Boards And Can't Be Rescued

Luring the fearful
is best done with sand and sun
Stuffies to bury

May 12 - This Day Had A Lot Of Talking And Listening In It, Along With Fear When Richard Was Slow To Wake Up

All these damn Zoom calls!
D memories in between
Ice cubes on the neck

May 11 - I Had Big Plans To Have Some Fun Cycling And Sunning, But They Didn't Really Come Together

Day is strange and still
Might as well get some work done
And snoop on Sean's "mom"

May 10 - In Other News, I Also Taught Sally Marie To Ride A Bike In The Empty Mayfair Parking Lot

First swim of the year
Banfield dock's too packed to sit
Hey, guys, not so close

May 9 - Family Day In Bowser Among The Eagles And Plainfin Midshipmen

Post-covid road trip
We are nine, but we spread out
Seeking humming fish

May 8 - The Ultimate Lure For A Girl Afraid To Venture Past Her Yard Without Her Parents, Though It'd Be Nice If They Were More Catchable

This small child is freaked
Candy won't work. She needs time
Pigeons edgy too

May 7 - Esquimalt Lagoon Hangout And A Daunting But Doable Ride Up The Giant Climb To Metchosin Road

Snugged down in the logs
Feels like summer - warm, windless
I will ride this hill

May 6 - Sometimes A Year Goes Both Really Fast And Very Slow At The Same Time

This dear girl is 1
She loves the water table
Sleep-stroll through Summit

May 5 - Socializing In The Era Of Covid Is...Interesting. But Nice To Wish Kim A Happy Birthday

Wee back-yard party
New social order: Bring coats
Plus all your own food

May 4 - An Hour Of My Life I Won't Get Back Spent Listening To A Poorly Done Project

These guys lost the thread
Alas, too late to change that
Just write this one off

May 3 - So Then I Turn Right Instead Of Left And End Up At The Bottom Of Two K Of Downhill That I Now Need To Go Back Up

Forty-three km ride
Rocky Point Road home, but ouch!
Forgot that big hill

May 2 - In The Shadows Of Highway 1

I walk this small 'hood
Lots of birds but hard to hear
above the road noise

May 1 - Goodbye Microhouse, Hello Little Flat That Will Be Home For The Next Two Months

Off to View Royal
At least we have two rooms now
And a lush green view

April 30 - The Downside Of A Brilliant Mind Is That Even As A Wee Kid, You're Nervous About What It Means To Be A Year Older

Worried five-year-old
Existential birthday angst
I just keep painting