March 28 - I'm Going To Miss This Nice Stand-up Desk

Final days in place
I'll soon drift at home and work
No space to call mine

March 27 - The Companionable Yet Indifferent State Of Dogs Is Noted As Kim And I Do Anderson Hill

Black and white dog walk
Shoulders touching, they relax
Not love, but not hate

March 26 - You Can Get A Lot Done In One Focused Hour A Day

Lunch hours go to trades
Extra work done in the gaps
pays for next year's trips

March 25 - The Mount Doug Walk That Just Kept Going And Going

Dog and I get lost
Long time since I climbed this side
My technique needs work

March 24 - A Luxurious Willows Beach Walk, Lunch At John's Place With Sangria Before Noon, And An Evening Meal With Keely

Sand is Parker's joy
He bounds, darts, digs giant holes
Stalking drifting gulls

March 23 - In Which Rosetta Realizes That Tai Tai Was My Mother, And Moves Me With Her Tender Response

This I'll remember
Her kindness makes the tears well
She speaks to my heart

March 22 - The Girl's Come A Long Way In Being Able To Keep The Focus While All Around, People Are Flipping And Leaping And Hanging

Gym's quite a muddle
Packed with kids for spring-break camps
So much distraction

March 21 - A Late Walk In The Dark Along Beach Drive That I Would Never Think Of Doing But For Parker

Dogs get you out there
Sea is still, tide winter-high
Night sky is sparkling

March 20 - Hey, We're Back On Anderson Hill, Where All The Cool Dogs Want To Be

I let Parker lead
He walks with purpose, bound for
his fave off-leash haunt

March 19 - And To Think I Once Felt Under-Utilized

Work pace feels frantic
Arriving by bike soothes me
Tonight, we'll hot-tub

March 18 - Not Every Sunday Can Be A Fun Day

I should be playing
But getting your taxes done
feels pretty good too

March 17- The Distant Housesit Breaks Down As Something Happens Between The Happy Travellers, Who I Suspect Aren't Feeling So Happy

Love-vacation shot
Paul gets to join me sooner
More nights of hot tub

March 16 - First Day Of Kicking Off The Shoes For A Sand Experience At Cadboro Bay

Look at us, barefoot
Zipped-up jackets, true, but still
Spring's warmth on our toes

March 15 - Action-Packed Adventures To The Gym, The Petting Zoo And The Pool

Good bouncy-toes, girl
It's like her legs got straighter
Last drive to the lake

March 14 - Head Down Work Like Crazy Lunch & Learn Kinda Day

A hard-charging day
The girl with the cool glow sticks
needs her white guilt eased

March 13 - A Visit To The Helen/Joan Apartment To Pick Up My G5 Plus And Wayward Mail As Well As To Let All The Commuters Get On Home

Stalling the night drive
Drinks and snacks with Auntie Joan
My new phone is gold

March 12- My First Awful Commute From Shawnigan To UVic, Which Is As Bad As I'd Thought

Wow, this drive is long
Car caterpillar, crawling
40 k is fast

March 11 - Even The Prospect Of Several Days Of Long Commutes To Shawnigan Can't Dim My Enthusiasm For Leaving Here

Hairy house, wild dogs
I walk away with no qualms
Hands bruised from trying

March 10 - Auntie Marilou's Birthday Party, Followed By A Poorly Considered Trip To The Offleash Dog Park

Let the dogs run free
It's not how I imagined
They're beyond control

March 9 - Exploring Heffalump Hill And Other Outdoor Adventures

Sunshine at Beacon
We do the zoo, then walk trails
Daffodil wander

March 8 - In A Two-Interview Day With Two Mechanical Engineers, I Feel Much Gratitude To The One Who Comes To My Office So He Can Draw A Picture Of What He's Trying To Explain To Me

Engineers are smart
But their stories hurt my brain
My ears strain: Say what?

March 7 - The Evening Walk Is Definitely Not A Pleasant Experience, Try As I May To Channel My Inner Cesar

Walking these damn dogs
just might dislocate my arm
People, train your pets

March 6 - The Return To UVic, Where Only My Tanned Feet Give Away My Long Absence

Was I really gone?
Work surrounds me like always
Seven weeks erased

March 5 - Coming Home Is Like Starting Over

Storage locker run
Vacuum up all this dog hair
Do a stranger's wash

March 4 - I Find My Dream Jeans Jacket And Some Cool Gypsy Pants At The Neiman Marcus Sell-Off Store In Orlando Before We Fly To Our Temporary Home In James Bay

Outlet mall by day
By night we travel, to dogs
who don't yet know us

March 3 - Honduras Is Done And We're Off For The Leisurely Two-Day Trip Home

At least we sleep in
Late-night drive to Orlando
Turnpike's so damn dull

March 2 - Just Another Typical Five-Hour Trip On The Casasola Bus, Though A Vendor's Pastelitas Were Quite Nice

Clowns do a routine
Tire needs replaced; tall man
knocks me in the head

March 1 - An Afternoon At Agua Caliente

Mud pack at the "spa"
I soak like a snow monkey
Eyes half-closed, drifting

Feb 28 - A Casita Copan Day Followed By A Long Coffee Date With Unstoppable Emily

54 kids now
E always restores my faith
Must find her more funds