Aug 29 - A Pleasant Afternoon At Whatever The Park Is By Fairfield Community Centre

Big dog, little girl
Bouncing around three playgrounds
Scrambling over rocks

Aug 28 - First Walk With The New Guy As We Figure Things Out, Lightly Scoff At The Bylaw, And Avoid A Doe And Three Fawns

Off-leash in the oaks
He's well-behaved, though later
four deer make him lunge

Aug 27 - Leaving The Cutlery Bird's Home To Hang With A Sheddy Wolf Dog For A Few Days

Night spent packing up
Yes, my clothes look a bit much
But they all still fit

Aug 26 - To The Wilds Of Metchosin And Back, With No Mind (Well, Some Mind, Perhaps) For The Big Hills

Dark clouds off-putting
Sun wins out and I cycle
Rail trail-road combo

Aug 25 - Fall Cull At The Storage Locker

You can't go easy
on clothes you're not so sure of
I sort with firm hand

Aug 24 - My Childcare Duties Lift For A Day And I Use It For Catch-up - Effective But Still A Loss Of A Perfectly Nice Summer Day

Smoke lifts and sun shines
Alas, I do the right thing
and get much work done

Aug 23 - A Pleasant Visit To Help An Almost-12-Year-Old Develop Her Babysitting Skills While Hanging Out With Lots Of Dogs

Tea with chihuahuas
R behaves herself, mostly
Though the tongue comes out

Aug 22 - Wildfire Smoke From Everywhere Leaves The City In A State Of Particulate Inundation, Turning The Sun An Eerie Orange

Smoke hangs like a fog
They say it's worse than Beijing
I'll ride home slowly

Aug 21 - A Night Out At Silver City For "Crazy Rich Asians," Which Plays To A Packed House

Yay for Cheap Tuesday

But what's with popcorn prices??

The movie: So fun

Aug 20 - Ode To Menbow Ramen Bar

One must slurp ramen
Pause to consider the egg
Savour the bone broth

Aug 19 - One Day, Five Bike Trails As I Test Interconnectivity

Fourth ride of the week
It might signal commitment
Or just a trail day

Aug 18 - Regan And Brad's Visit Inspires An Ogden Point Family Walk

Oh, dear - a dead seal
caught in the breakwater rocks
R swims in the Gorge

Aug 17 - In Which We Go To Gyro Park And Much Role Play, Sand Work And Playground Time Ensue

Cold beach, but not here
Tucked behind the driftwood fort
Burying stuffed cats

Aug 16 - How A Man Returning From A Long Stretch In Florida Ended Up At The Esquimalt Rec Centre Immediately Upon Arrival

Paul's flight is early
R wants him to see her swim
Like, badly. Near tears.

Aug 15 - A Communication Breakdown And My Lack Of Preparedness For Shortening Days See Me Lightless And Somewhat Nervous On A Careful 10 PM Cycle

Well, this surprised me
Cycling home in the late night
Riding the sidewalks

Aug 14 - In Which A Trend Toward Nude Swimming Makes Itself Evident At The Point Near Mom's Old Condo

Whoa, naked people!
I don't care, though hard to know
where to put your eyes

Aug 13 - Enjoying The Minimal Watering Needs Of The Naturescaped Garden

Hello, plants! Thirsty?
This smoke haze keeps things cooler
Loving the low care

Aug 12 - Nothing Like Recording Your Own Singing To Make You Go "Gack!" And Consider Whether You Should Just Give Up Now

Putzy bike-ride day
Neither hot nor cold. Just right
Practise with new mic

Aug 11 - Tim, Susan, Barrie, Melanie And I In The Same Room For The First Time In 27 Years - Cue That Phantom Song!

Summer BBQ
Mostly strangers, yet these four
date back to Brad days

Aug 10 - In Which I Finally Get Around To Fixing My Faded Hair Colour

Hey, ma, look at me!
Hair piled up like a real girl
Dark, but pretty nice

Aug 9 - Slipping Off To Bamfield Park For A Swim, Then A Housesit Visit, Then Back To The Gorge Side To Grab Every Minute Of This Glorious Day

I should be working
I do, a little. But sun!
Got to be in it

Aug 8 - A Job That Requires Listening To The Experts Can Be An Unsettling Experience

Climate change scares me
What's this new world like? Unclear
But it's on us now

Aug 7 - When 10 People Each Bring Themed Food And Cocktails

Hepburn-girl party
Eat. Drink. Eat. Drink. Eat. Drink. Eat
I won't need breakfast

Aug 6 - A Very Long Day At The Rocks At Thetis Lake Following A Hilly Cycle That Reminded Me Why I've Gotten Into The Habit Of Driving To The Main Beach

I arrive sweaty
The lake is soft and quiet
Floaties not yet here

Aug 5 - Admittedly, This Day Did Not End Up As I Had Planned It, But It Was Very Pleasant Regardless

Parents go sailing
We float Elk Lake on our mat
Sun bunnies set free

Aug 4 - I Definitely Get More Social When Paul's Out Of Town Developing His Grandpa Persona

Cool swim at the Gorge
To the south, Dylan arrives
while I roam Butchart

Aug 3 - We Build Crab Habitats While Exploring The Tidepools At Pebble Beach

What must these crabs think?
Though it's only for a while
Borrowed pets go home

Aug 2 - First Grey Day In A While Has My Young Charge And I Exploring Nearby Parks Instead Of Beaching It

Queasy from the spin
The playground queen stays too late
and leaves crabbily

Aug 1 - A Happy Arrival To The Yellow House At The Border Of Highrock Park

These cacti are dry
Fling open all the windows
Stable for a month

July 31 - We Arrive To "Three Identical Strangers" As The Lights Dim

Four to a movie
The rustling would drive Paul mad
Best he's gone away