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  • It’s a little chilly this morning, but soooo beautiful! #CapitalViews #OttawaFall

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  • A Bit Foggy This Morning.

    A sudden temperature drop overnight has left downtown Ottawa awash in fog. So cool 😀

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  • Chilly But Beautiful

    I was doind my rounds at work this morning and I just loved how the light was hitting the building against the overcast sky. #WestBlock #ParliamentOfCanada

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  • Well….. I’ve made it through NaPoWriMo with at least a few brain cells intact. Now that I’ve had a week to recharge the batteries, I’ve decided it’s time to remedy that. I’m going to seque into a new format. Instead of writing a poem every single day, I’m going to try and put up something…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 28

    Because of the last two night shifts and having to work tomorrow at 0600, I haven’t slept since about 1430 yesterday. This has some strange effects upon my little brain. For starters, I had absolutely no idea what to write about today, only the determination to not miss a post this close to the end…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 25

    I’m posting this a little later in the day than usual. I spent my morning at the Heart Institute getting some tests done. Many of the other people there are in far worse shape than be so it served as a “Memento Mori”. It started me thinking about my eventual end, and this is what…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 23

    As they used to say on Monty Python’s Flying Circus…. “and now for something completely different.” I love ghost stories. I always have, and so they serve as another recurring theme in my poetry. Enjoy! MY OBSESSION I do not sleep at all these days, I have not for some time. I wish just to…

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  • Sketch of the Day

    Here is my latest digital painting. Done using the Apple Pencil on my iPad. The app is called Coloured Pencil. The palette and toolset are a little unconventional, but it’s a lot of fun once you get used to it. Let me know what you think 😀

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 22

    We often hear about the greed of the super rich. But the fact is, it’s most of us as well. We all see the poverty in our own communities and around the world, but so few step up to do anything about it. Instead of waiting for the rich to throw money at these problems…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 20

    My grandmother lived to be one hundred and four years old. She grew up in London, England in the late 1800s before moving to the prairies in Saskatchewan, Canada. She went from living in the bright center of the British Empire to living in a sod shack. The last time I saw her, she was…

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