Tag: canada
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Gondolas strung like giant Christmas lights
The gondolas are small boxes, brightly colored, roped together like Christmas lights rising with stoic determination up the white snow dressed hill. They sway up and down the mountain from 8 – 6pm most days. Sometimes later. And never rest. They wait for us at the top of the carpark. Though obviously sturdy, the gondolas…
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Are All Mountains Blue?
Funny how colours are associated with emotions. Blue when we are sad and feeling blue. Red when we are mad. Green when we are jealous. “The green eyed monster.” I heard they have pink jail cells for individuals who need to calm down. Though I do not find pink a restful colour. I have often…
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A Mountain in Alberta
Here is the view from my balcony window. As all our fingers and toes and eyes and innards slowly uncross, and uncurl and relax. I made it. The passport made it, passed through the car window of our laughing good Friend. The check in lady gave me a priority ticket for no apparent reason. The…
The Kitchen's Garden 