Friday, April 29, 2011

to ring in the spring with a vote...


up here in canada there has been a national election campaign going on for the past month or so.

the house of commons called an election a while back for a variety of reasons, the budget, some pro-rogueing that went down some time back, stephen harper, the prime minister for many years rolling on the conservative tip, not feeling dissent, dialogue etc... no much different to kind of stuff we deal with in the states.

so the conservatives are trying to get a majority govt so they can do their thing. the liberals have been moving and shaking, but not so well, they may actually come in 3rd for the first time ever and the ndp, and their leader jack layton have been finessing the voters and may come in second.

alas, the election is monday, may 2nd and the fireworks may not end there. even though stephen harper probably assumes he'll take the reins, it may not be so. there could a coalition govt formed like was done in the u.k. some time back. i think it'll be the first time, or the first time in a long time that that has gone down if it does. stephen harper is working the fear card on that tip for awhile, but alas, the power, like everywhere, is always with the people...

it'll be interesting to see what goes down in the beautiful country, our neighbors up north...

this is a campaign sign or two and a few in the distance on my block in the t dot o dot.

love and health to all...

Monday, April 25, 2011

running past topographies...



as the sun sets here in toronto, and the day winds down, the trees finally beginning to bloom, i thought i'd share some topographies from my run up and back on down the west toronto railpath.

it was round 6:10 or so and impulsively, as most of my runs start, i was sitting on this here computer, not on it like a chair, but with it and boom, i realized it was time to get my body moving, time to go running.

so i threw on my running gear, laced up my kicks and ran. it was gorgeous, the sun had some time left on the horizon. and it wasn't until i had turned around over by cariboo street, heading on home that i saw this prehistorical creature creeping out a bin of scrap metal... a couple was right there and with not much breath, i smiled running past, "that would be a snap eh?"

so i picked up my paced and ran on home, grabbed a digi camera and old rollei. hopped on my bike and doubled back. this cautious tree only came into view as i was meandering home again, sweat turning to salt on my forehead, what an interesting evergreen!

enough writing for me, back to editing!

love and health to all...

Monday, April 18, 2011

the doc and the lion.


digging deep in the crates this early morning, while sipping a mug of joe and listening to the robert glasper experiment, i found this gem of the doctor and the lion sitting atop a roof in the city of jaipur, way, way back in the day, let's say, fall of 20 two.

kite flying on that annual autumn day in jaipur when all and everyone gets their kites ready to battle in the windy skies with the hope of ending the day with the same amount of kites the day began with...

that was a brilliant day...

love and health to all...

Friday, April 15, 2011

the big boss.


this is the big boss.

officially retired, a couple years back.

from 110th to down south, just lampin'.

hope you kicking it big boss wherever you may roam.

love and health to all...

Friday, April 08, 2011

samuel send some sweet spirits swiftly...


sammy,

send down some energy when you get a moment to make the spring winds blow and thunderclouds clap and seasons shift...

...i could use your inspiration to sweep me up and direct this moment of creativity truly in need of some strong crafty creation.

love and health to all...