Making It Up As I Go Along #466

A Month Away
A month away from mountains
The green of the tree line climbing
A hiding place for mystical creatures
Until reaching too high
And leaving only rock
Craggy and black
Capped with pure white snow

A month to go until the ocean
Lapping the rocky shore
Making mountain tops into islands
Allowing seals to play peak-a-boo
And great Orcas to travel in pods
A wild family
Making their way towards a salmon supper.

Four more weeks to giant trees
Great winding trails to walk
River valleys allowing for scenic vistas
At a turn in the road
So stunning as to make you catch your breath

Thirty days until family.
Parents, overseeing the moments to cherish
Sister, looking out for everyone
Brother, the calm thinking host
And nieces, reserved, rambunctious, gentle and explosive

A month until we fly away
Heading there
Where the heart will beat
Just a little calmer.


MONDAY…
--- Work… Monday on a Monday. And it’s the nicest day of the year so far, making it extra hard to want to be there. Once home, I turn on the AC for the first time this year. With humidity it’s around 30 with sun and light breezes.

TUESDAY…
--- Winnipeg back in the NHL. Neat to see. And good to see Atlanta out again. Hockey doesn’t work there.
--- Work is tiresome.
--- Hot day. Gets to about 38 or 39 with humidity.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY…
--- Night shifts… work is fine. Just Mark and me both nights. Physio on Wednesday and good food with Melissa and Sarah both nights. Thai one night, pizza the next.
--- St. John’s gets the AHL back. Nice to see pro hockey returning. My hope is they lose the name “Moose” and go with the old style “Jets” (as Winnipeg’s farm team) the same way as when they were Toronto’s farm team and went with St. John’s Maple Leafs.

FRIDAY…
--- Home and in bed by 6:15… up again by 11:00. Physio at 11:30… Mazda at 2:00. And got a new car on the way. A week away from a new lease on a new Mazda 3.
--- A few groceries after Mazda and down time… finally.

SATURDAY…
--- A little laundry and take it easy most of the day. Downtown with Sarah tonight… meet Melissa there. Check out Karl’s art show and I get one of his cartoons. We go to Fat Tuesday’s for supper on the patio after that… a nice time and pretty good salmon.
--- Home to watch the Canuck’s game on PVR. I get through the evening without knowing anything prior to watching the game a few hours after it starts. Good game and really quick OT finish.

SUNDAY…
--- Quiet day. Some TV. Some naps. I go to the new place to see what sunset would be like over there and what my view of it would be. Nice orange behind the trees.