Sointula skies

 Tonight's skyscape was a winner. No words necessary.

Canada Day

I am writing this on the Fourth of July, but as I am in Canada I will not be partaking in any U.S. festivities, including the annual barbecue at my neighbor Elaine's on West 87th Street. July 1 was Canada's national day, commemorating the anniversary of the Constitution Act of 1867, which was celebrated with various activities in Sointula, starting with a parade and a pancake breakfast at the marina. People were outfitted festively in red-and-white, and on all such occasions there is always the appearance of "Mounties" in full regalia. Herewith a few photos from the day. It was a sea of red and white.

One event at the marina was a contest.of Canada "trivia" matching two teams As I discovered there are many differences in Canada's constitution (both upper and lower case) from the U.S.

The singing of the national anthem, "O Canada"

Annual picture of Yours Truly with Mounties

Tina and Candace

Alden and lovely wife

Janine and Faith

Return to Sointula

I returned for my summer sojourn two weeks ago already, and it has been filled with lots of good work on my novel: I accomplish more in three hours of a morning than in several days in Manhattan. You cannot buy the quiet that I enjoy on this island. As I sit writing this, it is July 1, Canada Day. There were celebrations today down at the harbor, of which I will post pictures later, including my annual photo of myself with Mounties. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Walk on the beach near the lighthouse

Herewith, however, a few pictures from early days here, which included a walk to the lighthouse with the Thursday morning hikers. And also my workspace in the kitchen; I have another desk in the living room. The temperature here in the mornings hovers around 55 degrees F; thus, the mittens drying on the window ledge. There has also been a new resident at the Art Shed, Liz Toohey-Wiese, whose recent paintings have as their subject the forest fires that ravage so much of British Columbia every summer.

Zeballos wildfire

Liz Toohey-Wiese in Art Shed studio