Sunday afternoon

It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon.

I took this shot from my window. Yes, it is wonderful to live here on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada

It inspires me daily, moment by moment.

The distant snow capped mountains are on the mainland. The major city is Vancouver. Whistler, the ski resort is a short drive from Vancouver and was the site of the Winter Olympics .

I try hard not to think of my cancer. My upcoming PET Scan will confirm any other cancers in my entire body. On July 11 i meet with my oncologist in Victoria for the verdict and treatment plan. Possible surgery on my liver and then chemo or both. I better run out and get a couple of wigs, perhaps one red and one blond.

A few haiku and tanka

the lady with cancer
chooses her wigs
one red, the other blond

in the harbour
sleek white yachts
next to fishing boats

church services
down on the bay
chalice gleam in the sun

sea planes roar
wakes her up every morning
a good alarm clock

he is on the laptop
in the livingroom
she is on her pc in the den
she emails him
to bring a cup of tea


A nice haiku by Timothy Fairweather

I see the tidelines in your eyes
they are unknowable and the beauty
is beyond understanding