Whirls Clear Water
by powerful strokeslevering solid against fluidan oar pushing on crystal waterdelving deftly and deepby muscular heft against molecular dragplunging paddlesscooping by effort to counter frictionblurring stillness into motionunseen effort into swirling chaosbelow the calming tranquilityof a kayak drifting upon the lake – bardo I have reserved some space on this…
Inflatable Summer
Our adventuresome summer is nearing an end as the last day of August brings that calendar page flip into sharp focus. The final third of the year is upon us once again, a time when the days turn shorter and crispier. And as hoped my writing and posting reprieve has…
Casting Call
Our recent camping trip north of the city opened the door for a few good opportunities to toss a line into the lake. I brought along my new fishing rod, rigged it up for the ready, and leaned it against an out of the way tree in case the mood…
Local Adventures: Social Distancing at Spray Lakes
International travel is still something that hasn’t quite come back to normal, but fortunately we happen to live in a province of Canada that has it’s share of tourist destinations. We’re spending some more there time over spring break returning to the spot where we took our first local pandemic…