Live Music

I love the magic of live music, the thrill of connecting with

the musicians' creative energy and emotive flow.

I miss dancing to the blissful rhythm,

and forgetting everything else. 

I'm grateful for the few safe venues where musicians can play.

I was thrilled to be at my first backyard concert this summer

at The Canopy Music Theatre run by Josh Piché,

a talented singer and guitarist who welcomes

artists to perform there.

Even though we were all sitting far apart and could not dance,

it was such an amazing treat to be at a live performance

under the cool shade of the canopy of trees.

Sharing the enchantment of live music in this photo montage

Let your heart's rhythm

dance wild and free, chords swirling  

in rapt melody

Keeping safe in nature during Covid

It's frustrating that we have a new wave of Covid from large indoor gatherings 

when there is so much we can do outdoors in summer.

Toronto has so many parks where we can socialize and keep our distance safely.

I was at the Evergreen Brickworks the other day with a very dear friend

and it felt so wonderful to immerse ourselves in nature, and

enjoy the peacefulness of the pond and the greenery.

Let's dress warmly and extend these nature walks in fall and winter 

and do our best to beat that darn virus.

Photos taken at Evergreen Brickworks on Bayview

Nature's offerings

soothing, healing, protect us 

from persistent plague

 

Reflections on layers

It's therapeutic to put my creative energy into photo collages 

when I'm emotionally distracted and can't get the unruly mind to focus on writing.

I enjoy the playfulness of overlaying images and love the serendipitous surprises.

Shapes and colours of underlying images meld and appear through each tier 

to form a coherent and visually pleasing, yet intangible whole

and only the person who creates it sees all the layers.

Similar to the multiple layers of experiences that mould us into who we are.

Past shades and lights are within us and seem intangible to others.

Each of us is the only one who can peel the layers 

to perceive the facets of his or her real self.

Let go of your fears

Look deep into the layers

untangle yourself