now
you have figured
that it takes
a long while
to become
who you are
It is easy to get
caught in brambles
while you pick
salmonberries
So get unstuck by
strength that is in you
Be in stillness
Be in Steveston
Love and learn
to be free
By the River, Path
and Sea
Today I saw
a storm come
over the River
I want to draw
the blue hole
in the
clouds
Beyond the
256 shades
of grey are
hues of blues
It is comforting
to know that there
is something
beyond
What I see
immediately
directly
visibly
easily
right there
It hints at
el futuro
yet I am
anchored
here
now
yourself for
a seasonal change
listen to the wind
at Kuno Garden
walk don't run
the Path
watch for
seals and dogs
enjoy your life
as I'll do
wish for good
things
and for all
to be new
The Dogs are a group of boats on the Thames in central London. They watch the beaches at low tide and make sure the tourists don't drown each other, and escort boats up and down the river. Guard Dog, Watch Dog, Hound Dog...you get the drift. Little pilot boats have been performing this service for a thousand years, perhaps more.
I
find
ways
to
count
the
days
to
spend
my
hours
alone
not
on
the
phone
but
in
the
quiet
painting
sculpting
singing
dancing
from
the view
by the
Path
River
Sea
I
wait
for
you
the
Invisible
One
I awoke
to grey skies
green grass
cargo on the River
birds calling
hot tea by the door
moving paintings about
readying
That's me - I think I was like 19 when these were taken.
Today I finished the subfloor.
It came out nearly perfect, except for one block leveling form. I opted not to redo it as it doesn't impact the floor's integrity nor will it effect the finished look (though it looks funny now). I should start laying the flooring tomorrow and in the end, no one will ever know. Except us ;).
I also was happy to recycle the plastic bags the insulation came packaged in as additional vapor barrier protection, the original concrete floor I broke up I also reused in another project down by the river, as a rainwater runoff filter and barrier. It helps sort some of the debris, soil and what not from the farm field above, before dumping into the river below, while retaining much (hopefully all) the embankments soil on the trail leading down to the river.
In addition, the insulation I've been installing throughout this room (ceiling, walls, subfloor) will greatly help reduce heat loss after it's finishing, thereby reducing the heating needed (probably a natural gas heater).
