Totally time to update.....

Sooooo.... long time no see.
Maybe that is because I live in the middle of the mountains where phone service is unheard of and the 'internet' is one of the crazy things they make sci-fi movies about.
Aside from the general upkeep that accompanies a cottage in the woods (i.e. chopping wood to heat your feet) I have been working my tail off.
I have 3 little kittens to take care of and a new little puppy who requires every ounce of spare energy.

I have been thinking quite a bit about what happened between the quiet little world that has now become the epicenter of my universe and the busy overwhelming urban jungle that I find myself missing frequently. As I have said before, on many occasions, ' there is a beauty and a poetry to urban decay,' and yet there is a history and rhythm of nature. I have found that being immersed in the rhythm of nature, it is easy to forget; when it is so dark, when it is so quiet your ears ring, when survival is foremost in your thoughts, it is so easy to lose sight of the sphere.
The things I used to love about he city have become a source of frustration and hostility; the joy of driving too fast, the 12 different roads all leading to the same place, the thousands of choices to make just to order a cup of coffee have become a labor, albeit of love, but a labor nonetheless.
Sometimes I feel like I am just waiting, holding on until the world decides to come full circle. I mean, isn't that what everyone is afraid of; scared that money will mean nothing, that gender roles will be necessary....
Sometimes it feels great to be lost; a return to innocence and self-sufficiency. (oh.... how I love my semi-colon)
I have seen a bear, a moose, a beaver.... these symbols synonymous with Canada that before now were simply pictures in a book and images flashing across my t.v. I fear that I have become ..... Oh, should I say it? .... Yes, I think I will..... An environmentalist. I fear that the world that I have come to know as my own will only be missed when it is gone...
There is nothing better than a long walk on a crisp day through a forest that has existed longer than any mall, hi-way, or bi-way.
I think I'll go for a walk ....

**Over and Out**
V