solitude

The Grass is Greener on this Side of the Fence: Gaining Perspective on Life.

My wife and I have a favourite pastime. We take leisurely walks through unfamiliar neighborhoods, admiring the houses that we pass. Minimalist, modern homes tend to catch our attention. From the sidewalk, we note the architectural motifs, the complementary landscaping. Sometimes, if the home has large windows, we peer inside and appreciate the warm lighting, […]

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March 2020, Silent Spring. . .

This morning I stepped onto the street and was caught by a peculiar silence rarely heard in Vancouver.  Broadway was bare.  The traffic lights signalled to empty space.  The city appeared a ghost town, only its shell remained. The protagonist in Daniel Dafoe’s Journal of the Plague Year, relayed his experience of a contagion that devasted London in 1665.  He noticed

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