Signs of Spring in March

One thing I always try to 'member is what was it like a year ago and inevitably the memory is too fuzzy. This year a note that a very mild winter with really only one snowfall to mention has basically ended. (Check later posts for the unexpected blizzard that will come from this post.)  I am starting to get back into my walking around the city again and on Sunday's lovely walk I saw several signs of spring. The most jarring one was the number of hipsters out on Queen St. West on a sunny Sunday - must remember not to walk there again, just put me on edge. Neat sign, it was not just all bicycles out but motorcycles roaring around.  And the best sign, crocus blooms in many many front gardens that I passed. Won't be long now until my favourite lily of the valley are up and filling the air with their delicate fragrance. Ahhhh . . ..

Recently Read Books

I've been doing a whole lot of reading lately and I am never going to 'member all the names. I guess I have a bit of a wide taste in readings.

The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss
Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
Stroll: Psychogreographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef
Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard by Richard B. Wright
A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena De Blasi
Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Soul Mining by Daniel Lanois
Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by  Michael Chabon

It's been a good run.

Yoga with Dinosaurs

My first time in the ROM since the renovation. A surreal experience. Thank you to Linda Malone of Iam Yoga for telling me about this amazing chance to get back on the Yoga train.

This is what I was practicing in front of. Talk about inspiring. 350 people all together with no judgement (at least I didn't feel any) sharing each others energy.