Steps & Stones

I haven’t counted the stairs at 1001 Steps, but walking down felt like there were 500 and climbing back up felt closer to 2001. At the bottom, a beach of countless stones made each step awkward. Nearby, a train hauled U.S. coal alongside Canadian shores to barges heading for China where it will fuel power plants and be used in furnaces to produce steel, adding hugely to carbon emissions. Though China seems to embrace wind and solar, it's no easy shift. All countries face the grip of immediate needs versus the long-term health of the planet. The glacier collapse in Nepal is a reminder that we’re on a one-way escalator moving too fast to step off. The Poet’s and Storytellers United prompt “numbers” to me says environmental disasters are too many to tally.

   

The train passed by and so did my focus on troubles and challenges. Later at Crescent Beach, a butterfly kite swirled and a dancer joyfully whirled to the delight of onlookers.

     

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Ups & Downs Of A Snowbird

How do they do it? What nerves of steel it must take to fly so swiftly, in such close proximity, without nicking a wing at the very least. The airplanes from afar looked like tiny jumping jacks I once played with as a child. The Snowbirds performed many dazzling tricks that I failed to capture. However, I did manage to get a few shots of them executing with perfect precision their last maneuvers, before retiring the planes, over the White Rock Pier which, itself, is due for major reconstruction. The Poets and Storytellers United prompt "changes" is not only coming to the planes and pier but was evident in the outlook of the people who set aside traffic stress to fully enjoy the show. The crowd was huge, scattered along walkways, beaches and sparkling sea where the sun pierced through smog from various regional B.C. fires. Group-awe, ocean glitter, and the shifting mood of both sky and humans inspired my poem below.

      

Explore more at Poets and Storytellers United, SKYWATCH and Saturday's Critters. 

Check out my sites: Postcards from Penelope Puddle and Musings of A Puddlist In B.C.

Because the state of our planet is the most pressing issue of our time, link up and learn about the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report and watch environmental activist, 90-year-old David Suzuki, in an interview.

HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT