Pothole Puddles & How To Carry An Umbrella

A veil of rapid rain suddenly fell from the heavens pouring my sunny ponderings down the hilly road. Drops danced like pins along the parched pavement, gathering in murky pools. This was the best kind of rain ... quenching thirsty roots but not drowning the earth. Such perfect short-lived moments keep B.C. green and children hopping. The bigger the potholes the bigger the puddles to jump into after the rain. 

  

I captured moments of children splashing I didn't post. There were marvelous waves and antics but trying to obscure faces in respect to privacy was a challenge. 

Even more challenging was trying to swim in a puddle but what a delight to view.

It was a fun time for the preschoolers but can you imagine the clean up later?!!!

It didn't take long for the hot sun to evaporate the water and for umbrellas to fold. The passerby (below) had a hands-free approach in the unpredictable changeable weather. He slung his umbrella over his shoulder like an archer carrying a bow or quiver of arrows, ready to vanquish the drops. I wondered if time flew by quickly for him. When did he last jump in a puddle? Would he leap in now as a grownup? Would you? I sidestepped puddles but had I worn gumboots that day I might have waded in too.

 

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Still the kid I used to be

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Gardens Of Unfolding Flowers

"Nothing is more the child of art than a garden." - Sir Walter Scott

Flowers are flourishing in and around my neighbourhood overlooking Semiahmoo Bay. Their fancy petals flounce and flutter a little nervously at the whim of the slightest breezes. Like fashion models about to parade down the catwalk, some seem to say: Stop here. Enjoy my finery. I am living art and a universe is unfolding within me.  

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