The Unburdening Of The World & Unraveling Of Summer

Autumn is the season of lightening the load and letting go. It's the time of year that makes my heart sing.

There is music in the crunchy leaves beneath my feet and there are vistas that open up when branches are bare. I don't like the raking but I do love the loosening and scattering of nature's debris, the deepening of browns, burgundy, reds, yellows and orange. Summer unraveling is a magic carpet of earthy hues.

The new season officially starts on the 23rd and there's still plenty of green at Sandy Trail where a mystery person placed bird houses and framed art by the path. Over the months, I have seen fairy doors, artsy shells and light seeping through the trees as if setting the stage for some grand mythical tale.

Light and shadow, art and artifacts are treasures I found as fall crept over the trail.

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Still the kid I used to be

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The World Is A Masterpiece We Get To Brush Through

"Sometimes we all feel like we're just one more person here on Earth -- Why does anything matter? Why do any of us bother going on?'' asked Doug Coupland who memorialized Terry Fox in 2011. "But the fact is that we do go on and all of us matter, and maybe if we follow the example of choosing the more difficult choice, our lives might take on meaning greater than we might ever have dared to hope.''

These words from the artist who sculpted the four bronze figures representing stages of Terry Fox's life have a ring of truth but it's the actions of the young Canadian hero under dire circumstances that made him an inspiration.

Terry died in 1981 at the age of 22 from a disease he stubbornly battled. His likenesses stand in downtown Vancouver where I took the pictures. He had a quick brush through life but he made the most of his years, running 3339 miles to raise funds for cancer research. His artificial leg caused him significant pain as he literally ran for his life and a healthier future for others.

Later at Crescent Beach (below), running for a cure in Terry's name continues. The mercurial variations of cancer and connections to lifestyle make it a difficult disease to beat. Sometimes it seems there has been little progress made but that doesn't mean we should quit trying. Decades of research resulted in an innovative approach full of promise utilizing a patient’s own immune system. You can read about it HERE.

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