Spring Walk

Spring's New Life. This past Victoria Day weekend, we set up our camp and enjoyed the new life around us. Spring reminds us that life triumphs everything. New grass, new buds, tracks in the warm mud, and secrets coming out of holes in the ground. It's a time to discover just how irrepressible the seeds of life are!

The flowers! There's a flood of colours and variety this year. Ottawa's Tulip Festival is a highlight of our nation's annual display of gratitude from a wartime friend-nation, the Netherlands. Though that dark war is long past, the springs that followed are the repeating "I told you so" reminder that every winter ends. Boys target dandelions instead of brothers.

Fresh Mud. While looking down to mind my way, I discovered impressions of past explorers. From animal, man, and automobile come marks that sign to us, "I've been here."











Fraggle Rock!
Like the magical hidden world where Fraggles live, there's glowing hints of subterranean kingdoms in culverts and holes. Spring brings the possibility of new discoveries.

KellyLee Evans at Lorne and Lori's

Another house concert at Lorne and Lori's place. Yes, and this time it was one of our favourites, KellyLee Evans. Check out her website.

She's an amazing local talent with 2007 Juno and Gemini Award nominations as a singer-songwriter. Some of my favourite songs are "Rapunzel", "Let's Call A Truce Tonight", and "Help Me Help You".

After setting up in the corner of the yard by the house, her band started cranking it up and Kellylee started into her set. The neighbors had their chairs out and listened along with the guests that filled the back yard.

She had her stories and friendly banter. A tale about how she cut her finger. You can see that bandage in the slideshow.

After more than an hour, she and her band quickly packed up, chatted with the guests, and headed off to their next gig at the Ottawa Tulip Festival. Busy night!

Check out more images from the evening here.

What's next? Some suggestions were made and I wouldn't be surprised if another favourite sing-songwriter will be dropping by before summer's end.