We’ve survived Summer’s reboot...

I met Kyla on the streetcar when she asked me about my Nordic walking poles. Recovering from double sciatica, they really help me to walk better and farther and all without pain... or exhaustion. I was on my way to my chiro and she was on her way to hers. Not the same chiro, but, we soon discovered the now-retired-to-full-time painting-in-Crystal-Beach David Drum was our chiro-in-common in the past. We sang his praises as we changed streetcars, and bragged about the replacements each of us had finally found. We also learned we are nearby neighbours. We quickly exchanged phone numbers before going our separate ways.

A few days later Kyla phoned to invite me to the hot house that she tends in the summers. It's a lovely remarkable place very nearby, too. We went that Sunday morning to a space behind a public high school for adult learning. The hot house on that school's grounds, is not open to the public but rather host during the school year to elementary school programmes teaching about plants and caring for them. Kyla looks after the plants during the summer when both students and the programme's teacher are doing summertime things.

While Kyla watered, misted and snipped, I snooped and snapped. I could have done 4 calendars this month just like I did for last month! I chose these orchids, tho, because they offer us all a gentle glimpse at the charm and hope that summer can bring even while we rail against her oppressive intensity.

Now let’s all enjoy the coolth... and join in the Aussie initiative to end violence against children, Polished Man Month.
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If this isn't nice, what is?
~ Kurt Vonnegut, of course

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