The morning walk, finally
This break has been really good to me in a couple of ways. Finally i have gotten back to my artistic self and come out of that shell i created around me. And i have become more determined, even in studying( although that has to be put into practice). Anyway, i finally made that so promised morning run and also the 5th visit to Wreck Beach( In case you didnt know this is a nudist beach, i got proof!). So i run around for like 30 odd minutes , exhausted and then start to walk. I was wise enough to carry the camera this time around( though the added weight made it hard to carry, now come on, i am exaggerating , it weighs just around maybe 3 pounds at most). But ya, i did carry it with me and took some nice photographs; some didn't turn out that well on account of morning darkness.
But lets talk about the beach. I made my journey from the inner Totem Park to Place Vanier and then turned left to Trail 6 to the beach. It amazes me everyone time i'm there. It is so cool, so in midst of nature. The only sounds you hear are: noise of the squirrels in the bushes as they move, the sounds of the seagulls( not as good as the seagull guitars tho, they get better overtime too!) and the distinctive roar of the infinite sea. The roar is different everytime i'm there; it might be different times of the day or seasons but i feel she greets me differently each time to express her awesome abilities. No doubt, O great sea you are mighty. Anyway, the first thing that amused me there today , was that someone had actually made the effort to count the number of steps of trail 6."324", it said. I have no reason to disagree, although i would argue that it seems like 50 going down and 500 coming up. So, ya( Jerome ;) ) I'm there trying to take some photographs of the seagulls. Those pesky little birds are so clever. Everytime i would try to go near one of them( just for a decent photograph) they would start walking, gradually at first but then pick up speed and walk into water and start swimming. We must have went through the process about 10 times and then i gave up.( just like i gave up on that annoying problem 3 by our math prof. hell i got no clue wat to do there. ) But during this exciting game of "catch me if you can" i did capture one of 'em floating. But during the game, something bad happened. A crow came out of nowhere and took away the tiny fish those seagulls were sharing. I felt like the crow's accomplice in the crime and was furious. So were they man! They started flying right at the crow. But the crow escaped. One more reason why i usually try to stay away from the wild fauna. I felt bad again, but reassured myself, hey being that clever they'll catch another in no time. Another thing i noticed, the seagulls aren't just there for food. They enjoy the sea just as we do. I saw this one seagull, who walked from the sand towards the sea and stood right at the edge and actually raised its head in pleasure every single time the waves hit it. I now know, that they are as playful as we are and the wide blue sea is their home where they shop for food, play and seek refuge from unwanted humalien (human+alien) life form. The only downside of the trip, my old digital camera cant take more than 20 photos. And the resolution for far away objects isn't that good. One of the rare times when i felt that camera was more important than the cameraperson. But i will get a better one, albeit not soon. After i work full time in summer then will. An upside, being so cold out there, no naked bodies this time around.
Anyway i'm posting today's photos and also lets get back to
Quotes and im adding a new feature, innovative word of the day.
So Quotes first:
Quotable Quote of Blog: "Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back."
For you Quote of Blog: "The best things in life aren't things."
Hedbergian of the day: " I was walking down the street with my friend and he said, "I hear music." As though there's any other way to take it in. You're not special. That's how I receive it too. I tried to taste it, but it did not work. "
And the innovative word award goes to: "LIKEIAN"
Description :A Likeian (like- ian) a person usually belonging to category : teenager /school kid that you come across while riding the city transit who show tremdendous potential in sustaining the usage of the most important word ever: LIKE !
Usage : "Last weekend we are like going through this park and we're like "wow" when we saw these guys and they were like "cool" and we're like "dudes" and they are like "yeah" and we're like "n-ah" and then we're all like "great!"
(thanks to Jas Bhambra for her novelty)
But lets talk about the beach. I made my journey from the inner Totem Park to Place Vanier and then turned left to Trail 6 to the beach. It amazes me everyone time i'm there. It is so cool, so in midst of nature. The only sounds you hear are: noise of the squirrels in the bushes as they move, the sounds of the seagulls( not as good as the seagull guitars tho, they get better overtime too!) and the distinctive roar of the infinite sea. The roar is different everytime i'm there; it might be different times of the day or seasons but i feel she greets me differently each time to express her awesome abilities. No doubt, O great sea you are mighty. Anyway, the first thing that amused me there today , was that someone had actually made the effort to count the number of steps of trail 6."324", it said. I have no reason to disagree, although i would argue that it seems like 50 going down and 500 coming up. So, ya( Jerome ;) ) I'm there trying to take some photographs of the seagulls. Those pesky little birds are so clever. Everytime i would try to go near one of them( just for a decent photograph) they would start walking, gradually at first but then pick up speed and walk into water and start swimming. We must have went through the process about 10 times and then i gave up.( just like i gave up on that annoying problem 3 by our math prof. hell i got no clue wat to do there. ) But during this exciting game of "catch me if you can" i did capture one of 'em floating. But during the game, something bad happened. A crow came out of nowhere and took away the tiny fish those seagulls were sharing. I felt like the crow's accomplice in the crime and was furious. So were they man! They started flying right at the crow. But the crow escaped. One more reason why i usually try to stay away from the wild fauna. I felt bad again, but reassured myself, hey being that clever they'll catch another in no time. Another thing i noticed, the seagulls aren't just there for food. They enjoy the sea just as we do. I saw this one seagull, who walked from the sand towards the sea and stood right at the edge and actually raised its head in pleasure every single time the waves hit it. I now know, that they are as playful as we are and the wide blue sea is their home where they shop for food, play and seek refuge from unwanted humalien (human+alien) life form. The only downside of the trip, my old digital camera cant take more than 20 photos. And the resolution for far away objects isn't that good. One of the rare times when i felt that camera was more important than the cameraperson. But i will get a better one, albeit not soon. After i work full time in summer then will. An upside, being so cold out there, no naked bodies this time around.
Anyway i'm posting today's photos and also lets get back to
Quotes and im adding a new feature, innovative word of the day.
So Quotes first:
Quotable Quote of Blog: "Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back."
For you Quote of Blog: "The best things in life aren't things."
Hedbergian of the day: " I was walking down the street with my friend and he said, "I hear music." As though there's any other way to take it in. You're not special. That's how I receive it too. I tried to taste it, but it did not work. "
And the innovative word award goes to: "LIKEIAN"
Description :A Likeian (like- ian) a person usually belonging to category : teenager /school kid that you come across while riding the city transit who show tremdendous potential in sustaining the usage of the most important word ever: LIKE !
Usage : "Last weekend we are like going through this park and we're like "wow" when we saw these guys and they were like "cool" and we're like "dudes" and they are like "yeah" and we're like "n-ah" and then we're all like "great!"
(thanks to Jas Bhambra for her novelty)
posted by eric gill at 9:30 AM
3 Comments:
Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
I am glad you could locate Harjot, its always a pleasure to get back together with old buddies.
And thanks for awarding me the most innovative word award, you are most kind! :) I am having a gold medal moment right now!
I don't remember waking up early enough to go for walks and savor the nature (I haven't done that in a long long time)...
Ever chased around by geese...they are nastier!
Your "wasupites" is a winner, too! :)
you are welcome jas
And thanks for the encouragement! But my wasupsites is really based on the theme of likeians , so not that original but the poem i wrote is something near a winner for me. Read it if you got any interest in poetry.
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