Sunday 18 January 2015

018/365

The old man has died. 
Taken his slow and tired steps into the valley away from the crowd and laid down amongst the trees, signs of his last moments spent running against air and dreams as if chasing one last bovine opponent into the world beyond.

Tuesday 13 January 2015

013/365

The scene initially looks macabre, a pile of still bodies at a wet entrance, still more resting easily within the sparkling snow around the hive.  But in this season, when the Chinook winds blow and the temperature climbs just slightly above freezing, this is a sign of life within.  This is what living and housekeeping  and (I would say) mourning looks like - if one were a honeybee.

Monday 5 January 2015

005/365

They bravely climbed the steps today
a first among a day of firsts
up into the body of this yellow bus
 
Without the expected hug after hug after hug from the littlest one
With the expected stoic sureness of the oldest
-busy memorizing bus numbers and paths to his brothers classroom door-
With the unexpected nervousness tucked tight in their mama's belly
 
I do not know how such handsome bodies
have come from mine
Where their bravery comes from
Their never ending enthusiasm for the adventures of life
 
And yet they arrive home safely to me
spilling bodies and stories and smiles, from the yellow of this bus
at the end of a day spent steeped in new
and I see that they will do just fine
perfectly even
in this great big beautiful world


Thursday 1 January 2015

001/365 Bodies

My body, your body, their bodies.  Bodies of work.
Bodies of water. 
The goal?
Be expansive, interactive, inclusive, impulsive, inspiring, compelling. Speak truth, explore fantasy.  Document.