My Public Library Near The Beach

Things from Sooke Library at New moon, summer, dark moon, 7th month of the Lunar calendar.

1001 Inventions That Changed The World

- wicked series of books, lots of bite sized info. Due back today.

Everything Music Theory Book - Marc Schonbrun

- i learned that scales have formulas and that helps.

Stargazing With Binoculars

- looked at the moon on gibbous waxing, reportedly a better time to see shadows. Me, binoculars, not so much.

The Universe In A Single Atom: the convergence of science and spirituality - HH Dalai Lama

- the Dalai Lama knows his quantum physics. Brilliant but slowgoing, so, much, thinking, - finish another time.

Tibetan Phrasebook

- who knows why i do this to myself

Selected Stories from H.G. Wells - editor Ursula LeGuin

- so far, subversive

Graphic Novels

- we try to read more comics in summer. I love being an adult.

Fables v.1, 1001 Nights

The Goon v.1, v.5

Umbrella Academy v.1 & 2

The Wizard's Tale

- gorgeous art, same artist that did The Illustrated Hobbit.

Kids Books

- anybody can take out kids books.

Tibetan Tales For Little Buddhas

Forests of Secrets

Music

Mary Gauthier Between Daylight & Dark

Fred Eaglesmith From The Paradise Motel

DVD

Luxury Car

The Gleaner's -Agnes Varda; brilliant, brilliant, beautiful, brilliant

Treat your library item's like you borrowed them from a friend. A friend you like.

The Green Fuse

After a late night high tide on a full moon everything changes.

The once stark sand bars of the Sooke River delta have began to glow green with new life. Green like a tennis ball, or a lime popsicle, these new plant varieties take on unnatural shades of green. It matches the baby geese's plumage. And many new birds need for food.

During the full moon, the tides take more severe swings; higher highs, lower lows. It was a rainy night too, so the river estuary gets full and life at the water's edge changes.

The morning's low tide exposes a tree top of the same new-life green, grounded on the beach. It's a branch from a large Big leaf maple and its budding upper tips, now horizontal and in the water, are not destined for maturity. A span of 45 cm, a single leaf is a thing to see.

From green buds to glowing sea plants and baby geese on this foggy and fluorescent morning, my senses are filled with the ebb and flow of life.