“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver “Shhh, listen … they’re close.” Stillness. My daughter examines me out of the corner of her eye, grinning. My son feigns disinterest to mask his uncertainty. “There!” The spout of a grey whale explodes 100 metres […]
The late autumn sun lazily streams through dwindling golden leaves. Live music drifts across the smiling, murmuring crowd. Laughing children roam freely, getting their faces painted and collecting treasures. A large metal tray full of cooked salmon rests on a table while hungry racers and revellers hover nearby to catch the smell. There is a […]