having to share

excerpt from the limited amount of poetry that i read:

Druppels van dauw - E. Griffioen-van Wuijkckhuijse

Nu is de wereld kostbaarder dan ooit
Ik blijf verwonders voor het venster dralen:
vannacht zijn druppels dauw als zilv'ren kralen
met gulle handen in mijn tuin gestrooid.

Dit wonder kan allen maar zijn bedacht
door God, die mij met kleine zegeningen
wijst op de troost dat vaak de mooiste dingen
onstaan zijn uit het duister van de nacht.

happy birthday canada!

between an early trip to the airport on saturday, preparing for the church picnic and the actual picnic tomorrow, there is not much room or energy for any holiday weekend partying/trips. that means that my much desired plan to ever go visit the barclay unit will be postponed. again.

as for canada day itself, i watched some 5 minutes of the tribute to princess diana show, only to decide it was a bit too much for me. no other patriotic activities planned on this front. interestingly hearing the canadian anthem, is for me, directly associated with hockey. specifically the playoffs. and even more specifically the finals. funny how that works. i have been trying to put together a team for a ball hockey tournament, but am running in some trouble getting a whole team, without leaving anyone feeling left out.

hmmm ... yay to our new pool. it is not too luxurious, but most definitely nice for a dive after work. altogether though, i am just looking forward to go back to school ... i think. although i am enjoying work very muchly, i just get antsy to finish up. i mean one more year left, it is just too good to be true!

finger eleven-falling on