Happy March 1st!
Happy start of meteorological spring! (At least it is for weather forecasters here in Canada.) Astronomical spring is a mere 19 days away now, on the 20th. Yay!
I don't have much to write about, so I'll just post a few pics from Friday when downtown on an errand, and a couple of pics of Derry from the weekend. The usual snapshots!
BTW, I had to take two busy buses to get downtown Friday afternoon, and it was odd (to me) how anxious I felt on them, both going down and coming home. Even while walking downtown to my doctor's office and then to the waterfront. Depression and I are old friends, but real anxiety is a new companion for me, and I wonder if I'll be able to return to being around a lot of people, when the pandemic is over and life resumes more normalcy. I was doing the "square breathing" that is supposed to be good for calming, but didn't seem to work in the moment. Whew!
I hope everyone is doing well; do take care and stay safe!
Confederation Park, with the marina still frozen.
City Hall clock tower
The ferry heading over to Wolfe Island.
Most of you already know I'm obsessed with ferries!
Most of you already know I'm obsessed with ferries!
The Friday full moon.
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I've always been anxious, though I try to stuff it down, and covid has brought
it out. I hope your long walks and Derry help you.
I suffered from anxiety as a child, in fact I was on medication until I into my school years. But that went away until recently. Like you, I find myself moving away from people in the stores especially but even when I meet someone on the street. I hope that we'll both get over it when more people have received the vaccine (including us).
Take care, stay well!
Wow, that City Hall Clocktower is a GEM; what a lovely photo, such a joy to view.
The frozen area is quite a sight, so very different from the South...
And that full moon is a professional shot, never have managed to capture one and don't even try to. Enjoying others'.
Derry shows you how to relax. Sorry for your anxiety; that is a nasty little 'devil' tarting you. I've been blessed so far, never had any problems with that and especially since Pieter's open heart surgery (September 3, 2010), I've learned how to let go of unnecessary things + people that add to the negativity balance of life. For each of us it is a struggle to move forward, being it health wise, emotionally or at times even financially. So we should weed out as much of the negative aspects as we can. Then trying to reward ourselves with little things to look forward to, such as some fresh flowers on the breakfast table, or some good dark chocolate to enjoy with a tea. A warm soak in the tub with romantic music... Life is still giving us lots of 'vitamins' for our soul.
The negative media is for a big part banned from my mind, don't want to let it enter and ruin the blissful feeling of our home, our tiny world with the kitties and together... Not a paradise and not every day at a high but very good and so much to be grateful for!
Walked the dogs with a good friend, we're about the same age, she's a bit older and the dogs are rather strong and hyper. Now I'm used to their pulling and wanting to take off but running at our age is a no-no. Being outside in the fresh air does us a lot of good and without wearing a mask, around a private property anyway. Just around a little lake and some wooded area.
When we both bike, it is without a mask; would not be able to breath with one over my mouth!
Looking at Derry's photo with you, or you with Derry, I noticed that your mood reflects also the way Derry boy holds his mouth... It is funny how they manage to mimic us. Maybe it is time that we more and more learn to mimic them and take their teachings about how to 'really relax' to heart!
Drove this morning in heavy rain, to my eye doctor's appointment. Rest of the day was okay, just dreary and dark with heavy overcast. Tomorrow and Wednesday rain and Saturday night only 2℃ and Sunday only 1℃... That is the Georgia ping-pong ball spring: up and down and yes/no.
Big hugs,
Mariette
Mariette
Love the pics!
Take care and stay well.
You're smart to ban negative media from your bubble. I was doing that in November and December, but have been tuning into too much news again, part of the problem.
I do like your phrase of vitamins for the soul. I call them my "happys," the little things that are good about each day, like a cup of herbal tea or a hot shower, sunshine, etc. :-)
The vaccine can't come soon enough, though at my age I'm in the third tier, so it's going to be months yet unless the roll-out really speeds up in Ontario.
I haven't been walking at all, really, not in a long time, though I do daily workouts for women 50+ via videos. I do miss the walking, and even more, a REASON to walk. I've discovered that I'm not particularly fond of random walking unless it's specifically for picture-taking. Otherwise I'm a destination walker.
tomorrow ... questions.
Take care and stay well!