Monday, June 27, 2011

indelible things of Canada

his world: edmonton, yeg, loonies, twonies, red maple leaf, polar bear license plates, LRT, river valley, Muttart, vehicle, University of Alberta, Strathcona, porridge, money with bumps and snowflakes, bacon and tomato sandwiches, fleece, flag football, huddle, bombier, his yellow jeep, lululemon, helly hanson, mec, dadeo's, blue plate diner, strongbow with blueberry vodka, eman, seamless, Tim Horton's, whyte ave, 82nd, refinery party at AGA, Garneau, stencil bridges, provinces, the stadium, streetcar, mini doughnuts at the farmer's market, MRKT, Chicago Deep Dish "We're better than the authentic," vietnamese subs, maple fudge, outlaws, donair's, black dog, trimming his beard, saskatoon pie, coconut macaroons, hudson's, signs in french and english.

paradise: jasper, camping, white water rafting, wetsuit, Snaring River, inukshuk, elk, woodland caribou, longhorned sheep, lodge, his family, Adirondack chairs, eating bison, the green box, bear storage, glacier fed, glacier water, hot springs, osprey, witch's broom plant, Athabasca, seas of trees, canyons, waterfalls, hummingbird, mountains, Horseshoe Lake, teal waters, ball of sweatpants material, knit hats, nanaimo bars, the edge of the world, tawkeht, wood splitting, campfire, packing, wool socks, bug spray, rainbows, love.

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