It is a week away from a year since I started writing this and today will be my last entry. During my 'colouring' the daily writing kept me thinking and busy and in touch with so many of you who have responded to my whittering, and kept up a dialogue, which has in turn kept me up to date with, and in your lives. This conversation between us has been a major part of my succeeding so well with all that has come my way and to all of you a big 'Thank you.'
So although I have several months to go with a diluted form of pastel colouring for six more sessions, I do feel that I am nearly there. If all goes well and I don't have to stop and start again, I shall be done in December. So I am nearly back on course and after all I didn't need those heavy boots for all the 'shit' I was about to wade through in my first photo last year...[see August 18th]. Along the way, I have been blown back gently, had a warm breeze behind me, seen benches to sit on in all the right places, found something to stand on when I needed a step or stone and been nudged forward and sideways if I needed it by everyone I have come across. Most of all I have learned a lot through all this..... not in a bookish sort of way but by having had so many new experiences and having met so many people with absolutely not one negative interaction. Gary; who has looked after me with endless cups of tea and love, Toby and Lucy; who have always been just close enough to give me reason to look forward to seeing them, and English family endlessly chatting on Skype and politely admiring my progress on camera! New friends who have made me laugh, given their time and shared understanding. Professionals who have astounded me with their knowledge, compassion, patience and skill. Fellow friends [also 'off-course'] who have coped with their situation with acceptance, stamina and humour. A special note to those who didn't make it but who showed such grace and dignity with the short time they had.
This weekend in Victoria I was back on the breakwater in the harbour I so loved when I was living down there. It being early in the norning I found myself walking rather surreally with blue water and sky on my right in the harbour yet thick fog hiding the Pacific on my left. The concrete pier ran through the middle and from the one side of foggy water down onto the other sparklingly clear side a few feet in front of me there was a distinct rainbow. All excited, I hurried forward to walk through the arch but as I went forward so it did too and I was always 'nearly there' and never got to go under it. So that's where I am..... nearly there and that's a pretty good place to be. The heavy stuff is behind me and now I'm almost back on course and am looking forward to the finish.
This spectacular photo was in the local Nanaimo paper last week showing the firework display in the harbour alongside the natural lightening show behnd it giving us all the most stunning sunset and thunderstorm all in one.
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