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Beautiful Kindness of Strangers…

10 Wednesday Oct 2012

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© Joan Currie – Lions Gate Bridge

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Mark Twain

This past weekend I traveled to Vancouver to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with my family. One afternoon while we were watching the cargo ships and spawning Chinook salmon from a pier along the Burrard Inlet, my sister-in-law spotted a couple wearing matching pendants and approached the two to get a better look. The ornaments were Miraculous Mary medals and to my surprise, the man gave me his. I was very moved by his act of kindness and will treasure it for years to come!

Off Duty…

22 Thursday Sep 2011

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© Joan Currie

…we progress from being voyeurs, which we always are when we look at other people’s pictures, to excavators, combining our memories for what we may recognize from our own family albums, from our own lives. We look for us. – Michael Kimmelman

This lifeguard chair on Vancouver’s North Shore evokes very strong memories of my summers as a pool lifeguard.

Unexpected Sightings: Seawall

07 Saturday Aug 2010

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© Joan Currie

If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. – Vincent van Gogh

Vancouver’s North Shore Seawall is one of my favorite (“favourite” if you are a Canuck) places to walk. The amazing views of the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and the Burrard Inlet are always a little different depending on the weather, tide, and time of day. I try to remember to take in the beauty at my feet along the shoreline. The sea offers up ropes, driftwood, and sea glass to those who take the time to notice.