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I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do, let me do it now, as I shall not pass this way again.
Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855 e
Well I was going to write a complete Part 2 to the Boris Vian fever but my sudden need for absurdity has faded as fast as is came.
Add to that the fact that yesterday afternoon was mostly filled with flowers and birds, and absurd just becomes irrelevant. Flowers aren’t funny or bizarre or sad, they just are. It’s up to us to translate them into pure beauty and perfume and music. On that day when we walk unnoticing by a blooming tree or a singing bird, they haven’t changed, really. We have.
So instead I’ll cover the rest of the day through a few short scenes. No chronology here, just flashes.
My favorite first. We are the VanDusen Botanical Garden. I had been planning my shot for a few long minutes, patiently waiting for the Canadian Goose to come out of the pond. Then the little girl showed up. I thought she had ruined the shot. In fact, she had just created it.
Some plants go through amazing trouble to protect themselves and even grow thorns, like the Little Prince’s rose trying to make herself look meaner than she really was.
There was the UBC Museum of Anthropology. Grinning masks and old wooden sculptures in a very modern setting.
There were exotic flowers, pungent smells and wonderfully crafted gardens.
And then there were the Bloedel Conservatory birds, living in their small artificial tropical dome among orchids and lush trees. The air was humid and reminded me of Montreal’s much larger Biodome.
« Hey, you! good morning...Hm..No, good night cause you’re gonna go to sleep or party or whatever. I’m on my way to work, nothing magic there 
But, how could I leave without saying that dicovering those gardens and smelling those beautiful flowers through your eyes and description made my day. 
And I probably cannot compete with the large number of your fans!! Anonymous or not. LOL »
« Oh, I forgot: HAVE A VERY PLEASANT EVENING AND A GOOD NIGHT!Porque claro que tienes que descansar.. I hate time-lag! :-( »
« Caramba que madrugas, chica! Well, no partying for me tonight ‘cause I’m getting up early too. As for the number of my fans, you’d be surprised. I think I lost most of them when I admitted not liking ticks 
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« Well, I wasn’t a fan before. Really far from it :) But that right picture of the girl and goose? That...that...
That is the best picture you have taken this year.
I salute you.
Eeeeet, franchement:......Voilà. »
« Thanks Moi personellement je pense, I can’t chose between the two. If you look at them full size, her expression on the left picture is priceless too...
She was wearing those big biker boots so well and had totally adult-like poses, yet never stopped looking adorable. And the boots looked liked Daytons, this is Vancouver after all.
My only concern is with posting pictures of a child on a blog without the parents’ concent. Of course they’ll probably never know but if they did they might be worried. Not that anyone could do anything wrong with these shots, but we live in a sick world. I wonder if I should have gone ask for persmission...
In any case I hope her total cuteness makes it ok... Parce que, pas de permission... Pas de permission. »
« Hey again. This is the end of a long day for me. Just wanted to give you a sign. Bye! »
Date of comment: 2006-05-02 13:33 •« I love botanical gardens wherever they are. Thank you tick lover. »
Date of comment: 2006-05-02 18:02 •
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« I wonder where he is and what he thinks,
Date of comment: 2006-07-23 16:58 •now,
that gentle man,
but I gladly follow his path,
now being another word for eternity. »
« Woah...wait wait wait...this is becoming weird. Check out my Sunday post. Synchronicity again? »
Date of comment: 2006-07-24 04:47 •« Kindness..Hmm, vaste thème. Quand on fait ou reçoit un acte de pure et sincère gentillesse ou bonté, les gens disent ‘c’est gentil’ et beaucoup répondent ‘Mais non, c’est normal’; je ne suis pas d’accord avec ça. Il n’y a rien de normal la dedans. Au contraire, je trouve que la gentillesse, c’est à part, c’est un plus et l’on devrait encore plus remarquer cette bonté qui est de moins en moins courante. Tous les actes de gentillesse que je reçois me semblent être de précieux cadeaux.
Date of comment: 2006-07-24 13:23 •Wooww.. Such a long comment! Sorry about that! »
« Anonymous: indeed
Tiens, voila un mot qui m’inspire pour un prochain post...
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Date of comment: 2006-07-24 21:51 •Sigrid: well, I swear I hadn’t read your post yet. So I guess it is synchronicity.
NYA: Hahaha, pour un moment, je t’ai prise pour Otis!
« Tiens, Sigrid, c’est très vrai ce que tu dis!! J’avais même pas réalisé à quelle point je pouvais être saoulante en me voulant lyrique!!!! T’façons, j’suis pas douée pour le français!
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Date of comment: 2006-07-25 03:16 •« Bon, si on ne peut plus plaisanter, maintenant... »
Date of comment: 2006-07-25 05:53 •« LOL!!! On peut pas plaisanter avec moi??!!! Eso es una novedad!!
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Date of comment: 2006-07-25 23:32 •