WTF, a blog?

I decided that I wanted to start a blog for a couple of reasons: first, I thought it was a good way for me to keep a history of my new adventures, and second, someone else might actually find this interesting! Really!

There are a several aspects to my getting healthy and enjoying this planet.  I think one or two of them might be interesting to share.  I’ve started hiking, and as I hike, I want to track my progress.  I’m taking pictures of the magnificent places I go to and I also capture my “tracks” on a GPS and load the files into Google Earth so I will have a record of my journeys.  My goal is to eventually walk the entire Bruce Trail… all the way from Queenston up to Tobemory (892km).  It might take a few years by the time I get through it all, but this blog will be a history of my travels.

I’ve also started taking art courses at the Burlington Art Centre (Never been?  Go, it’s fantastic!).  I’m starting with sketching and eventually I will move into painting.  I might even have a go at sculpting.  It’s really been 30 years since I’ve done any meaningful artwork and it was always my plan to take it up when I retired.  I decided there was no need to wait, so I signed up for courses and now I’m glad I did.  The time when I am in that classroom is so incredible - I can just shut out everything else and immerse myself in my art.  It’s like mindfulness on crack; now I know how the Buddhist monks do it!

I’ll be posting my first hiking adventure shortly as well as some of my first sketches.  Stay tuned!