weekend time

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a fabulous walk in sunshine along the West Vancouver seawall
a stunning Burtynsky exhibition seen
a very enjoyable overnight visit from sister-in-law
a happy grand-daughter’s 6th birthday party
a tour of exceptionally lovely fall colours, fast falling
a strong wind and rain storm
a dusting of snow on our local mountains, soon melted
a first frost of -2C coming tonight
a sound of early fireworks
a clock turned back
a history of daylight saving time
a wonderful quote:

I don’t really care how time is reckoned so long as there is some agreement about it, but I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind. I even object to the implication that I am wasting something valuable if I stay in bed after the sun has risen. As an admirer of moonlight I resent the bossy insistence of those who want to reduce my time for enjoying it. At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves. – Robertson Davies: The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, 1947, XIX, Sunday

October 29, 2006 in Being an Artist, Current Events by Marja-Leena