MARSHLANDS ~ Pauline Johnson

MARSHLANDS

~Pauline Johnson

A THIN wet sky, that yellows at the rim,

And meets with sun-lost lip the marsh's brim.

The pools low lying, dank with moss and mould,

Glint through their mildews like large cups of gold.

Among the wild rice in the still lagoon,

In monotone the lizard shrills his tune.

The wild goose, homing, seeks a sheltering,

Where rushes grow, and oozing lichens cling.

Late cranes with heavy wing, and lazy flight,

Sail up the silence with the nearing night.

And like a spirit, swathed in some soft veil,

Steals twilight and its shadows o'er the swale.

Hushed lie the sedges, and the vapours creep,

Thick, grey and humid, while the marshes sleep.

~

~ E.Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913) Canadian poet, writer and performer, Flint and Feather, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1912

Photo: by Lorna. Boggy Creek, Kissimmee, Florida. Click on photo for larger image.

Gone to the Park

Reminder: The Neat Little Bookshop is closed this week for holidays ~ walking, jogging and running. Come to the Neat Little Bookshop again on Wednesday, May 19,

11:00 - 5:00.

Photo: Wind in the Willows on The Grand (For larger image, click on photo.)

Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz* point out in their book, You on a Diet, that when it comes to working out, most of us have two excuse cards: "No time," and "it's not convenient." He goes on to say, "We know you're busy. We know you're juggling more balls than a twelve-armed clown...but time and convenience aren't excuses."

Wind in the Willows ~ The Grand River Cayuga, Ontario

"Thirty minutes a day to walk and thirty minutes a week to do some resistance training. If you don't have the time to do this, then you have to be willing to admit that the problem is not the fact that you're out of time but the fact that your life is so out of control that you can't budget enough time for your health and well-being."

* Yes. Dr. Oz from the Dr. Oz Show!

(Click on photos to view larger image.)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The Neat Little Bookshop is closed this week. Please come again to The Neat Little Bookshop on Wednesday, May 19, 11:00 - 5:00.

We apologize for any inconvenience and wish everyone a safe and happy week.

We welcome messages at lwalker@mountaincable.net or Comments on http://www.theneatlittlebookshop.blogspot.com/

Your Smile for Today:

Before we reach for that deep-fried Mars Bar, we might consider these personality traits:

1. I don't exercise because everyone else at the gym looks like a supermodel or Schwarzenegger compared to me.
2. I eat salads when I'm out with friends, then raid the pantry when I'm home.
3. I enjoy being physically active as much as I do making paper-clip chains.
4. My plate's so high, it breaks at least three city codes.
5. Ahhh! I find food as comforting as a down pillow.
6. I like exercise, but if I have to miss it, I'm like a crashed NASCAR !
it's hard for me to get back on track.
7. My life is moving fast, my to-do list is the length of a novel, and I can't find the brakes.
8. I need a dietary restraining order. If there's any food within fifty feet of me, I'll eat it.


These are only a few of the excuses listed by Mehmet C. Oz, MD. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
YOU ON A DIET, Free Press, Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2006.

Happy Mother's Day ~ Bless Our Moms

Photo by Lorna: The Haldimand County Museum, Munsee St., (Hwy. 54) Cayuga-on-the-Grand ~ "Welcome."

The log cabin doorway.

Your Smile for Today:

"My best advice is this: Focus on how you want to FEEL not how you currently feel. Anytime a negative thought or feeling comes in, acknowledge it and replace it with a good thought and feeling."

~ Krista Schaus, performance specialist, certified personal trainer

Visit Krista's website at http://www.definingedge.ca/