some Thursdays...

while you wait for the bus
you are serenaded by pipping birds
in the tall cedars along your path

while you wait
(and shiver a bit)
you marvel at how pretty everything is
white white white
on a clear blue sky morning

you see another rider down the street
making her way to her stop
and you remind yourself that the bus is coming
anytime now

and while you wait
you are thankful for this meditation
a little time out
on a quiet day early in the New Year

and just when you begin to fret a bit
and wonder 'did i miss the bus?'
you see it up the avenue
careening down the totally wrong street
blowing past the stop with the fellow (would be traveler)
a route all its own

you wonder and weigh your options
should you walk up to another stop?
take another bus?
but you wait just a bit longer
until it reroutes
and comes to pick you up several minutes later

'sorry!' says the driver
but no apologies needed
no biggie
'you got here in the end'

Bus Stop #2690

a scattering of nacho chips
and a scavenging magpie

some hungry company
on a brisk Tuesday morning
waiting for the southbound 9

a summer of detours

yesterday on the 94
westbound on 106th
some construction
(in a city of more and more and more construction)
resulting in a fork in the road

almost a major divergence onto the Gretzky
before a course correction

momentary drama on a familiar route
but hey
i'm all over changing it up

Not In Service

the end of the line
at least for now

after weeks of wending
time out

back to the garage
for a little cleaning
maintenance
refuelling

along the way spinning
spirits, wheels and threads

the fabric of our paths
woven into being
and the promise of many more journeys
ahead

Coliseum LRT Station

wrapping around the walls of the station
the 'People on the Move Mural':

~people walking and running
~a guy with a skateboard
~a couple on an escalator
~a woman on a phone
~a man with a cane
~a man with a guitar
~a woman with a child in a stroller
~a worker wearing a hard hat
~a man in a cowboy hat
~two people reading newspapers
~someone walking a dog
~two women cheering
~a woman with groceries
~someone rollerblading
~a girl blowing bubbles

a project of The Works Society 2001
a friend among the featured artists

a little motivation to keep us moving

#306 Bonnie Doon

one of seven passengers on the community route
Maple Oak Ridge 17th street
'Irish Tea March 18' (better late than never)
a bit of a bumpy ride through Twin Parks
a stack of 'FREE' pallets and Legacy Centre
Jasper Auto Parts
and the Habitat for Humanity Restore
The Lawnmower Hospital
and Fiddler's Roost
a woman riding with a covered stroller
and the surprising bark of a small dog within
past a yellow school bus 'On the journey of learning'
all new to me
i haven't been this way before

Meadows Transit Centre

on the exterior wall of the shelter a mural of animals:
mice/voles/raccoon/weasel/badger/fox
rabbit/cougar/lynx/squirrel/deer
hawk/eagle/mallard/loon/pileated woodpecker
owl/magpie/robin/swallow/gull/pheasant/bee
partridge/bat/bluejay/butterfly/ladybug
caribou/deer/moose/bear/bison/dragonfly
a little walk on the wild side
as we wait to depart