Riding back from a paddle at Andrew’s Pond this afternoon, pulling my canoe behind my bicycle, I passed a family out in their front yard.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before!”, said the father, looking at my unusual roadshow.
“Daddy, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before!”, replied his daughter.
And in that moment I realized my reason for being: to create small moments like that, small moments where people can see things they’ve never seen before.
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Perfect! It's a great thing when people can bring their specific interests to light in a way that makes other people excited about doing something in their own lives.
Fabulous, thank you. I don't think I've ever seen this before either :) This somewhat reminds me of how I've lately noticed passersby are more inclined to talk to me when I'm berry-picking, which is somewhat counterintuitive that strangers would be eager to approach a funny-looking gray-haired dude hanging out in the bushes alongside trails. And perhaps it's equal parts 'never seen that before' combined with my effusive glee in abundant huckleberry patches. Now I aspire to the condition of berry-picking in all aspects of my being...
Pairs perfectly with the CBC Charlottetown story today on natural assets in Charlottetown.
Your picture reminds me of my own canoe adventures. My father built a bike cart for our canadian. A bit wobbly, but it served its purpose: getting the canoe to the nearby canal (100m). Sometimes we dared to bike a little bit further, but that often meant rearranging the canoe several times along the way.
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