As I look out my window I see our green-green yard in the Comox Valley, British Columbia with its forest and vegetable garden, cherry tree and thigh-high rosemary.

In the 30 days since moving here from Calgary, Alberta, we’ve already BBQed seafood 3 times, discovered a perfect little lake within 10 minutes drive, had visits from raccoons, hummingbirds galore, rabbits and a heron. Quite the contrast I’ll tell you from the prairies where it was a minor miracle if a single bird spent a single moment in our yard.

Suffice to say it’s an embarrassment of riches, except…okay…I’m not at all embarrassed! Thanks for the well wishes. I’m happy the move is done, and terrifically curious at how life will unfold and what new me will emerge, from impossible to elegant, in this new environment.