Like A Teapot

Like desert rain
You came
And with you
The promise
Of a new life
Returning
A long lost beat
To my dried out heart
Illuminating
And seeding
Oasis
You are.

This is the most deceptive and pathetic Farmers Market I have seen in North America. Not only is the scale of the thing small, but two thirds of the vendors are neither farmers nor profiters selling farming products. I was already surprised at the lack of a traffic jam walking towards it. I parked my car far away in anticipation of parking difficulty. But it turned out there was no need.

I bought nothing. The only thing that interested me was orchids, but they were too expensive. Most of the booths were selling crafts - not really arts and crafts but small jewelries. I don't mind looking at clothes, but not kids clothes. The few farmers there did not have much of a stock and their products were dull. Okay, maybe they were organic, but it was like I myself could pass on as a farmer by standing there with a few garlics or onions. I hardly saw anything green. The two carrots I saw were two little orange odd balls, not even in normal carrot shape. Anyway, it was a scene of scarcity, reminding me of Europe in WWII and China in the 1970s, with a long queue the only thing missing.

I missed two bright sunny days to shoot pictures outdoors. I feel rather bad about it. I am hoping to have some luck today. I don't know about the weather yet, but I worry about not being able to control my time and action again when the opportunities arise.

Seeing a lot of great landscapes on other people's photo albums stimulates desire. But I also want to show my family, which I only get closer to recently, my living environment and the beauty of western Canada.

People are motivated by two kinds of urges, necessity and creative urges. My eagerness encompasses both.

Today is a grey rainy day. My friend's cellphone network encountered a major technical difficulty the whole time he was out and about and we lost contact for most of the day as a result. By the time he got home, my phone had problem as well. This picture by my brother represents how I feel.